🌶️ Aji Ahuachapan – Sweet, fruity and wonderfully productive

The Aji Ahuachapan is a special Capsicum baccatum derived from El Salvador. This variety combines a delicious fruity flavor with a pleasant pungency and is also known for its good production.

The plants grow vigorously and quite tall, with the typical branched growth habit that we see in many Capsicum baccatum-see varieties. During the season they can produce a significant amount of elongated peppers.

The fruits are starting green and eventually ripen into a beautiful warm orange color. Because of this, the Aji Ahuachapan is not only a flavorful, but also a particularly colorful appearance in the garden or conservatory.

In terms of flavor, this pepper has a lot to offer. The fruits are sweet, fruity, and slightly berry-like, followed by a pleasant spiciness. With about 5,000 to 25,000 SHU is the Aji Ahuachapan clearly spicy, but remains exceptionally well-suited for many dishes.

A great choice for lovers of baccatum-people who are looking for a combination of fruitiness, color, productivity and a pleasant touch of spice.

🌱 Cultivation information

Type: Capsicum baccatum
Provenance: El Salvador
Scoville: ± 5,000 – 25,000 SHU
Color: green → warm orange
Flavor: sweet, fruity, and slightly berry-like
Plant: vigorous, high-yielding and productive
Fruits: elongated, ripening to orange
Seeds: Open Pollinated

🍴 Culinary Tip

The sweet and fruity flavor of the Aji Ahuachapan makes it exceptionally well-suited for salsas, chutneys, jams and fruity hot sauces. This pepper is also delicious pickled in fine strips.

Try combining it with tropical fruit in a salsa or sauce. The natural fruitiness of the pepper then comes out even more beautifully.

🔥 Aji Ahuachapan — sweet, fruity, productive, and with just that pleasantly spicy kick!