Ghost peppers

maryinoregon · August 2, 2007

I was reading about a pepper called bhut jolokia, or ghost pepper. It is grown in the state of Assam in India. After testing at New Mexico State University's Chili Pepper Institute, it was declared the world's hottest pepper by the Guiness Book. As measured by the Institute, the pepper comes in at 1,001,304 Scoville Units. Apparently is is fairly rare here and hard to grow according to the article. So I was wondering if any of you chili heads had this one. The Indians in the article suggested that those not used to it should bite only a sliver, as the pepper is explosive in taste. And preferably, those not used to it should not take a bite at all. Sounds like it is used extensively in sauces, as not much is needed to flavor any food.

August 2, 2007	#1
maryinoregon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 361	Ghost peppers I was reading about a pepper called bhut jolokia, or ghost pepper. It is grown in the state of Assam in India. After testing at New Mexico State University's Chili Pepper Institute, it was declared the world's hottest pepper by the Guiness Book. As measured by the Institute, the pepper comes in at 1,001,304 Scoville Units. Apparently is is fairly rare here and hard to grow according to the article. So I was wondering if any of you chili heads had this one. The Indians in the article suggested that those not used to it should bite only a sliver, as the pepper is explosive in taste. And preferably, those not used to it should not take a bite at all. Sounds like it is used extensively in sauces, as not much is needed to flavor any food.