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THE YUQUITANIA
Yuquitania is an ancestral preparation made with Amazonian chili, one of the power plants of the jungle. It is a traditional preparation of different varieties of chili peppers, smoked or dried in the sun and mixed with salt.
It is the traditional spice of the indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon.
ORÍGENES: AJÍ AMAZÓNICO
ORIGIN VAUPÉS
In the Barasana language, salt is "moa" and it means movement, activation and work. The chili is "bia" and means renewal.
Tone: Dark red.
Flavor: Smoked.
Spiciness level: Medium-high.
Spirit animal: Jaguar.
ORIGIN GUAVIARE
Its red color reminds us of the
rock art of the Serranía La Lindosa and the color of its sunsets.
Tone: Red.
Flavor: Chili pepper dry in the sun with fruity tones.
Spiciness level: Medium.
Spirit animal: Danta.
ORIGIN GUAINÍA
It is yellow like the hind feathers of the Crested Oropendola and its flavor is intense like its chants.
Tone: Yellow.
Flavor: Chili pepper dry in the sun with fruity tones.
Spiciness level: Medium-high.
Spirit Animal: Crested Oropendola.
"Chili is at the heart of our culture, at the heart of our diet and at the heart of our traditional knowledge."
BUY AJÍ YUQUITANIA:
IN COLOMBIA
BOGOTA
CARTAGENA
BARICHARA
CHIA
CALI
RÁQUIRA
VILLA MARÍA, CALDAS
MEDELLIN
LA CALERA
IN UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON DC
SARASOTA, USA
IN SWITZERLAND
BERN, BASEL, FRIBOURG, GENEVE - SWITZERLAND
