Aji Charapita - Fresh Premium Peppers (1000 ps Fresh Pepper Whls)

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About Aji Charapita - Fresh Premium Peppers

AJI CHARAPITA Pepper “Jungle Fire” Name: Aji Charapita (English: Wild Peruvian Pepper) Species: Capsicum chinense (listed by the USDA as cumarí) Origins: Amazon Jungle of Peru Scoville Units: 30000 - 50000 We harvest the Aji Charapita Peppers fresh per order on the day of shipping! There is nothing fresher than this, direct from the Plant to your table. Aji Charapita is a tropical pepper that originates in the Jungle of Peru.. This wild chili pepper was thought to be extinct for over 50 years until it was rediscovered! With 30000 – 50000 Scoville Units it is a very spicy pepper with a very distinguished delicious fruity flavor which is amazingly fresh and highly aromatic. The Charapita, known as one of the best tasting chilis in the world, is highly sought after and highly valued by Gourmet Chefs worldwide. It is a round pepper that matures from green to yellow and orange, with a diameter of about 0.25 inch (6cm). Every step of growing, harvesting and processing needs to be done by hand, and it is very delicate, time consuming and very labor intense. The Aji Charapita essentially only grows wild and is typically not grown commercially. Because of the difficulties growing this pepper, and being highly desired by many chefs and gourmets worldwide it is called the most expensive pepper in the world. Our farm in Miami Florida, is one of only a very view to grow Aji Charapitas commercially. We use only the best soil and nutrition, and natural organic Fertilizer. Enjoy the unique tropical spicy flavor of "The mother of all Chilis"