Product Description
PURPOSE
WHAT IS IT?
Ají Panca, is a Peruvian chile pepper with a low heat, and a mild flavor with fruity notes, in its thick flesh. It turns a deep red burgundy color, like a kumato tomato, when ripe. De-pith, and deseed it, and you have only its major flavor. It is an obsession, in Peru. Panca is second, in popularity only to aji amarilo, in their cuisine. It is used in all kinds of powders, pastes, sauces, and more.
EXPERIENCE
Sweeter, and less spicy, than Peru’s top pop pepper, aji amarillo, it has a slightly smoky finish, with exceptional aromas that some liken to berries, or cooked red bell pepper. Heat ranges from a mild 500 to 1,500 SHU. If you’re looking for a pepper big on flavor, but that won’t challenge friends, or family that are spice averse, this is it!
CULINARY GEOGRAPHY
Native to South America, aji panca chiles originated either in the range between Peru and Bolivia, or the Southern Part of Brazil. Today, they grow in Peru‘s coastal forests, primarily in the province of Cajamarca, and in the Cutervo and San Pablo districts. Commercially, they are also grown, on a much smaller scale, in other South, and Central American countries, ranging north as far as Mexico.
TRADITIONAL USES
- Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa;
- Antichucos - a beef on a skewer;
- Sauce, paste, infused oils, and other condiments;
- Pachimanca - meats, habas (lima beans), potatoes and choclo that are cooked in the ground using hot stones;
- Seafood soups like Chupe, or Parihuela.
IMPROVISATIONAL ‘RIFFS’
- Chocochile ice cream has a little aji panca powder, and a touch of cinnamon, with a bit of cacao nibs, for crunch;
- Peruvian pisco pink shrimp linguine has a touch of aji panca, for flavor;
- Bangin’ Beef Bone Broth gets a richness and pop from panca;
- Grilled vegetables on a bed of panca infused tomato paste sofrito.
THE BACKSTORY
Aji Panca is one of the ancient chiles, It dates back, as a human food, more than 8,000 years, to pre-Incan times.
AKA
- English: Guajillo chile (powder)
- Spanish: Chile guajillo (en polvo)
- French: Piment guajillo (en poudre)
- Portuguese: Pimenta guajillo (em pó)
- Italian: Peperoncino guajillo (in polvere)
- German: Guajillo-Chilipulver
- Dutch: Guajillo-chilipoeder
- Swedish: Guajillo-chilipulver
- Norwegian: Guajillo-chilipulver
- Danish: Guajillo-chilipulver
- Finnish: Guajillo-chilijauhe
- Polish: Papryczka guajillo (w proszku)
- Czech: Guajillo chilli (prášek)
- Slovak: Guajillo chilli (prášok)
- Hungarian: Guajillo chili (por)
- Romanian: Pudră de ardei iute guajillo
- Bulgarian: Гуахийо лют пипер (на прах)
- Greek: Πιπεριά guajillo (σε σκόνη)
- Russian: Перец чили гуахильо (порошок)
- Ukrainian: Перець чилі гуахільйо (порошок)
- Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian: Guajillo čili (u prahu)
- Slovenian: Guajillo čili (v prahu)
- Turkish: Guajillo biber tozu
- Arabic: بودرة فلفل غواخيو
- Hebrew: אבקת צ’ילי גואחיו
- Persian (Farsi): پودر فلفل گواخیلو
- Hindi: गुआजिलो मिर्च पाउडर
- Urdu: گواہیلو مرچ پاؤڈر
- Bengali: গুআজিলো মরিচ গুঁড়ো
- Tamil: குவாஜிலோ மிளகாய் பொடி
- Thai: ผงพริกกวาฮิโย
- Vietnamese: Bột ớt guajillo
- Indonesian: Bubuk cabai guajillo
- Malay: Serbuk cili guajillo
- Chinese (Simplified): 瓜希约辣椒粉
- Chinese (Traditional): 瓜希約辣椒粉
- Japanese: グアヒージョチリパウダー
- Korean: 과히요 고추가루
- Swahili: Unga wa pilipili guajillo
- Amharic: ጉዋሂዮ ቺሊ ፓውደር
- English: Guajillo chile (powder)
- Spanish: Chile guajillo (en polvo)
- French: Piment guajillo (en poudre)
- Portuguese: Pimenta guajillo (em pó)
- Italian: Peperoncino guajillo (in polvere)
- German: Guajillo-Chilipulver
- Dutch: Guajillo-chilipoeder
- Swedish: Guajillo-chilipulver
- Norwegian: Guajillo-chilipulver
- Danish: Guajillo-chilipulver
- Finnish: Guajillo-chilijauhe
- Polish: Papryczka guajillo (w proszku)
- Czech: Guajillo chilli (prášek)
- Slovak: Guajillo chilli (prášok)
- Hungarian: Guajillo chili (por)
- Romanian: Pudră de ardei iute guajillo
- Bulgarian: Гуахийо лют пипер (на прах)
- Greek: Πιπεριά guajillo (σε σκόνη)
- Russian: Перец чили гуахильо (порошок)
- Ukrainian: Перець чилі гуахільйо (порошок)
- Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian: Guajillo čili (u prahu)
- Slovenian: Guajillo čili (v prahu)
- Turkish: Guajillo biber tozu
- Arabic: بودرة فلفل غواخيو
- Hebrew: אבקת צ’ילי גואחיו
- Persian (Farsi): پودر فلفل گواخیلو
- Hindi: गुआजिलो मिर्च पाउडर
- Urdu: گواہیلو مرچ پاؤڈر
- Bengali: গুআজিলো মরিচ গুঁড়ো
- Tamil: குவாஜிலோ மிளகாய் பொடி
- Thai: ผงพริกกวาฮิโย
- Vietnamese: Bột ớt guajillo
- Indonesian: Bubuk cabai guajillo
- Malay: Serbuk cili guajillo
- Chinese (Simplified): 瓜希约辣椒粉
- Chinese (Traditional): 瓜希約辣椒粉
- Japanese: グアヒージョチリパウダー
- Korean: 과히요 고추가루
- Swahili: Unga wa pilipili guajillo
- Amharic: ጉዋሂዮ ቺሊ ፓውደር
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