From Kanga:
>i grew up in So. Cal. i was raised on jalapeno's. habanero's
>aren't much different.
You've obviously never actually tasted a real habanero. They are VERY different. Here are some facts about the habanero....
"A unique little wrinkled, lantern shaped pepper that stands alone in heat and flavor, and consistently registers between 250,000
and 350,000 Scoville Units. The hottest jalapeno registers only a wimpy 5,000 scoville units! The Habanero has 6 times more
Vitamin C than an orange!! It is quite possibly the world's most powerful food. This exotic Chile is ranked as the world's
hottest pepper. Hot it is, but with it's own distinct Chile flavor."
"Chile hotness is rated in Scoville units. The hottest pepper on record is the habanero/Scotch bonnet which some claim are the
same pepper and others claim are slightly different varieties. Habaneros are rated at 100,000 to 350,000 Scoville units. By
contrast, the lowly serrano comes in at about 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units."
And here are some links:
http://www.neosoft.com/~king/sol/sol.html
http://www.kzoo.edu/~k94ks01/habanero.html
http://www.neosoft.com/~king/sol/scoville.html
Trust me, if you think the little Chinese peppers are hot, you'd die munching on these (and this from a guy who eats jalapeno with ease).
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