Bishop Crown Pepper – Scoville, Flavor, Uses, And More
The name “Bishop’s Crown Pepper” springs from the atypical shape of the chili, which has a resemblance to a bishop’s cap or bell. For this reason, the plant is also … Read more…
Banana Pepper – Scoville, Looks, Flavor, Uses, Substitutes
The name “banana” assigned to a pepper evokes curiosity, especially to those who aren’t familiar with this chili pepper. They are named ‘banana peppers’ because they resemble actual bananas. Their yellowish color … Read more…
Bolivian Rainbow Pepper – Scoville, Origin, Flavor, Uses
From the historical era, South America, especially Peru, and Bolivia, is well known for the numerous varieties of chili peppers they have, also the several pepper-based cuisines. Today, the largest … Read more…
Aji Limo: Scoville, Origin, Appearance, Flavor, And Uses
Aji Limo is one of the most flavorful of the Andean peppers which has been popular from pre-Columbian times. Among the many varieties of Aji chiles, Aji Amarillo, Aji Panca, Aji … Read more…
Aji Rojo: Scoville, Origin, Flavor, Uses And Other Features
Aji peppers are critical ingredients in Peruvian cooking and there are over fifty varieties of them are available in Peru. Some of the most popularly used peppers in Peru are Aji … Read more…
Rocoto Pepper: Scoville, Flavor, Uses, And Other Features
The Peruvian rocoto resembles a small bell pepper but is spicier. It’s a thick and juicy pepper suitable for stuffing (Rocoto Relleno), for adding to scrumptious egg dishes, on a pizza, or … Read more…
Aji Pineapple: Scoville, Origin, Flavor, Uses, And Buying
If you aren’t living in Peru, probably, you may not have tasted Aji Pineapple pepper. In fact, like this pepper, most varieties of Capsicum baccatum species of chiles are mostly … Read more…
Aji Panca: Main Features, Flavor, Uses, Paste, Substitutes
What is Aji Panca? Aji Panca, Peruvian red pepper, is a popular variety of Capsicum Baccatum grown in Peru and is mostly used in Peruvian cooking. It’s a dark red, … Read more…
Aji Mirasol – Making, Flavor, Uses, Paste
What Is Aji Mirasol? Aji Mirasol is the sun-dried Aji Amarillo. It isn’t a true chili pepper in its own right; nonetheless, it has all the important flavor profile features of … Read more…