COMING SOON! The McCormick 2025 Flavor of the Year, Aji Amarillo Seasoning, is a sweet, spicy blend with medium heat and tropical notes, oak smoke, garlic, and onion. Inspired by the pepper grown in Peru and native to South America, this unique blend can be used to enhance dishes from seafood to poultry to sauces. Despite its name translating to “yellow chile pepper” in English, the Aji Amarillo pepper turns orange when mature, with notes of passion fruit and mango with an approachable heat. A staple in Peruvian cuisine, it’s trending around the world, showing up as a key ingredient in appetizers, drinks, entrees, and more. As all things spicy continue to trend, this flavor leans into what’s new and next.
TROPICAL HEAT: Inspired by The McCormick 2025 Flavor of the Year, Aji Amarillo, this versatile blend is crafted with ingredients including Aji Amarillo, oak smoke, garlic, sea salt, and onion.
AJI AMARILLO: This ‘yellow chile pepper’ is grown in Peru, offering fruity, tropical notes, reminiscent of passion fruit and mango, with a moderate heat.
ON TREND FLAVOR: Aji Amarillo is trending around the world, showing up as a key ingredient in appetizers, drinks, entrees and more. As all things spicy continue to trend, this flavor leans into what’s new and next.
FOR SEAFOOD & MORE: Whether you’re sprinkling the over shrimp or scallops, a refreshing ceviche, or using it as a cocktail garnish, the exciting ways to upgrade menus with this on-trend flavor are never-ending.
FLAVOR OF THE YEAR: Since 2000, The McCormick Flavor Forecast has explored what is shaping the future of flavor globally. With the Flavor Forecast 25th edition, we continue to champion bold flavor with our 2025 Flavor of the Year: Aji Amarillo.
Garlic, sea salt, onion, chile pepper aji amarillo, demerara sugar, herbs and spices (including parsley, paprika, turmeric), tomato powder, mango powder, citric acid, natural flavor (including oak smoke) & extractives of capsicum.
