I’m currently taste testing this tea for a second time – the first time, I didn’t get as much heat from the habanero that I wanted so I added more. Now it’s just what I was hoping for from a tea called Mango Pineapple Habanero.
I’m a fan of the habanero pepper – my favorite way to enjoy it is by grilling it, peeling it and then removing the ribs and seeds, mincing the roasted flesh and adding it to crushed pineapple. I’ll serve this sauce over vanilla ice cream and it’s so yummy. It’s spicy, sweet and really, really good.
So I wanted to create a little bit of that flavor for this tea but I wanted more than just pineapple for it so I decided to add mango to the mix. I used whole, dried habanero peppers and cut off the tops of the peppers and removed the seeds and the ribs and cut up the flesh into tiny bits. This takes away a good deal of the heat from the pepper (there’s still plenty of heat though!) and allows much of the fruit notes of the pepper to shine through.
This is really good. Not recommended for those who aren’t able to handle the spice, but for those looking for something yummy to warm you from the inside out, this will do just that! (And it will be added to the website on Wednesday!)
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I would never have thought of serving habanero peppers that way. Do you use gloves when cutting up the pepper and getting rid of the ribs/seeds?
Sounds delicious… I may have to cheat on my tea buying hiatus for this :)
@Christina: yes, I always use gloves when handling the tea – and when handling the peppers!
@beelicious – you really should! :)
Looking forward to this one. It sounds inspired.
I would never have thought of serving habanero peppers that way. Do you use gloves when cutting up the pepper and getting rid of the ribs/seeds?
Sounds delicious… I may have to cheat on my tea buying hiatus for this :)
@Christina: yes, I always use gloves when handling the tea – and when handling the peppers!
@beelicious – you really should! :)
Looking forward to this one. It sounds inspired.