
Capsicum chinense is a species of pepper originating in America, of which there are varieties such as chili, pepper aji panca and habanero.
The habanero pepper (mistakenly named by the city of Havana, Cuba), is one of the most intensely spicy Ajis the genus Capsicum. There are also theories that say that he believed that the chili was of Asian origin, was popularized also came from the island of Java, and termed "javaneros" theory which is often more realistic given that Cuba was not consumed, or consuming the spice. Immature habaneros are green, but the color varies in maturity. The most common colors are orange (semi-mature) and red (ripe), but also exist in white, brown, yellow and pink. A ripe habanero is typically 2-6 cm (1-2 ½ inches) long.
Most habaneros are classified 100,000-300,000 Scoville units itching (HUS).Until recently, in the Guinness Book of World Records recognized the variety of Habanero Red Savinas developed by "GNS Spices" in Southern California, as the spice "spicier the world" with 580,000 SHU, since February 2007 that title lies with the Bhut Jolokia pepper with about 1,000,000 SHU. For reference, a Cayenne pepper typically contains 30,000 to 50,000 SHU while pepper spray by police contains 5,300,000 SHU.
In Mexico (Yucatan) are harvested about 1,500 tons of habanero peppers, which was considered as part of the traditional culinary culture of Yucatan. Other growing areas of this variety of pepper include Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and some U.S. states as Texas, Idaho and California.
In some Caribbean countries, the habanero pepper (also known as Congo red pepper, chocolate, chili chombo, Etc.) is used as an ingredient in meals, prepared sauces and accompanying medical applications.
In Peru varieties are grown and panca chili pepper. The aji panca is with the aji amarillo ([[Capsicum baccatum]) one of the most widely used peppers in Peruvian cuisine. It is more common in the trappings of the mountains, and the spicy guinea pig, even in dishes like anticucho. The chili on the other hand, is a variety of Capsicum chinense high in capsaicin, is very popular in the cuisine of Peru to prepare for its fruity aroma cebiches.