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Meet the Traditional Peruvian Hot Peppers

August 26, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Yellow Peruvian Peppers

Ed & Robin: Although Mexican chile peppers seem to get all the press, Peruvians are proud of the long and delicious history of their own varieties. In South America, a hot pepper is called an ají (instead of the Mexican term chile), and the plural is ajíes. Dozens of varieties are cultivated in Peru, but…

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