About Aji Cristal
Aji Cristal is crystal-yellow baccatum from Peru/Chile border. Rating 30,000-50,000 SHU offers heat with fruit notes. The translucent yellow appearance gives crystal name. Used fresh in regional cooking. The fruity flavor is excellent. Important in border region cuisine. Shows local baccatum variety. Productive tall plants. Less known internationally. Regional specialty worth preserving.
Flavor profile
Hot heat
In the kitchen
Crystal yellow baccatum, fresh use
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Days to harvest
- 80-90 days
- Plant height
- 36-48 inches
Sources
- Website or article Know The Pepper — Ultimate Pepper Heat Database (opens in a new tab)
- Website or article Wikimedia Commons — C. Baccatum Aji Cristal flower.jpg (opens in a new tab)
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