Habanero El Remo Pepper
The Habanero El Remo is a mild, rare variety of Capsicum chinense that offers a sweet and fruity habanero flavor with a significantly reduced level of heat. This makes it a popular choice for those who want the tropical flavor of a haban...
The Habanero El Remo is a mild, rare variety of Capsicum chinense that offers a sweet and fruity habanero flavor with a significantly reduced level of heat. This makes it a popular choice for those who want the tropical flavor of a habanero without the intense, fiery burn.
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Mild spice: Unlike standard habaneros, which can reach 350,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), the
is rated at around 100 SHU, making it comparable to a very mild bell pepper or a completely heatless variety.Habanero El Remo
- Sweet and fruity: It possesses the same distinctive, tropical habanero flavor profile with notes of citrus and fruit.
- Excellent flavor and texture: This pepper offers great flavor and a crisp texture, making it enjoyable even when eaten fresh.
- Fresh preparations: It can be added to salads, salsas, and fresh ceviches for a sweet, fruity flavor without overpowering the dish with heat.
- Frying and grilling: Frying or grilling the peppers helps to bring out their natural sweetness and char, making them a great garnish or accompaniment to grilled meats.
- Pickling: Its size and mildness make it a great candidate for pickling, which preserves the flavor and crisp texture.
- Drying and powdering: The peppers can be dried and ground into a spice powder to add a mild, fruity habanero flavor to rubs, seasonings, and other dishes.
- Stuffing: Like other mild peppers with thick walls, it can be stuffed and baked or grilled.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.




