| Chocolate Habanero | |
|---|---|
 A Chocolate habanero. | |
| Species | Capsicum chinense |
| Cultivar | 'Habanero Negro' |
| Heat |  Very hot |
| Scoville scale | 425,000-577,000 SHU |
TheChocolate Habanero pepper is acultivar of thehabanero chili, which has beenselectively bred to produce spicier, heavier, and larger fruit, ultimately more potent than its derivative.[citation needed]
Black habanero is an alternative name often used to describe the dark brown variety of chocolate habanero chilis (although they are slightly different, being slightly smaller and slightly more sphere-shaped). Some seeds have been found which are thought to be over 7,000 years old.[citation needed] The black habanero has an exotic and unusual taste, and is hotter than a regular habanero with a rating between 425,000 and 577,000 Scoville units. Small slivers used in cooking can have a dramatic effect on the overall dish. The chocolate habaneros take considerably longer to grow than other habanero chili varieties.[1]
The Chocolate Habanero can be double the heat of anorange habanero.[2] They taste somewhat smokier than normalhabaneros.[3]
