Naga Bhut Jolokia / Ghost Pepper Superhot Chilli - CHILLIESontheWEB 10g

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When working with any super hot peppers, it is important to wear gloves when handling the peppers both in raw and dried forms. The bhut jolokia is a naturally growing pepper that can be found primarily in northeastern India and neighboring Bangladesh. Bhut Jolokia is still one of the hottest pepper in the world and if you compare its SHU to a Jalapeno chilli at a mere 2,000 5,000 SHU, it puts into perspective why the Indian Government is experimenting with using it in hand-grenades!

For comparison, Tabasco red pepper sauce rates at 2,500–5,000, and pure capsaicin (the chemical responsible for the pungency of pepper plants) rates at 16,000,000 SHUs. I personally enjoy them for their fruitiness and the fact that the peppers don't sting you with heat like a scorpion pepper (see this superhot - Trinidad Moruga Scorpion). The seeds should be sown in either a heated propagator or a heated greenhouse and kept at a constant high temperature. Originating from North East India this chilli was the Guinness World Record holder as the hottest chilli in 2007 at 400 times hotter than Tabasco! Bhut Jolokia can need a little extra help with pollination either by hand-pollinating and/or placing near to a Habanero type chilli pepper.The DRDO said that ghost pepper-based aerosol sprays could be used as a "safety device", and "civil variants" of chili grenades could be used to control and disperse mobs. I love cooking with the heat and flavor of ghost peppers and have a number of spicy foods recipes to share with you. It increases perspiration, reduces pain sensitivity, and stimulates the circulatory and digestive systems. Watching naga videos always go the same way, after a few seconds "it’s not that hot" after 1 minute its "I’m dying"! Also, the fumes from the chili peppers and/or the fine pepper powders may get into the air if you are not working in a well ventilated room.

As a small, family run business, we cannot afford to do this, so instead we provide as much information as we can. You can certainly compare a ghost pepper to a Carolina Reaper propagated by Ed Currie as both are intensely hot and both offer up a sweet, fruity flavor. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

However, the red fruit variety has two different types: the rough, dented fruit and the smooth fruit. If you are allergic to something not covered by the 14 allergens, please check the ingredients list carefully. In Assam, [13] the pepper is also known as bih zôlôkia (বিহ জলকীয়া) meaning 'poison chili', from Assamese bih meaning 'poison' and zôlôkia meaning 'chili pepper', denoting the plant's heat.