What is Habanero chili?
{{Infobox cultivar |name = Habanero |image = Habanero closeup edit2.jpg |image_caption = A habanero chili |species = ''[[Capsicum chinense]]'' |cultivar='Habanero' |Heat=Very hot }} The '''habanero chili''' is a type of [[chili pepper]]. Unripe habaneros are green. They gain color as they mature. Common colors are orange and red, but white, brown, and pink habanero chilis are also seen. Typically a ripe habanero chili is {{convert|2|-|6|cm|in|1}} long. Habanero chilis are very [[Taste#Taste-related|spicy]]; they are rated 100,000–350,000 on the [[Scoville scale]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blhotchiles.htm |title=about.com |access-date=2012-11-06 |archive-date=2012-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226211137/http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blhotchiles.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The habanero chili comes from the [[Amazon basin]]. From there, it was spread in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-12|title=Ciencia y Desarrollo, Artículos|url=http://www.conacyt.mx/comunicacion/revista/195/Articulos/Chilehabanero/Habanero01.html|access-date=2025-02-07|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2012-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212225214/http://www.conacyt.mx/comunicacion/revista/195/Articulos/Chilehabanero/Habanero01.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The habanero is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant]]. With proper care and growing conditions, it can produce flowers (and thus fruit) for many years. ==References== {{Commons cat-inline|Capsicum chinense}} {{Reflist}} {{Capsicum cultivars}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Habanero Chili}} [[Category:Capsicum]] [[Category:Belizean food]] [[Category:Mexican food]]