Aji Charapita Pepper

The aji charapita is the epitome of don t judge a chili by its size its scoville heat range is between 30 000 and 50 000 scoville heat units which puts it in line with the cayenne pepper and its fellow peruvian chili the aji amarillo.
Aji charapita pepper. Reports allegedly say it sells for over 20 000 for a dried kilo. Baker creek s shannie mccabe and deb vlietstra found this variety growing in a pot in a peruvian friend s house. How hot is the aji charapita pepper. En provenance du pérou le piment aji charapita est une plante buissonnante qui produit des centaines de petits piments de type tepin.
Aussi connu sous le nom de charapilla et tettinas de monk. Aji charapita capsicum chinense a small pea shaped pepper that is slightly smaller than a pea is explosive on flavor. The ají charapita is a pea sized bright yellow chili pepper that grows in the jungle regions of peru. Ils peuvent être similaires aux cumani yellow jellybean ou yellow fire.
Indeed the aji charapita is a popular house plant in peru where the delicious peppers are harvested as needed right in the kitchen. It is similar in size the tepin or chilitepin from northern mexico which sells for a few hundred dollars a pound. Though the dried variants of these chillies are considered exotic much like indian saffron we do not quote exorbitant prices on the dry aji charapita we offer. The fruit have a distinct fruity citrus aroma.
The pepper is very juicy with a cluster of seeds in the middle. From peru the aji charapita chilli is bushy plant which produces hundreds of hot small round tepin like peppers. Les fruits ont un arôme d agrumes fruité distinct. The aji charapita is now the new most sought after pepper by gourmet chefs around the world.
Also known as charapilla and tettinas de monk. The aji charapa pods average between 5 8 mm in diameter once they mature have a very thin skin and kind either be a red or yellow color although yellow is more prevalent. They may be similar or the same as cumani yellow jellybean or yellow fire. We manage large farms with suitable growing conditions where we cultivate farm fresh aji charapita aji charapita pepper etc without using pesticides.