I tried to eat it with tortilla chips; it didn’t seem that hot, but then I would have a burning sensation on the underside of my tongue a few seconds later. :eek: Someone on another website said it might have been a chemical burn, so I put it back in the fridge and hadn’t touched it since.
A couple days ago, I made an impromptu casserole with hamburger, hominy, onions, garlic, a can of generic Ro-Tel tomatoes, and a spoonful of this to kick it up a notch. Nice and spicy, and just right!
I grew habaneros a few years ago, and got “heat” on my hands from the stems. Yes, I did find out while rubbing my eyes, why do you ask? :o
My first encounter with a habi was about 15 years ago. My daughter and I pulled up to a roadside vegetable stand, and they had a basket full of the prettiest little orange peppers. I bought one, and when we got in the car I took a big bite out of it. :eek:
I thought I was going to have to go to the ER. My mouth felt blistered and all I had to drink in the car was a can of warm Pepsi. Anyone who knows about hot peppers knows that is the worst thing to drink. It took a few hours before I recovered.
I really think the lady at the stand should have told me that it was hot.
I have since acquired a taste for them though. I like to slice them into slivers, and eat them sprinkled with salt.
I was going to comment “What a couple of wimps!” but I remembered that it took years for me to be able to appreciate and love habs. So fruity and burny and wonderful.
They’re hot, all right, but they also have a nice fruity, tropical flavor. I like to scorch one on a hot dry skillet until it’s blackened a bit, then mince about half of it and put it into a mango salsa.
Nice and spicy, and just right! 
It took a few hours before I recovered.