Chilli – Habanero

Habanero are one of the hottest, yet most delicious chilies around. They will make your hot sauces and salsas totally irresistible. Extremely popular in the Caribbean and Central America, Habaneros have a pungent, smokey flavour accented by fruity, citrus notes. The blocky, wrinkled peppers grow up to 2 inches long and almost as wide. Colour-wise, the fruits start off dark green and then ripen out to a lovely salmon orange. But as mild as the colour looks, beware! They run a scorching 215,000 Scovilles and a little goes a long way. A key ingredient in Jamaican jerk sauces.