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Ají pepper
Capsicum baccatum fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Capsicum
Species:	C. baccatum
Binomial name
Capsicum baccatum Jacq.

The ají pepper, also known as Peruvian hot pepper, is a unique species of chili pepper, Capsicum baccatum, containing several different breeds.

[edit] Use by Moche

Ají Pepper. Moche Culture. Larco Museum Collection.

The Moche culture had a fascination with agriculture and represented fruits and vegetables in their art. Ají peppers were often depicted. ^[1]

Ají Pepper

[edit] See also

• List of chile peppers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Peru Depot USA - Peruvian ingredients in the United States
• Eshbaugh, W. Hardy. Peppers: History and Exploitation of a Serendipitous New Crop Discovery (1993)

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