Some spice purveyors sneak in other chilis instead of slinging real, pure cayenne powder. Tabasco is the MVP of diners everywhere: the perfect addition to scrambled eggs, hash browns, and fried chicken. The peppers are named after the Mexican state of Tabasco, where they grow in abundance and are used in the local cooking.
The pepper changes color with maturity, and are bright red at its peak ripeness. Though this chili has many names, it boasts one real flavor: intense spice—the kind that will make you fan your mouth and down a glass of milk in record time.
Like many chilis, they made their way across the world via South America, and are also found throughout Africa. The habanero originates from the Amazon and has made its way across the Americas and Asia, where it is used in salsas, sauces, and any dish requiring some heat.
Scotch bonnets are most commonly used in Caribbean cuisine and find their way into pepper sauces and jerk dishes.
Although they look somewhat similar to habaneros, and have the spiciness to back it up, instead of having a similar tangy mouthfeel, Scotch bonnets can often taste somewhat sweet. The ghost pepper, which is also called bhut jolokia in its native India, is one of the spiciest chili peppers in the world. In fact, the ghost pepper is so hot that it's been used as a natural animal deterrent in India, to keep the large wandering mammals from trampling on farmland and eating crops.
Ghost peppers are consumed both fresh and dried, and sprinkled into curries, chutneys, and fermented fish. Carolina Reapers are mostly used to create hot sauces for the brave or masochistic. Skip to main content Eat. Bell Pepper. Banana Pepper and Pepperoncini. Quick to grow, the flowers are yellow and form at the end of long stems. The small mature fruit is bright and round but doesn't carry heat and has a sweet, malty taste.
It has been a chilli of great discussion among researchers and some believe that this variety should not be part of the capsicum family. Pods are small and slender with a pointed oval shape.
Hot but not the nicest tasting fruit, this unusual chilli can make a nice ornamental plant. If you have this plant, there is likely to be a number of people willing to take seeds due to its uncommon growth. Native to Brazil, the fruit is a tiny, berry with a bullet shape about 7 mm long that ripen to red.
Quite hot and uncommon. The stems tend to grow straight up throughout and curve just before touching the flower head. The Frutescens plants tend to be short and shrub-like with a high number of flowers. The chillies themselves are typically lanceoloid in shape and don't vary much. The plant and leaves are small with distinctive, densely hairy leaves which spread a strong yet pleasant odour when touched.
One of the best ways to identify whether you have a Galapagonense plant is the white hair that grows everywhere on the plant! The fruit is dark green unripe leading to red when mature and has a small berry-like appearance. The heat: Bombay bottom territory… Length: 2 — 4 cm. They can either be red and green in colour. This chilli has its origins in the South American country of Guyana.
Although it comes from South America, it is widely used in many south-east Asian dishes. In India, it is used as an antibacterial agent to prevent infections.
The heat: Refrigerate the toilet paper… Length: 2 — 6 cm. This chilli is named after Havana La Habana , the capital city of Cuba. Most habanero chillies come from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It is a very hot chilli, with a Scoville rating of to SHU. The habanero chilli comes in many different colours although some growers consider the orange habanero to be the only real habanero.
Very limited research has revealed that habanero peppers may be helpful in controlling insulin levels in diabetics. Be careful when trying this chilli as its heat is very intense for a novice chilli taster.
Add very carefully in small quantities to a salsa or chilli con carne to provide a significant bite. The ghost pepper is known by a few names but most commonly Bhut jolokia. The ghost pepper originates from India and grows in the north-eastern regions of Nagaland and Assam.
It grows to its most potent in this area and studies have shown that growing it outside of these specific places lowers its potency. The heat: Hospitalisation probable. Length: 3 — 7 cm. The final chilli in our guide to different types of chillies is the Carolina Reaper — a mean, gnarled and pointy-tailed looking pepper, which makes total sense given its devilish demeanour.
Perhaps devilish is too kind of a phrase for this chilli, which quite literally bestows the wrath of hellfire on anyone who dares eat it. Make sure you know your tequila , get clued up about this national treasure. Hungry for more? Subscribe to our Newsletter.
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