Brainfade Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 From Fort Mill, South Carolina 1,569,300 Scoville Heat units! The previous record was held by Naga Bhoot Jholokia peppers from Nagaland, which averaged 1,000,000 SHUs. In comparison, Jalapenos are ~ 5000 SHUs, Thai green chiilies (which are most common in Indian cooking) are ~ 50,000 SHUs and orange habaneros are 150,000 SHUs. There is a local ice cream joint here in North Carolina that serves a habanero ice cream. They grind habaneros in with the ice cream while its churning. It's called "Exit Wound" and you have to sign a waiver form before you can buy it. I could manage half a small cup. Not worth the pain!!
surajmal Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Indian ones are natural. This one is probably GM. Cheaters.
Brainfade Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 Indian ones are natural. This one is probably GM. Cheaters. (0) Hope you're kidding. If not: (1) BS. This was generated by selective breeding, just like all other pepper varieties. There are no GM peppers in the market. If it was GM, it would have to pass stringent regulations before being available on the market (see below). (2) And BTW, GM is as natural as selective breeding, except that it takes 13 years and $100+ million to get a GM variety approved for planting. Selectively bred varieties, OTOH, are not regulated at all.
kaamil20 Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 A red savina (close to a habanero) is the world's hottest chili. There are other peppers that are hotter, but they're not chili peppers.
Sachinism Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion took the title off Bhut Jholokia before this came along. I have a hot sauce made from Bhut Jholokia, it is tongue tearingly hot.
velu Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Piece of cake for gults I presume? maniac eats this for snacks :cantstop:
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