A popular hot pepper has fruits which
are small and wrinkled, measuring 3.5-6cm long and 2.5- 4cm wide.
It
ripens from green to light orange. Extremely hot. The orange habanero
is one of the spiciest peppers in the world. It is often used in making
hot sauces.Once orange they are
ferociously hot and should be handled with caution!Be very careful when handling the seeds or inner parts of this pepper
Scoville rating - 100,000 - 300,000
The most popular Habanero and the most commonly grown. It is very prolific with lots of fruit to one
plant. They are
commonly used in Mexican and Caribbean cooking.
