ají
Americannoun
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ajíes,
plural
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ajís
plural
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a type of chili pepper.
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a hot sauce or salsa made using ají peppers and common in Colombia.
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This play on the traditional Peruvian skewers will be made with cultivated chicken marinated with anticucho sauce, native potatoes and ají Amarillo chimichurri.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
Drizzle them with spicy, bright ají and you have a snack you could eat all day.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
Every part of the farm, where they also grow various greens, plantains, ají dulce peppers, ornamental and edible flowers, and more, is tended to by hand: the maintenance and the digging.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
Bright yellow and sunny, the ají amarillo is crucial to the flavor of the walnut-thickened yellow sauce that douses a sushi roll filled with a rich stew of chicken thighs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2019
An Orange County lawyer grows Peru’s beloved ají amarillo for big-name chefs and home cooks alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2019
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