Ají Colorado
- Origin
- Peru
- Scoville Heat Units
- 20 000 - 30 000 SHU
- Flavor
- Sweet, Fruity
- Color
- Orange-red
- Shape
- Long and curved
Description
The Ají Colorado is a prized Peruvian baccatum chili whose name means red-colored. Its long, curved pods ripen from green to vivid orange-red. With moderate heat and a sweet, fruity flavor with pine and citrus undertones, it is widely used in Peruvian and Bolivian cooking, both fresh and dried into paste or powder.