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Pepper profile

Aji Boliviano

Origin
Bolivia
Ripe color
Red-Orange
Pod size
2-3 inches

Scoville heat range

30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Medium heat level

About Aji Boliviano

Aji Boliviano is traditional red-orange Bolivian baccatum. Rating 30,000-50,000 SHU offers heat with fruit notes. Essential for authentic llajua sauce. The fruity flavor beneath heat is characteristic. Used fresh and in pastes. Important in Bolivian cuisine. Tall productive plants. The red-orange color is distinctive. Cannot make authentic llajua without it. Shows Bolivian baccatum tradition.

Flavor profile

Hot heat

In the kitchen

Bolivian baccatum, llajua sauce

Growing information

Difficulty
Moderate
Days to harvest
85-95 days
Plant height
36-48 inches

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