Aji amarillo

The Peruvian Capsicum baccatum chile known for a fruity, moderately hot flavor and yellow-to-orange ripe color; the whole chile and processed paste are distinct forms.

What it is

How we read a bare request for this: Do not assume a generic request means whole chile or paste; show both form branches.
Where it is used: Used in Peruvian sauces, stews, ceviche accompaniments, and dishes such as aji de gallina.

Also called

ají amarillo, ají escabeche, frozen aji amarillo, aji amarillo paste, aji amarillo

Clarify whole fresh/frozen chile versus processed paste when the form changes the sourcing answer; generic aji amarillo does not default to paste.

Do not resolve without the stated culinary or product context.

Forms that matter

Aji amarillo paste
A smooth processed paste made from aji amarillo chile.

Used for: Convenient for sauces, stews, and recipes specifying paste.

Not interchangeable with: whole fresh chile; generic yellow pepper paste; aji panca paste.
Whole fresh or frozen aji amarillo
Whole ripe chiles; freezing preserves the whole-chile branch for cooking.

Used for: Use where the chile is cooked, seeded, blended, or otherwise handled from whole fruit.

Not interchangeable with: aji amarillo paste; aji panca; generic yellow chile; yellow bell pepper.

When the dish decides

Aji de gallina — points to Aji amarillo paste
Show paste as a convenient preferred branch while explaining that cooked/blended whole aji amarillo can also satisfy many recipes.

Where to look

Recorded against Aji amarillo itself, naming no particular form. A form you go on to choose may be sourced differently.

Local places to look

Talpa Supermercados — Nolensville Pike

Local Worth checking

Recorded for the ingredient generally, not the exact product you asked for.

Store-specific evidence · Retrieved Aug 12, 2026 · Stock not confirmed.

5127 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN

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Why we show this source

Why this source: Plausible lead
What we know about stock: Not confirmed
Where this evidence applies: Store-specific
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-12 (retrieval date)

Plausible lead: worth checking, but the evidence is too indirect for a likely-source claim. A source relationship exists, but present stock has not been established. Evidence applies to this named location. Evidence retrieval date 2026-08-12 (Talpa Supermercados).

Also: the relationship is plausible lead rather than known

Evidence used for this claim

Supports an active Latin-supermarket shopping surface and category orientation; no exact chorizo or chuño item was verified.

Talpa Supermercados · Aug 12, 2026 (retrieval date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Identifies Aji Amarillo as a Peruvian chile with a fruity/tangy profile; paired form research supports preserving whole chile separately from paste. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources · Aug 14, 2026

Record last re-checked 2026-08-14. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Evidence & details

Why this source: Plausible lead
What we know about stock: Not confirmed
Where this evidence applies: Store-specific
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-12 (retrieval date)

Also: the relationship is plausible lead rather than known

Evidence used for this claim

Supports an active Latin-supermarket shopping surface and category orientation; no exact chorizo or chuño item was verified.

Talpa Supermercados · Aug 12, 2026 (retrieval date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Identifies Aji Amarillo as a Peruvian chile with a fruity/tangy profile; paired form research supports preserving whole chile separately from paste. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources · Aug 14, 2026

Record last re-checked 2026-08-14. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Where to look — by form

Each of these is recorded against one particular form or product, named on the card. None of them is a claim about Aji amarillo in general, and none is a claim about any other form. Search a form by name to source it as your actual request.

Local places to look

Talpa Supermercados — Nolensville Pike

Local

Aji Amarillo En Pasta 7.5oz

Store-specific listing · Observed Sep 8, 2026 · Currently listed on that date — not a live check.

5127 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN

Directions in Google Maps

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Why we show this source

Why this source: Known source
What we know about stock: Currently listed (as recorded — Observed Sep 8, 2026; not a live check)
Where this evidence applies: Store-specific
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-09-08 (observation date)

Known source within the stated scope; this is not a guarantee of current stock. Currently listed on a first-party surface; a listing is not confirmed shelf presence. Evidence applies to this named location. Evidence observation date 2026-09-08 (Talpa Supermercados).

Also: the evidence may be out of date for this kind of information; the exact product or form is not confirmed at this location

Evidence used for this claim

Pantryward assessed the cited Talpa Supermercados — Nashville evidence as supporting aji amarillo at Store-specific. The recorded ceiling is Currently listed; the evidence does not confirm present shelf quantity.

Talpa Supermercados · Sep 8, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source
The store selector identified Nashville at 5127 Nolensville Pike. Product listings were location-selected while delivery and pickup were separately unavailable.

Talpa Supermercados · Sep 8, 2026 (observation date) · supports the location claim · source

Record last re-checked 2026-09-08. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Evidence & details

Why this source: Known source
What we know about stock: Currently listed (as recorded — Observed Sep 8, 2026; not a live check)
Where this evidence applies: Store-specific
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-09-08 (observation date)

Also: the evidence may be out of date for this kind of information; the exact product or form is not confirmed at this location

Evidence used for this claim

Pantryward assessed the cited Talpa Supermercados — Nashville evidence as supporting aji amarillo at Store-specific. The recorded ceiling is Currently listed; the evidence does not confirm present shelf quantity.

Talpa Supermercados · Sep 8, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source
The store selector identified Nashville at 5127 Nolensville Pike. Product listings were location-selected while delivery and pickup were separately unavailable.

Talpa Supermercados · Sep 8, 2026 (observation date) · supports the location claim · source

Record last re-checked 2026-09-08. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Chain listings

Whole Foods Market — U.S. catalog

Chain listing

Zocalo Peru Organic Aji Amarillo Chili Paste

Chain listing · Observed Aug 14, 2026 · Stock not confirmed. No local branch confirmed.

Confirm before visiting — phone not recorded. The evidence may be out of date for this kind of information

Check the chain listing, then confirm with the local branch before making a trip.

Open listing

Why we show this source

Why this source: Known source
What we know about stock: Not confirmed
Where this evidence applies: Chain-wide
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-14 (observation date)

Known source within the stated scope; this is not a guarantee of current stock. A source relationship exists, but present stock has not been established. Evidence applies to a chain catalog or company program, not automatically to every location. Evidence observation date 2026-08-14 (Whole Foods Market).

Also: this is a chain listing with no local stock signal

Evidence used for this claim

Current chain catalog page lists the exact Zocalo Peru aji amarillo paste SKU; no Nashville branch stock is established.

Whole Foods Market · Aug 14, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Identifies Aji Amarillo as a Peruvian chile with a fruity/tangy profile; paired form research supports preserving whole chile separately from paste. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources · Aug 14, 2026

Record last re-checked 2026-08-20. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Evidence & details

Why this source: Known source
What we know about stock: Not confirmed
Where this evidence applies: Chain-wide
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-14 (observation date)

Also: this is a chain listing with no local stock signal

Evidence used for this claim

Current chain catalog page lists the exact Zocalo Peru aji amarillo paste SKU; no Nashville branch stock is established.

Whole Foods Market · Aug 14, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Identifies Aji Amarillo as a Peruvian chile with a fruity/tangy profile; paired form research supports preserving whole chile separately from paste. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources · Aug 14, 2026

Record last re-checked 2026-08-20. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.