He's working on the health benefits of capsaicin by developing a pepper that has almost none?
There are plenty of mild peppers out there. Why spend money developing a mild version of the hottest pepper?
Sounds like more wasted research $$$$$$
Exactly.
Uh huh.
Our tax dollars at work.
To be fair, it probably didn't cost all that much to develop, outside of seeds, dirt, fertilizer, and time.
Habaneros have a flavor that is distinct from any other pepper. This creation will open up new culinary opportunities for using the Habanero in applications where it is currently too hot for a vast majority of consumers.
Actually no, the milder TAM jalapeno that they developed about 20 yrs ago is the most widely grown jalapeno and more people than ever eat jalapenos. I live in the SW and I've never eaten a habanero because they are way too hot and I wouldn't do that to myself.