Ají (sauce)

Ají is a spicy sauce that contains ají peppers, oil, tomatoes, cilantro (coriander), garlic, onions, and water. It is served as a condiment to complement main dishes, most oftentimes in Latin American cuisines, and prepared by blending its ingredients using a food processor or blender. Although ají sauce recipes can vary from person to person, there are generally country-specific and region-specific varieties.

Ají sauce
Salsa de ají verde (green salsa de ají) in a market in the city of Huaraz, Peru.
TypeCondiment/sauce
Place of originAndes
Region or stateLatin America
Main ingredientsAjí peppers
Ingredients generally usedWater, oil, garlic, cilantro, salt
VariationsAjí chileno, ají negro, ají amarillo, ajílimojili, ají rocoto
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