The Hottest Chili Pepper in the World
The bhut jolokia is the new hottest chili pepper in the world at 1,041,427 Scoville units. That means that it would require 1,041,427 drops of water to dilute one drop of the pepper such that the heat would be unnoticeable. A jalapeño is only about 5,000 Scovillle units.
I want one. I want several, actually. I want to grow a bhut jolokia plant.
Best two quotes from the article? When you eat it, it feels like
dying,
reads the advertising copy from one
retailer. We’re about the only species who like hot
peppers; you can’t even train a rat to like them,
says a
taste researcher.
