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
In a hat tip to the ancient practice of cooking layers of food underground over hot rocks, Delgado pairs thinly sliced Wagyu beef with a 30-layer bar of potato, Parmesan and brilliant ají amarillo.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
Drizzle them with spicy, bright ají and you have a snack you could eat all day.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
On my last trip to the island, just as Covid-19 was setting in, I ate whole ají dulce peppers, flash-fried tempura style, at the chef Natalia Vallejo’s restaurant Cocina al Fondo, which will soon reopen.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
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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