What is this pepper called?

[guapo337]

What are the little orange peppers that are the size of cherry tomatoes and look like mini bell peppers called? They're uber-fvcking-hot.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Habanero?

 

[CountZero]

or Scotch Bonnet maybe.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I'm guessing habanero based on the shape. The Scotch Bonnet is pretty similar in size and color, but looks rounder and more shriveled and not too similar to a mini Bell. Either way, HANDLE WITH CARE. They're both among the nastiest, most potent peppers you can find.

 

[Fritzo]

An interesting note is their juice can cause second degree chemical burns with prolonged exposure. yeah...I'd eat that

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
An interesting note is their juice can cause second degree chemical burns with prolonged exposure. yeah...I'd eat that

you shoudl handel them with gloves, THEY WILL BURN YOUR HANDS

 

[Crusty]

Yeah, my parents are growing some..my dad loves to cook with em

 

[compudog]

Habanero Mucho Caliente!!!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Damn, hot pepper threads always make me hungry. Got to make a nice Mexican pizza smothered in jalapenos for dinner tonight.

 

[Acanthus]

Habinero peppers.

The hottest are Red Savina Habinero peppers, genetically engineered in one of the UC's, and now they are grown in farms. (since like '95)

 

[guapo337]

ooh.. not sure whether it was a scotch bonnet or a habanero. either way though, i started to eat one last night at my prom. i chewed it, and when it started burning i spit it out.

i almost vomited. i had to drink 5 bottles of water and constantly eat crackers for about 20 minutes to rid the burning sensation.

i like jalapenos. habaneros suck.

 

[guapo337]

yeah it was a habanero.

 

[brigden]

I used to work for a friend's parents, who were in the fresh herb import business. They were interested in getting into peppers, particularily habenaro. We received a shipment one day, and I'll never forget it.

I opened the case and just breathing the little blighters in caused my nose to burn a bit. Soon, we found ourselves throwing them at each other. Contact with skin would leave a burn. I made the mistake of wiping my forehead with my arm and the burning was so intense I had to sit down.

Later, we dared an idiot driver to try one. Trying to impress us, he bit one in half and swallowed it. His face immediately went red and he began to vomit. We quickly gave him milk.

 

[guapo337]

yeah i couldnt find ANY milk at prom yesterday.. so i had to have water.

 

[jcwagers]

Originally posted by: brigden
I used to work for a friend's parents, who were in the fresh herb import business. They were interested in getting into peppers, particularily habenaro. We received a shipment one day, and I'll never forget it.

I opened the case and just breathing the little blighters in caused my nose to burn a bit. Soon, we found ourselves throwing them at each other. Contact with skin would leave a burn. I made the mistake of wiping my forehead with my arm and the burning was so intense I had to sit down.

Later, we dared an idiot driver to try one. Trying to impress us, he bit one in half and swallowed it. His face immediately went red and he began to vomit. We quickly gave him milk.

I hope nobody had to go to the bathroom afterwards. :Q

 

[Fritzo]

Had a similar story, except instead of the guy vomiting, snot started pouring out of his nose and his eys started POURING out tears ( I never seen anything like this....it was like someone turned on the faucet on his nasal cavity...it was amazing!)

 

i can eat habaneros in mild doses
i make my own salsa (5 gallons at a time) and typically put 2 or 3 habaneros in

in high school i took fresh hab seeds with me to lunch, i flicked them into peoples food
3 people spat them out
2 people hurled during lunch time
2 poeple hurled immediately after

no need to flame me, karma has caught up with me

 

[Gurck]

I love habaneros. It's not the heat, there's any number of killer peppers and concentrated hot sauces out there; it's the flavor. I quarter them & fry them up in olive oil with a little salt, then add more salt & store them in one of those glad-ware plastic thingies, they stay for months. Add just one to soup or stew and the whole bowl/plate is nuclear (and tasty! ) As an aside, on fry-day the doors/windows have to be open for a few hours afterward, breathing in the kitchen causes uncontrollable coughing. I try to make enough for a few months; they'll hold for 3-4 months refrigerated and with enough salt added.

 

[UNCjigga]

I don't think I've ever eaten habaneros, but like most Indians I'm quite fond of the powerful green Thai dragon peppers.