The Aji we have distributed is much smaller than Mareko Fana. It is about 1-2" in length at maturity. When ripe it is a medium heat pepper, but with some floral/tropical flavors. However, as I noted in the article I linked, Aji takes a long time to ripen, and most of the peppers we harvest are used as mild frying peppers.
Mareko Fana is a long, large pepper. Similar in size to Jimmy Nardello peppers (5-9" at maturity). Mareko Fana has medium heat, although it too can be used as a mild frying pepper when small and immature. Larger green peppers get hot, well before they turn purple-brown.
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