Cork Chilli Company - Chilli Plant Small - Habanero Paper Lantern - 100,000 Shu
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A habanero better for cooler climates…
Scoville heat units (SHU): 100,000 – 150,000
Jalapeño reference point: 15 to 20 times hotter
Origin: Peru
Habaneros are known for their tropical flair – Caribbean sweet is their thing. So, too, for the Paper Lantern, with a few distinct differences. It’s a tropical-sweet habanero-type pepper. And where traditional habaneros perform best in warmer climates, the Paper Lantern boasts a shorter growing season. This makes it a perfect habanero for cooler Northern climates where the growing season is shorter.
Compared to our jalapeño reference point, the Hot Paper Lantern is 15 to 20 times hotter than a typical jalapeño pepper, depending on where the compared chilies sit on their heat spectrum.
What do these peppers look like and taste like?
They look as you’d expect a habanero, just a little more pronounced. These are elongated, with a lantern-like shape (some say similar to a pendant-shaped paper lantern, like the name). Paper Lantern peppers are just a little longer than a common habanero (3 to 4 inches) and slightly more exaggerated in their long shape. They age from green to orange and, finally, to a beautiful orange/red.
Their flavor is also “a little more” than a common habanero. They tend to taste a little sweeter, but that’s likely due to a slower heat to the pepper. The Hot Paper Lantern’s spiciness doesn’t attack quite as hard out the gate, allowing the chili’s natural sweetness, and light smokiness, to take more a center stage upon first bite.
How can you use these chilies?
As mentioned, Paper Lantern peppers have a shorter growing season than other habaneros, so those in Northern climates should reach to this chili for their chili pepper gardening. They also do well in small spaces due to compactness of the plant itself, so container gardening works here. Together, this makes for one of the easier chili types to grow successfully even in uncommon areas.
In the kitchen, the Paper Lantern is a thin-walled chili, so it’s a very good option for drying. From there, it can be crushed into powder or flakes or rehydrated for future use.
The sweetness makes the Paper Lantern an excellent pickling habanero (see our pickled habaneros recipe here to get started). The sweetness pairs well with the tangy pickled flavor, and they are delicious used atop sandwiches (for those that can handle habanero heat).
And, like all habaneros, this chili is perfect when used fresh for hot sauces and extra-hot salsas, particularly those with a tropical flavor. There, the sweetness of the Paper Lantern pairs perfectly with the sweetness of tropical fruit like mango or pineapple.
Scoville heat units (SHU): 100,000 – 150,000
Jalapeño reference point: 15 to 20 times hotter
Origin: Peru
Habaneros are known for their tropical flair – Caribbean sweet is their thing. So, too, for the Paper Lantern, with a few distinct differences. It’s a tropical-sweet habanero-type pepper. And where traditional habaneros perform best in warmer climates, the Paper Lantern boasts a shorter growing season. This makes it a perfect habanero for cooler Northern climates where the growing season is shorter.
Compared to our jalapeño reference point, the Hot Paper Lantern is 15 to 20 times hotter than a typical jalapeño pepper, depending on where the compared chilies sit on their heat spectrum.
What do these peppers look like and taste like?
They look as you’d expect a habanero, just a little more pronounced. These are elongated, with a lantern-like shape (some say similar to a pendant-shaped paper lantern, like the name). Paper Lantern peppers are just a little longer than a common habanero (3 to 4 inches) and slightly more exaggerated in their long shape. They age from green to orange and, finally, to a beautiful orange/red.
Their flavor is also “a little more” than a common habanero. They tend to taste a little sweeter, but that’s likely due to a slower heat to the pepper. The Hot Paper Lantern’s spiciness doesn’t attack quite as hard out the gate, allowing the chili’s natural sweetness, and light smokiness, to take more a center stage upon first bite.
How can you use these chilies?
As mentioned, Paper Lantern peppers have a shorter growing season than other habaneros, so those in Northern climates should reach to this chili for their chili pepper gardening. They also do well in small spaces due to compactness of the plant itself, so container gardening works here. Together, this makes for one of the easier chili types to grow successfully even in uncommon areas.
In the kitchen, the Paper Lantern is a thin-walled chili, so it’s a very good option for drying. From there, it can be crushed into powder or flakes or rehydrated for future use.
The sweetness makes the Paper Lantern an excellent pickling habanero (see our pickled habaneros recipe here to get started). The sweetness pairs well with the tangy pickled flavor, and they are delicious used atop sandwiches (for those that can handle habanero heat).
And, like all habaneros, this chili is perfect when used fresh for hot sauces and extra-hot salsas, particularly those with a tropical flavor. There, the sweetness of the Paper Lantern pairs perfectly with the sweetness of tropical fruit like mango or pineapple.
Shelf Life: 3 Years