PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mild Thing, you make my heart sing. When you think of habanero peppers, you think of something hot and spicy. But Oregon State University’s Jim Myers developed two mild ...
When you think of habanero peppers, you think of something hot and spicy. But Oregon State University’s Jim Myers developed two mild varieties that help people taste the flavors behind the spice.
dethroning the Carolina Reaper chili pepper after 10 years. For comparison, a habanero pepper typically hits 100,000 Scoville heat units, but Pepper X registers at 2.69 million units. Breeder and ...
The new mild habaneros plant (left) and James Myers with the final yield (right). Image credits: Shawn Linehan. Habanero peppers are notorious for their fiery kick, but a new twis ...