About Ají Limo
Ají Limo is Peruvian hot pepper essential for authentic ceviche. Rating 30,000-50,000 SHU, it offers good heat with bright, fruity, citrus flavors. Available in multiple colors – yellow, orange, red, and purple. Each color has slightly different flavor profile. The bright heat complements seafood perfectly. Essential in Peruvian cuisine particularly coastal dishes. Similar heat to ají amarillo but different flavor. Often used fresh rather than dried. C. chinense species gives it unique floral notes.
Flavor profile
Bright fruity heat, citrus notes
In the kitchen
Peruvian ceviches, salsas
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Days to harvest
- 85-95 days
- Plant height
- 24-36 inches
Sources
- Website or article Know The Pepper — Ultimate Pepper Heat Database (opens in a new tab)
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