Where can you find the world's hottest hot pepper?

[AlHayatZween 2]

Doing some research... any ideas? The website i pulled up says you can find the world's hottest hot pepper in California... the Tepin (1,000,000 SHU). Anyone ever try one?

Thanks,

hz

Edited February 28, 2010 by AlHayatZween

[Ban Hammer 13,870]

Guinness names world's hottest pepper

Weighing in at 1,001,304 Scoville heat units, the Bhut Jolokia chili from India has been named the world's hottest pepper by the Guinness Book of World Records. Just to put that into perspective, the jalapeno sits at a meager 10,000 SHU.

Early last year, the world's hottest pepper recorded was the Red Savina chili, which registered at 577,000 SHU, but in April that changed to the Dorset Naga which tested between 876,000 and 970,000 SHU. When it gets that hot, I don't really know that the number really makes much of a difference!

The Scoville scale, developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912, was created to measure the heat level in chillies and is used world-wide today. To give you an idea where some of your favorite peppers sit on the list:

0 - Bell Pepper

100-500 - Pepperoncini

1000-1500 - Poblano

2500-10,000 - Jalapenos and Chipolte

5000-23,000 - Serrano

30,000-50,000 - Cayenne

80,000 & up - Habenero, Scotch Bonnet

link

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yup the bhut mirch from assam

[MrsCat 6]

Are you doing a Homer?

Edited February 28, 2010 by MrsCat

[AlHayatZween 2]

damn, i'm going to have to send this character to India...

i was hoping he would end up in Cuba or Mexico...

Edited February 28, 2010 by AlHayatZween

[AlHayatZween 2]

This from Wikipedia:

In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.[21][22]

[christeen 966]

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They do the same thing with the peppers around the trailer parks in Kentucky... so the drunk gals dont go prowlin after the bars close... They end up at waffle house instead....

Edited February 28, 2010 by christeen

[AlHayatZween 2]

:o

i have heard if you eat a lot of hot pepper, the mosquitoes don't bite as much. don't know if it is true or not.

[웃 910]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia

[Niels Bohr 72]

Or, you can try a local Asian store and pick up those dried packages of crushed red peppers.

[AlHayatZween 2]

Thanks, guys...

Naww, i'm working on a story about hot peppers... i'm just trying to get the facts straight! :star:

[Niels Bohr 72]

I'm surprised he hadn't made it to the toilet in 30 minutes.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You can get specialist hot sauces that are usually made from habaneros. Tried some at a friends house the other week - one drop on a cracker is enough to start the sweats and noticeably elavate your heart rate.

Anything hotter than that is probably dangerous to your health.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Does anyone know what kind of pepper is used in rooster (sriracha) sauce?

[anya-D 8]

Does anyone know what kind of pepper is used in rooster (sriracha) sauce?

Sriracha is actually a name of a town near Pattaya in Thailand, that's where the sauce originated. But the one that's sold in the US has different taste than the one inThailand so I'm not sure what type of chili it used. The one in Thailand used the hot chili (not the hottest one though) in Thailand