{"product_id":"bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-aji-limon-lemon-drop-chilli","title":"Aji Limon (Lemon Drop) Chilli","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe one chilli that actually tastes of lemon. Most chillies get called fruity in a vague sort of way. This one is sharp, clean citrus, close enough that people tasting it blind guess at zest. In Peru it is qillu uchu, a seasoning pepper rather than a heat pepper, and that is the way to think about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pods are slim cones, 6 to 8cm, slightly crinkled, ripening from green to a glossy sunshine yellow. It carries an extraordinary number of them. An established plant will run well past a hundred fruits in a good season, hanging off an upright well-branched frame. The heat is real, around 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units, which is cayenne territory, but the citrus arrives first and stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catch is height. This one goes to 1.5m or more and gets top-heavy once the pods build up, so put a cane in early rather than trying to rescue it in September. Look at the flowers and you will see the small cream or greenish petal spots that mark a true aji. It is one of the better ajis for drying, and the ground powder keeps the lemon note, which almost nothing else does.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54340134175053,"sku":"sku-57303812440441","price":2.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6961\/6973\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_xlg6p8xlg6p8xlg6.png?v=1784539512","url":"https:\/\/thefoalyard.co.uk\/products\/bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-aji-limon-lemon-drop-chilli","provider":"The Foalyard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}