[CH] Different Habs
Tony Davidson (tonyd@microsol.com.au)
Thu, 7 May 1998 10:37:42 +1000
> >do habs come in a variety of levels on the Scoville scale?
> >
> In fact this year I'm not even growing habs ( take away his card
> quick ). I find that they have a very strong flavour and it's almost
> impossible to control the amount of heat. So for example I can be
> making some chile, give it a try and add a Serano or 2 to bring the
> heat up just right. For habs, I found sometimes 1/2 of one would take
> it from 'needs a bit more' to 'I hope the dog likes this'.
>
> I do would be interested in knowing about the different varieties of
> Habs. I always thought there was 1 type, known as either a Haberno or
> a Scotch Bonnet.
I've been growing a few different varieties. In my garden, I've got
some red habs which are very strong in flavour and also very hot -
although in my experience they don't seem as hot as I might expect
(suspect I baby them too much - but then I've got 200-300 habs from
each plant so I'll put up with the lower heat).
I picked up a yellow hab variety called Fragrant Trinidad at the
Fragrant Gardens Chilli Festival (FGCF). It doesn't appear to have
any heat but has a strong flavour and particularly strong hab aroma -
great for increasing the flavour without killing with heat. As a
bonus it's quite compact and looks great out the front with the
bright yellow fruits hanging below.
Also picked up a Chocolate Scotch Bonnet at the FGCF. The heat of
these is much hotter than most of my habs - similar to the first few
wimpy habs I got (leading me to think I baby them too much). The
flavour is distinct but suggest you find a milder hab if you're after
flavour.
Tried some of the orange habs (not growing any yet). Found the
flavour similar to my reds and maybe a tad milder than most of my
reds.
Got a white hab at the FGCF but still waiting for it to fruit - it's
very spindly - hopefully it'll fruit in the hothouse over winter.
Also got a sweet hab - haven't tried it yet and will advise on its
heat / flavour when I do.
....tony
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