Ghost pepper (bhut jolokia)
Bhut jolokia (ghost pepper)
The Ghost chilli as commonly known (also known as Naga Morich, Naga Jolokia and Bhut jolokia). These superhot peppers come from the Assam, Nagaland and Manipur regions of Northeast India. They also Grow in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka where it is known as Nai Mirris “cobra chilli” In late 2006 the Bhut jolokia was confirmed in the Guiness world record book as the hottest pepper in the world displacing the red savannah habanero, with almost double its heat in Scoville units at over 1,041,427 scoville units! 401.5 times hotter than “Tabasco sauce”. That’s ridiculously hot!
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In 2009, scientists at India’s defence Research and development organisation announced plans to use the peppers in Hand grenade, as a non lethal way to flush out terrorists from their hideouts and to control rioters. It will also be developed into pepper spray as a self defence product. So you know that this is one seriously hot chilli pepper.
Species: C. chinese C. Frutenscens
Subspecies: C.c. cultivar Naga Jolokia
Trinomial name; Capsicum chinese ‘Naga Jolokia’
Since obtaining the Guinness world record for the hottest chilli pepper on earth the ghost chilli(bhut jolokia) has since been overtaken in the race for the hottest by the Trinidad scorpion Butcher T with a reading of more than 1,463,700 Scoville scale. This pepper is a particular strain of the Trinidad Scorpion (which originated in Trinidad and Tobago. It is named after Butch Taylor, the owner of a hot sauce company who is responsible for propagating the pepper’s seeds. The “scorpion” peppers are referred to as such because the pointed end of the pepper is said to resemble a scorpion’s stinger.
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Crazy guy eats two large bhuts! and still manages the review
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