Village aims to restore Fukushima reputation with habanero ice cream

Village aims to restore #Fukushima reputation with #habanero ice cream

Hirata village, which saw a slump in sales of local vegetables after the nuclear disaster, challenges people to try ice cream laced with locally grown ultra-hot peppers

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Village aims to restore Fukushima reputation with habanero ice cream

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Habanero

Plants

Description

The habanero is a hot variety of chili pepper. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. The most common color variants are orange and red, but the fruit may also be white, brown, yellow, green, or purple. Typically, a ripe habanero is 2–6 cm long. Wikipedia

Scoville scale: 100,000–350,000 SHU

Heat: Very hot