habanero sauce

Spicy pepper topping

Habanero sauce is a hot sauce made from habanero peppers, among the spiciest commonly cultivated varieties.

It typically combines the peppers with vinegar, salt, and other ingredients like garlic or fruit.

The sauce ranges from moderately hot to intensely fiery: This habanero sauce will clear your sinuses.

Often used in Mexican and Caribbean cooking.

Related

salsa · fiery · capsaicin · wings · hot wings · buffalo wings · Tabasco · scorching · orange · Caribbean · Mexican · burn · tongue · heat · sriracha · chile · sweat · marinade

Categories
Opposites
heat/spiciness level

habanero saucemild salsa

Low-heat Mexican condiment

ketchup · ranch dressing · mayonnaise · butter · béchamel

flavor intensity

habanero sauceplain yogurt

Unsweetened cultured dairy

water · unsalted butter · plain rice · white bread · tofu

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G