Jalapeno vs Habanero | What You Need To Know

[@darleenphelps8473]

I live in Vermont and make salsa every year. I can get habaneros at my local grocery store in the summer. We use jalapeños, habaneros, cayenne, serrano, Hungarian hot wax, cherry bombs or whatever else is locally grown that we can get our hands on. The fact you can chomp down a habanero raw is amazing to me. Thank you for the informative information you give on your channel!

[@IWantToCook]

Thanks for watching, and your salsa sounds delicious! As for eating raw, I think I’ve simply built up a tolerance, lol. Cheers 👍

[@matthewmcalley392]

Growing a Habanero plant for the 1st time here in New Zealand with the intention of making Hot Sauce.Have seen my 1st pepper on the plant tonight so quite excited 🥳 We dont normally see fresh hot peppers in the stores where I am but once or twice a year I make a 2.5 - 3 hour drive to the opposite coast to a pick your own garden that lets you pick anything from Jalapenos up to Ghost peppers which would be too much for me 😂 That will be around March can't wait👍

[@IWantToCook]

Wow! I think that’s fabulous that you are growing your own. Who knows - maybe in the years to come people will be driving for hours coming to YOU for peppers. Cheers! 🙏

[@jacksprat429]

I love jalapeños, because they’re not too spicy. I can appreciate that people might enjoy habaneros, because I can smell that fruity flavour, and it smells delicious, but I am not able to tolerate that intense heat. I did make some habanero hot sauce just today, and it is very spicy, I must say.

[@IWantToCook]

Glad to hear! They definitely take some acclimation, lol.

[@FunniestAISongs]

Surprisingly I enjoy the heat of a habanero way more than a jalapeño. The spice is somehow comforting. ❤ like a warm hug in the mouth. And I guess it triggers a better endorphin rush.

[@IWantToCook]

I love that analogy!

[@neva-surrender]

A warm hug in the mouth lol

[@maxmoritz1059]

really nice comparison!!!! I knew nothing about Habanero but yesterday I bought a few ones spontaneously just because they looked so dangerous and very hot xD Thanks for your video and all the information. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@IWantToCook]

Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy those new peppers!

[@Leo-pd8ww]

In the casual supermarket jalapeño's are usually available, next to normal cayenne peppers. Our own culture does not really eat spicy. Regarding spicy food the Indonesian and Surinamese kitchen is more prevelant here (rawit/thai peppers and madam jeanette peppers). Sometimes there's a mixed package for sale which may trick some poor unsuspecting soul into buying it due to happy fresh looking colours. It contains habanero, madame jeanette, rawit and, for some reason, anaheim peppers.

[@pesteanvstefan5491]

Hello my name is Stefan , im a 32 years old Romanian living in Denmark , all my life i have never eat chilli , never had spicy food and always from the bottom of my hear hated this spicy food just for the sake of beeing spicy without soul or identity. Then one day i had a normal chilli , you know the standard chilly we have from here from the supermarket , it was very very mild , but it had this intense floral aroma citrusi like tasting flowers , i was simply amazed , you know that smell of sweet flowers you feel in the nose ? i was able to taste that . Have you smelled the flowers of a lemon tree or orange tree ? like that but in the mouth . Anyway i loved it , and i wanted to taste again that aroma , from the 5 chillies in the pack i got from the supermarket only one had this aroma , the rest were just mild spicy with no aroma at all . Anyway for me habanero although not so intense , its the only chilli that i can constantly feel that flavours , its very reliable in the flavour it is worth to fight the hottness just for the flavour . To all chilly lovers out there that all my life i made fun of you , im sorry , iknow now brother .

[@IWantToCook]

Hi, Stefan -- You are spot on. I really enjoy habanero and one reason is their floral note. It's just so different and delicious. I'm glad to hear you are enjoying peppers. By the way, I had the opportunity to drive through a bit of Denmark after staying a night in Sylt some years ago. Such a lovely place. Cheers!

[@pesteanvstefan5491]

Yes it is a nice little place on this planet. Like many others . Im new to chilli to be honest never even thought i can roast them . Ill get a couple of habaneros and roast them outside slowly smoke em with some apple wood . Thans my next adventure i have an abandoned apple orchard close by full of whittering trees :)) plenty of wood for the bbq.

[@Imagodfollower]

Thanks for sharing

[@IWantToCook]

Thanks for watching!

[@KennyCz87]

I love growing Habaneros!🙋‍♂️

[@N2Yeshua777]

I love habanero hot sauce at Mexican restaurants.

[@IWantToCook]

Oh yeah! Me, too 🙌

[@saintrude]

I really haven't had much experience with habanero peppers, certainly not fresh ones. They are available here in southern Michigan, however. I love Jalapenos because they lose a lot of their heat when cooked but still have flavor. I like to make jalapeno poppers in the air fryer.

[@IWantToCook]

Try a habanero in the air fryer next time you make a batch. Again, go slow and in a small amount. They bring the heat, but also pack fantastic flavor, at least to my palate.

[@linden5576]

🙏 please put together a charcuterie board, with many different levels of products and foods and what pairs together with different wines and why. With the upcoming holidays here in 2024, I love different types of cheese, different types of bread and crackers, meats, fruits, and different types of red and white wines in Champaign. What goes together goes together. I also like on my cheeseboard, dipping salsa or sauces. I mostly like and drink Asti and Sparkling white wine. So that’s usually what I’ll have with the cheeseboard.

[@blanca3543]

Fun video. Was waiting for some tears when you ate the habanero pepper; you much have a high tolerance for heat! We have them in Texas, but I've never tried them. Now I'm curious. As for jalapeños, we use them to add a little kick to fajitas and salsa. I did learn years ago not to slice jalapeños, briefly wash your hands, and then go place contacts in your eyes. You only do that once! Would you add habaneros to chili? Are there classic dishes with habaneros? Thanks again.

[@IWantToCook]

Glad you enjoyed! If you like the jalapeños, I’d encourage trying a little habanero. It’s great in smaller amounts. I’d only add it while cooking chili if you want it very spicy. Otherwise, I’d suggest it as a topping at the end. As for habanero-centric recipes, that’s a great question. The only thing that immediately comes to mind is a jerk-style Caribbean dish, which uses the similar Scotch Bonnet pepper. As always, happy cooking! 🙏

[@nickallman5000]

My favorite sauce this year was my habanero sauce. But i love jalapeños for pickling.

[@blerinaolldashi5940]

Habaneros are my favourites too! Their taste is amazing!

[@IWantToCook]

Amen!

[@jayme5280]

i grow mine hydroponically indoors. i eat peppers so often that it's more ecoomical to grow them. i've seen ghost peppers and carolina reapers once in my small city in tx but it's been at least a year or two since i saw them. habaneros are usually available year round at the store. i get more variety by growing them.

[@IWantToCook]

I love this idea! I haven’t tried hydroponic growing, but it’s on my to-do list, especially for ghost peppers and reapers. I can find those, but they’re like at least $5 for a small carton. Thanks for the inspiration! 👍

[@jayme5280]

@IWantToCook​​​ I would recommend a very large hydroponic unit if growing a ghost pepper or reaper indoors. I started my ghost peppers in an Aerogarden Bounty and it was much too small. An Aerogarden Farm XL would porbably be the minimum size for a ready made unit.Once I put the ghost pepper outside in soil, it took off. It was about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide with 100+ peppers on my first harvest. 😊😂

[@IWantToCook]

Excellent. Thanks for this information. I'm checking out that XL version now.

[@nicklausjohnson-yn2qk]

It's Hard to Find Habenero peppers here in Muskegon Michigan

[@barbarafallin2038]

I grew my own pepper

[@honestlee4532]

I like cayenne pepper. I've been using that a lot lately.

[@IWantToCook]

🙌

[@clearz3600]

I have to agree I love the flavour of Habenero but I find the heat nearly unbearable.

[@williamdundas537]

I just found an "orange" jalapeno pepper, next to the habinaro peppers at my local farm market. Is that a natural color for a jalapeno??

[@IWantToCook]

Interesting. I might be one that was in the process of turning from green to red, perhaps?

[@barbarafallin2038]

I just made a batch of Cowboy Candied Jalapenos with pineapples

[@IWantToCook]

Yum!!

[@TheGrimFoot]

Oof, you should try it with habanero's this year. Remove the pith to avoid assburn

[@johnmatherne6823]

Habanero is my favorite

[@T0b3]

Jalapenos are not that hot. Habaneros I think are better because they come with a certain fruity aroma

[@gregragincajun7968]

i love the papper latern habanero and white ghost

[@IWantToCook]

Ooh i need to check out white ghost. That’s a new one to me 👍

[@gregragincajun7968]

@@IWantToCook try jalapenoX ghost so good

[@ArmchairRamb0]

Yeah, up here in Minnesota you find Habaneros everywhere now.

[@IWantToCook]

That’s great to hear 👍

[@IssaNawfal]

Proof that size doesn't matter

[@powerups5434]

just grabbed some habaneros in Vancouver BC Canada

[@IWantToCook]

Nice! Hope you enjoy. PS, Vancouver is so lovely! Several years ago I drove there from Seattle and then up to Whistler.

[@jishyfoogel9449]

6:35 Whatchu mean by that

[@IWantToCook]

Umm, use your imagination, lol.

[@ld_raine4247]

Continually touching that habanero is triggering my anxiety lmao

[@ld_raine4247]

You immediately followed it up with safety, good call lol

[@IWantToCook]

😀 yes, I’ve burned too many “parts” too many times after working with these, lol.

[@pauldunlea3669]

Habanero for heat and flavour !

[@IWantToCook]

🙌

[@stevemiller2296]

salza

[@kilteddwarf]

Biggest familiarity is that they both have a very nice flavour profile… Jalapeños aren’t hot, so you don’t add them for heat, habaneros have some heat, but you still don’t add them for the heat… to get some heat in, i usually take ghost peppers

[@tripxez8478]

Habeneros have become a problem. I add them to almost any meal

[@IWantToCook]

Been there, lol. 😋

[@tyboss1004]

I eat habanero at 10

[@mardamek3]

I prefer habanero to jalapeños. Not only they play the role of a hot pepper better due to packing more heat, they have the more honest name. They are written habanero and pronounced habanero, unlike jalapeños, which are pronounced halapenyos.

[@douglaspinsak1246]

N=nuh Ñ=nyah H=huh J=huh They are both honestly pronounced.

[@gregragincajun7968]

iagree 1000% from habanero and hotter pepper bring them out side truste me

[@IWantToCook]

💯

[@RpgOverlordGamer]

Jalapeño aren’t that hot, Serrano hotter than an habanero I believe, habanero just feels hotter because the effect lasts longer, Serrano effect doesn’t last long.