How to Use ají in a Sentence

ají

noun
  • Swipes through smooth aji verde bring cooling herbal contrast.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Used a whole aji amarillo chile which gave the broth a good heat level.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The aji verde packs a punch, depending on the serranos picked that day.
    — Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • Martinez tasted the mixture, added some more aji and then tasted again.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Holding it all together is a fluffy flour tortilla smeared with a spicy and sour aji verde sauce.
    — Kat Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The aji comes around again, providing a crisp, savory interlude.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 10 July 2018
  • Creamy Peruvian aji amarilllo is wrapped in a crisp spring roll shell.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 1 July 2019
  • Counteracting all that fat is an aji criollo, a thick green sauce of garlic, peppers and herbs that thrums with lime juice and vinegar.
    — Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The beef tastes of sweet soy, and the lobster is glazed in a ruddy sauce made with aji panca, a mild Peruvian pepper.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
  • No matter rich or poor, everyone uses aji panca and aji amarillo.
    — Ilaf Esuf, SELF, 4 Jan. 2019
  • Kelis told us years ago that her milkshake brought all the boys to the yard, but these days the singer-chef is hawking a spicy aji verde and pineapple saffron glaze.
    — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appétit, 2 July 2019
  • Others prepare free samples of the Peruvian condiment aji verde and trail mix coated in tangy chamoy.
    — Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The tender seafood is coiled on a hash of potatoes, chorizo and corn that gets a nice assist from dots of sunny yellow aji amarillo aioli.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • To make the aji verde, add the cilantro, mint, parsley, garlic, lime zest, lime juice, serrano, honey, sour cream, salt and pepper to a blender.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Served with rocoto sauce, chimichurri and aji amarillo mustard.
    — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 July 2017
  • Make double batches and drizzle the aji verde over a bowl of black beans and long-grain rice, or toss roasted potatoes, peppers and onions in the chimichurri.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Ceviche will make an appearance, with local grouper dry-aged and served with aji limo leche de tigre and percebes (gooseneck barnacles).
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
  • In this recipe, a full six cloves of garlic ensure its pungent dominance, while chile pastes from both aji amarillo and aji panca chiles lend plenty of complex heat.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The pica rica pairs Douglas Robson’s zippy aji aioli with sweet onions and smoky, roasted fresh green chiles in support of a perfect patty.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 23 May 2018
  • Start with the Japanese snapper ceviche, served in tight, curled pieces, several of which are adorned with sea urchin, all gathered above a gentle aji amarillo that doesn’t fight the fish.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Cover and set the aji aside at room temperature for several hours to allow the flavors to release into the liquid, then refrigerate until serving.
    — Lindsay Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2020
  • It has not been well received, with aquarium workers having to get creative to encourage the animals to eat -- for instance, the otters and penguins appear more willing to eat the mackerel when mixed with their favorite aji.
    — Jake Kwon and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN, 7 July 2022
  • That family’s star, the aji amarillo, is an indispensable element to much of Pacific Latin American cuisine.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Rather than the usual aji, or Japanese horse mackerel, the aquarium has been trying to feed its penguins a more common type of mackerel called saba that’s larger and, according to the finicky, flightless birds, less appetizing.
    — Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 7 July 2022

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