I'm looking for informtion pertaining to (but not limited to) it's origins, it's biological classification, or just plain old random facts.
2007-09-05 16:16:17 · 4 answers · asked by vanillachild1 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The Red Savina pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chile (Capsicum chinense Jacquin), which has been selectively bred to produce hotter, heavier, and larger peppers. It is also commonly known as the Dominican Devil's Tongue Pepper.
Frank Garcia of GNS Spices, in Walnut, California, is credited with being the developer of the Red Savina habanero. The exact method Garcia used to select the hottest strains is unclear.
Habanero means from Havana and is an extremely hot pepper believed to originally have been taken to the Yucatan Peninsula from Cuba. About 1,500 tons of habaneros are harvested each year in the Yucatan. They are also grown to a lesser extent in Belize, Costa Rica, Texas and California.
Habaneros are green in color and ripen one of numerous colors including red, orange, salmon, white, chocolate... depending on the variety. Their average size is 1 to 2 1/2 inches long, 1 to 2 inches in diameter and they are lantern-shaped, round or oblong. Technically, their species name is Capsicum Chinense Jacquin. Habaneros are the hottest chile peppers and rate around 200,000 - 300,000 Scoville Units. (Scoville units are the units used to rate the heat of peppers. The Scoville unit was named after Wilbur L. Scoville who first tried to measure the heat of peppers in 1912.)
In February 2007 the Red Savina chili was displaced in Guinness World Records as the hottest chili in the world by the Naga Jolokia pepper. The Red Savina held the record from 1994 until 2006.
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2007-09-13 02:11:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried checking the www?
http://www.google.com/search?q=red+savina+habanero+pepper&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
2007-09-05 23:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Savina_pepper
2007-09-05 23:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by ToolManJobber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres not much but they do have some stuff on.........wikipedia *wince*
2007-09-05 23:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Spazboy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋