Surprisingly I enjoy the heat of a habanero way more than a jalapeño. The spice is somehow comforting. ❤ like a warm hug in the mouth. And I guess it triggers a better endorphin rush.
I love jalapeños, because they’re not too spicy. I can appreciate that people might enjoy habaneros, because I can smell that fruity flavour, and it smells delicious, but I am not able to tolerate that intense heat. I did make some habanero hot sauce just today, and it is very spicy, I must say.
really nice comparison!!!! I knew nothing about Habanero but yesterday I bought a few ones spontaneously just because they looked so dangerous and very hot xD Thanks for your video and all the information. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Biggest familiarity is that they both have a very nice flavour profile… Jalapeños aren’t hot, so you don’t add them for heat, habaneros have some heat, but you still don’t add them for the heat… to get some heat in, i usually take ghost peppers
I prefer habanero to jalapeños. Not only they play the role of a hot pepper better due to packing more heat, they have the more honest name. They are written habanero and pronounced habanero, unlike jalapeños, which are pronounced halapenyos.
I live in Vermont and make salsa every year. I can get habaneros at my local grocery store in the summer. We use jalapeños, habaneros, cayenne, serrano, Hungarian hot wax, cherry bombs or whatever else is locally grown that we can get our hands on. The fact you can chomp down a habanero raw is amazing to me. Thank you for the informative information you give on your channel!
Hello my name is Stefan , im a 32 years old Romanian living in Denmark , all my life i have never eat chilli , never had spicy food and always from the bottom of my hear hated this spicy food just for the sake of beeing spicy without soul or identity. Then one day i had a normal chilli , you know the standard chilly we have from here from the supermarket , it was very very mild , but it had this intense floral aroma citrusi like tasting flowers , i was simply amazed , you know that smell of sweet flowers you feel in the nose ? i was able to taste that . Have you smelled the flowers of a lemon tree or orange tree ? like that but in the mouth . Anyway i loved it , and i wanted to taste again that aroma , from the 5 chillies in the pack i got from the supermarket only one had this aroma , the rest were just mild spicy with no aroma at all . Anyway for me habanero although not so intense , its the only chilli that i can constantly feel that flavours , its very reliable in the flavour it is worth to fight the hottness just for the flavour . To all chilly lovers out there that all my life i made fun of you , im sorry , iknow now brother .
Hi, Stefan -- You are spot on. I really enjoy habanero and one reason is their floral note. It's just so different and delicious. I'm glad to hear you are enjoying peppers. By the way, I had the opportunity to drive through a bit of Denmark after staying a night in Sylt some years ago. Such a lovely place. Cheers!
Yes it is a nice little place on this planet. Like many others . Im new to chilli to be honest never even thought i can roast them . Ill get a couple of habaneros and roast them outside slowly smoke em with some apple wood . Thans my next adventure i have an abandoned apple orchard close by full of whittering trees :)) plenty of wood for the bbq.
In the casual supermarket jalapeño's are usually available, next to normal cayenne peppers. Our own culture does not really eat spicy. Regarding spicy food the Indonesian and Surinamese kitchen is more prevelant here (rawit/thai peppers and madam jeanette peppers). Sometimes there's a mixed package for sale which may trick some poor unsuspecting soul into buying it due to happy fresh looking colours. It contains habanero, madame jeanette, rawit and, for some reason, anaheim peppers.
Growing a Habanero plant for the 1st time here in New Zealand with the intention of making Hot Sauce.Have seen my 1st pepper on the plant tonight so quite excited 🥳 We dont normally see fresh hot peppers in the stores where I am but once or twice a year I make a 2.5 - 3 hour drive to the opposite coast to a pick your own garden that lets you pick anything from Jalapenos up to Ghost peppers which would be too much for me 😂 That will be around March can't wait👍
Wow! I think that’s fabulous that you are growing your own. Who knows - maybe in the years to come people will be driving for hours coming to YOU for peppers. Cheers! 🙏
I really haven't had much experience with habanero peppers, certainly not fresh ones. They are available here in southern Michigan, however. I love Jalapenos because they lose a lot of their heat when cooked but still have flavor. I like to make jalapeno poppers in the air fryer.
Try a habanero in the air fryer next time you make a batch. Again, go slow and in a small amount. They bring the heat, but also pack fantastic flavor, at least to my palate.
Fun video. Was waiting for some tears when you ate the habanero pepper; you much have a high tolerance for heat! We have them in Texas, but I've never tried them. Now I'm curious. As for jalapeños, we use them to add a little kick to fajitas and salsa. I did learn years ago not to slice jalapeños, briefly wash your hands, and then go place contacts in your eyes. You only do that once! Would you add habaneros to chili? Are there classic dishes with habaneros? Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed! If you like the jalapeños, I’d encourage trying a little habanero. It’s great in smaller amounts. I’d only add it while cooking chili if you want it very spicy. Otherwise, I’d suggest it as a topping at the end. As for habanero-centric recipes, that’s a great question. The only thing that immediately comes to mind is a jerk-style Caribbean dish, which uses the similar Scotch Bonnet pepper. As always, happy cooking! 🙏
i grow mine hydroponically indoors. i eat peppers so often that it's more ecoomical to grow them. i've seen ghost peppers and carolina reapers once in my small city in tx but it's been at least a year or two since i saw them. habaneros are usually available year round at the store. i get more variety by growing them.
I love this idea! I haven’t tried hydroponic growing, but it’s on my to-do list, especially for ghost peppers and reapers. I can find those, but they’re like at least $5 for a small carton. Thanks for the inspiration! 👍
@IWantToCook I would recommend a very large hydroponic unit if growing a ghost pepper or reaper indoors. I started my ghost peppers in an Aerogarden Bounty and it was much too small. An Aerogarden Farm XL would porbably be the minimum size for a ready made unit.Once I put the ghost pepper outside in soil, it took off. It was about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide with 100+ peppers on my first harvest. 😊😂
