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Aji Charapita Chili 500 Seeds
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🌶️ Aji Charapita Chili Seeds – Rare Peruvian chili pepper with tiny round fruits, intense fruity flavor and strong heat of approximately 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units. Excellent for fresh salsas and sauces or for drying and grinding into chili powder.
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🌶️ Aji Charapita Chili 500 Seeds World’s Most Expensive Chili
Price for Package of 500 (0,9 g) Seeds
Aji Charapita is a rare and highly valued chili pepper originating from the jungles of northern Peru. It is traditionally regarded as a wild pepper and has become increasingly cultivated for specialty food production. The variety is especially appreciated by chili enthusiasts and professional chefs for its combination of intense heat and distinctive fruity flavor. The fruits are remarkably small, approximately the size of a pea, but their flavor and heat are anything but small. Aji Charapita is particularly interesting for growers who want to cultivate an unusual Peruvian chili with a strong culinary reputation.Tiny Fruits, Strong Heat
Aji Charapita produces small, round fruits that mature to a characteristic yellow to yellow-orange color. Despite their tiny size, the fruits contain significant heat, with a commonly reported range of approximately 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units. This places Aji Charapita in the hot chili category and makes it substantially hotter than a typical jalapeño. The combination of intense heat and small fruit size means that only a small amount is needed to add considerable spiciness to a dish.Distinctive Fruity Flavor
The main attraction of Aji Charapita is not heat alone. The ripe fruits are known for their fruity, citrus-like and tropical flavor, which makes them especially valuable for sauces and fresh preparations. The characteristic flavor gives homemade salsas and chili sauces a more complex taste than many standard hot peppers.Growing Aji Charapita
Aji Charapita is a warm-season chili belonging to the Capsicum chinense species. The plants benefit from a sunny, warm location and fertile, well-drained soil. Because this species requires a long growing season, seeds can be started early under protected conditions. Keep the growing medium evenly moist during germination and early development, then transplant the plants outdoors once the danger of frost has passed. The plants can become considerably larger than the tiny fruits suggest and can produce a large number of peppers under suitable growing conditions.Harvest
The fruits can be harvested green or allowed to mature fully for their characteristic yellow-orange color and developed fruity flavor. Regular harvesting encourages continued fruit production. Aji Charapita is particularly suitable for growers who want to preserve the harvest by drying, as the small fruits can be dried and ground into a concentrated chili seasoning.Culinary Uses
Fresh salsas: Chop the fruits and add them to fresh salsa for intense heat and fruity flavor.Hot sauces: Blend the peppers into homemade chili sauces.
Peruvian dishes: Use Aji Charapita in Peruvian-inspired sauces and traditional preparations.
Chili powder: Dry the ripe fruits and grind them into a powerful seasoning.
Marinades: Add finely chopped or blended peppers to marinades.
Infused oils: Use the fruits to add heat and aroma to oils and other preparations.
Pickling: Preserve surplus fruits for extended use.
One of the Worlds Most Expensive Chilies
Aji Charapita has gained a reputation as one of the worlds most expensive chili peppers by weight. Reports of extremely high prices are associated with its rarity, specialty market demand and limited availability outside Peru. Actual prices vary depending on whether the pepper is sold fresh, dried, as a powder or through specialty markets. Its reputation has made Aji Charapita especially popular among chili collectors, specialty growers, gourmet cooks and restaurant chefs.Product Details
Variety: Aji CharapitaSpecies: Capsicum chinense
Origin: Northern Peru
Fruit size: Approximately pea-sized
Fruit shape: Small and round
Ripe fruit color: Yellow to yellow-orange
Flavor: Fruity, citrus-like and tropical
Heat: Approximately 30,000 to 50,000 SHU
Plant type: Warm-season chili pepper
Uses: Fresh, sauces, salsas, drying, chili powder, marinades and pickling
Package: 500 seeds
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