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Habanero
Comes in many different shades; green, white, orange, yellow, red e.t.c. But this is the most common habanero. It belongs to Capsicum chinense. It is irregular, round, and blunt; sometimes pointed. Habanero measures about 1 to 2 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide. Habanero, meaning, from Havana, is mostly cultivated on the Mexican peninsula, the Yucatán, in Belize, and now even in Dutch greenhouses. That it is the worlds hottest chile is unmistakable and one should handle it with great care. In the autumn of 1994, the Chile Institute announced that Red Savina habanero ( a certain variety of habanero) had been calculated as measuring 577000 Scoville units.
Habanero is an extremely popular ingredient in hot sauce, but can be paired very successfully with fish, shellfish, pork, and fowl. Habanero is wonderful in soups, salsas, chutneys, dressings, marinades, and breads. Habanero is appreciated for its incredible strenght and tropical fruity taste. Heat scale: Superhot.
Scoville units: 100000 - 300000 |
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