habanero

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I just cut the tops off the smaller hot peppers like habanero, and jalapenos.

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  • The company that makes Tabasco sauce makes it in a few different flavors including habanero which is supposed to be about three times as hot as regular Tabasco sauce and-even more incredibly to me-is also sold in gallon jugs. —  podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history
  • I see that the OED definition number 3 for the word habanero reads —  podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history
  • Equally complicated and alluring was "George's original Ahi tuna tartare" ($14), presented in deconstructed form, the habanero-infused sesame-oil-coated cubed fish topped with a raw quail's-egg yolk and surrounded by pine nuts, minced garlic, diced Asian pears, and shredded mint, deftly mixed at table and served with toast triangles. —  SF Weekly | Complete Issue
  • SATAN'S REVENGE STUFFED EGGS: To basic yolk mixture add a minced seeded ½ jalapeño, habanero or serrano pepper. —  The Seattle Times
  • The in the shell pistachios added to our recall list now include all red, natural roasted or salted, chili limon flavored and habanero (jalapeno) flavored pistachios packaged in ARGIRES BRAND packages as listed below.
 

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  1. American Spanish, of Havana (from the theory that it originated in Cuba), from (La) Habana, Havana.
 

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