Sweet perennial peppers found in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ají dulce, ají cachucha, quechucha, ajicito, or ají gustoso is any of a variety of sweet perennial peppers found in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is most widely known in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, where it refers to a specific native variety of "Capsicum chinense" that is related to the habanero but with a much milder, smoky flavor. In the English-speaking Caribbean, it is known as seasoning pepper and is essential to a variety of traditional dishes.
Meanings of names.
In South American Spanish "ají" means 'chili pepper' and "dulce" means 'sweet', so the name translates to 'sweet chili pepper'. "Cachucha" is a Latin American word for 'cap', so "ají cachucha" means 'cap chili pepper' and refers to its cap-like shape. "Gustoso" means 'tasty', so "ají gustoso" translates to 'tasty chili pepper'. Ajicito is the diminutive of "ají" and translates to 'little chili pepper'.
Use in cooking.
In Venezuelan cuisine, "ají dulce" is a key ingredient in many traditional dishes, like the national dish "pabellón criollo". The Venezuelan "ají dulce" is classified as non pungent, between 100 and 500 in the Scoville scale.
In the Dominican Republic it is known as "aji gustoso". In Cuba, it is known as "ají" Cachucha. 
In Puerto Rico where it is called "ají dulce" or "ajicito", it is grown commercially and used for sauces, such as "recaíto, sofrito", and "mojito isleño", other fish or meat sauces, as well as stews, rice, and other local dishes.
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