OVERVIEW:
The habanero chile is one of the more intensely hot, spicy chile peppers that offers an underlying fruity flavor. It is twenty times hotter than the jalapeno and with its citrus-like flavor, habanero mixes well with tropical fruits and tomatoes. It is an essential flavor in Caribbean cuisine and is found in rubs, sauces, salsa, BBQ sauces and anything else that needs some serious heat.
Members of the nightshade family, chili peppers have a lot going for them. Capsaicin is the main bioactive plant compound in chile peppers and the more capsaicin it contains the hotter the chile pepper. Chile peppers have a long list of health benefits and will always provide you an abundance of vitamins and minerals. They are rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant compounds.
LATIN:
Capsicum chinense
ORIGIN:
USA
CULTIVATION:
Organic
PARTS USED:
Dried Pepper / Cut & Sifted
WHAT'S COOKING:
Habanero Cookies
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