Merkén or merquén (from the Mapuche mezkeñ) is a smoked chili pepper (or in Spanish, ají) used as a condiment that is often combined with other ingredients when in ground form. Merkén is a traditional condiment in Mapuche cuisine in Chile. The base ingredient of merkén is the smoked pepper "cacho de cabra" (Capsicum annuum var. lungum) a dried, smoked, red pepper that is sometimes ground with toasted coriander seed and salt The peppers are dried naturally in the sun and are then smoked over a wood fire. They are then stored by being hung to dry prior to grinding. Once reduced to powder or flakes, the peppers are often mixed with salt and roasted ground coriander seed
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