page_title: Capsicum baccatum
section_title: Cultivars
hierarchical_section_title: Capsicum baccatum / Cultivars
caption_attribution_description: English: Moche Chili (Ají). Larco Museum Collection. Free Use.
context_page_description: Capsicum baccatum is a member of the genus Capsicum, and is one of the five domesticated pepper species. The fruit tends to be very pungent, and registers 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale.
  Pepper varieties in the C. baccatum species have white or cream colored flowers, and typically have a green or gold corolla. The flowers are either insect or self-pollinated. The fruit pods of the baccatum species have been cultivated into a wide variety of shapes and sizes, unlike other capsicum species, which tend to have a characteristic shape. The pods typically hang down, unlike a Capsicum frutescens plant, and can have a citrus or fruity flavor.
  The C. baccatum species, particularly the Ají amarillo chili, has its origins in ancient Peru and across the Andean region of South America. It is typically associated with Peruvian cuisine, and is considered part of its condiment trinity together with red onion and cilantro. Ají amarillo literally means yellow chili; however, the yellow color appears when cooked, as the mature pods are bright orange.
  Yellow ají is one of the ingredients of Peruvian cuisine and Bolivian cuisine.
context_section_description: This species of chili pepper includes the following cultivars:
  Ají amarillo, also called amarillo chili and ají escabeche
  Bishop's crown
  Lemon drop, ají limón (not to be confused with ají limo, a Capsicum chinense cultivar)
  Piquanté Pepper
caption: Ají Amarillo Pepper. Moche Culture. Larco Museum Collection.
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