Learn about Habanero Chili Peppers
Almost nothing beats the incredibly volcanic taste of the habanero chili pepper, especially when it is packaged as a chili sauce. Few things surpass the fire and the flavor of habanero hot sauce. And, that is not surprising, is it? After all the habanero was once regarded as the hottest chili pepper on earth. It still might be if people were not constantly on the lookout for the absolute hottest sensation they could achieve. But what, if anything, puts habanero hot sauce to the test?
If You’re Going on Heat Alone…
Habaneros are not the hottest peppers in the world any longer. So, it follows that habanero hot sauce is not the fieriest condiment waiting for you on the shelves of your local grocery store. Today, you can buy hot sauces made with Trinidad Scorpion peppers and Ghost peppers – and those peppers are scorching before you add them into a sauce. So, if you are planning to rank hot sauces based on heat alone, you will find that there are those that are made with other peppers that do rank higher on the Scoville scale.
But, Many Sauces Use Habaneros in Them
Consider, for a second the complex concoctions that habanero hot sauces are. When it comes to artisanal sauces and extracts, a lot of blending and development is put into ensuring that the best possible flavor pulls through. So, it is little surprise, isn’t it, that some of the hottest sauces – those comprised of the world’s hottest peppers also include habaneros in their recipes. Take the Mad Dog Ghost Pepper hot sauce; along with the delicious heat of the Ghost chili pepper, it also includes habaneros. So, even though you can’t really call it a habanero hot sauce… well, you can… sort of.
Why Are There So Many Habanero Hot Sauces?
There are many reasons that habanero hot sauces have been the talk of the town since they first erupted onto the scene. For most people, it was their first foray into the world of devilishly hot condiments, and that is the first chili flavor they learned to enjoy. But, there is another reason too. As far as chili peppers go, habaneros are relatively easy to grow, especially in the United States. So, it is an easy jumping-off point for most taste buds. And, habanero hot sauces can be so unbelievably and ridiculously fiery that the addiction is easy to understand.
But, If You’re Looking for Something With a Lot of Kick…
If you want a condiment (or a food additive) that will blow your mind you can start with a habanero hot sauce, but you are hardly limited to it. Even the world’s first hottest hot sauce, the Mad Dog Inferno (which ranks in at a mere 90,000 Scoville) does not use habaneros as its base. Indeed, this sauce uses jalapenos mixed with pepper extract.
And there are plenty of other sauces that will blow your idea of a habanero hot sauce out of the water. It all depends on what you’re looking for in a hot sauce. But, if you want a delicious mix of heat and flavor, then at least you know that you’ve come to the right place to find out more. At Ashley Foods, we live life to the hottest no matter what type of sauce we’re cooking up.