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Definition of habanero
: a very hot roundish chili pepper (Capsicum chinense) that is usually orange when mature
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The peppers don’t overwhelm like habaneros or Ghost chiles.
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Brunch is served both Saturday and Sunday, featuring the bacon-marmalade biscuits with chile-sausage gravy ($8) or with fried chicken and habanero honey ($12), or adding soppressata and bacon marmalade ($15).
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Shredded swordfish is encased in a crispy tortilla and topped with an avocado and habanero salsa.
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A splash of tart habanero salsa didn’t hurt the marlin at all.
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From sweet bell peppers to habaneros, peppers like full sun and well-draining, nutrient-rich soil.
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Place the brown sugar, garlic, soy sauce, scallions, habanero pepper, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, lime zest, and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in the bowl of a food processor.
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At too much sauce, the sauce offerings on the preliminary menu include mango habanero, cream coconut, cilantro jalapeno and chimichurri.
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A little jalapeno plant and an habanero, cilantro and tomatoes.
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Origin and Etymology of habanero
American Spanish (chile) habanero, literally, Havanan chili
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