ajika

Ajika is a concentrated paste of hot peppers, garlic, herbs, and salt, originating in Abkhazia on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. The word comes from Abkhazian 'adzyka,' a compound of three parts: 'a-' is the standard Abkhazian noun prefix, 'dzhy' refers to pepper or the burning sensation it produces, and 'ka' means salt. The full sense is pepper salt or spiced salt, an accurate description of the paste's essential character.