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. Paul Bosland of the Chile Pepper Institute, if you ate a large amount in a short period of time, it could kill you. Watching naga videos always go the same way, after a few seconds "it’s not that hot" after 1 minute its "I’m dying"! If you are allergic to something not covered by the 14 allergens, please check the ingredients list carefully.

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). They originate in Northern India and the peppers have been around for generations, though only cultivated in the western world since the turn of the century. That said, eating them in moderation can be good for you, as chili peppers offer all sorts of health benefits. Naga Bhut Jolokia broke all the records, before the naga was tested Habanero Savina was king at 500K Shu, the Naga Bhut Jolokia was a tested and smashed the 1m SHU The Chilli that started a revolution – Cheers Pete (the man who brought naga to the world)! The name bhüt jolokia (ভুট জলকীয়া) means 'Bhutanese pepper' in Assamese; the first element bhüt, meaning 'Bhutan', was mistakenly confused for a near- homonym bhut (ভুত) meaning 'ghost'.

However, in the race to grow the hottest chili pepper, the ghost chili was superseded by the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper in 2011, the Carolina Reaper in 2013 and Pepper X in 2023. Add ghost chilli to your dish to give a real depth of flavour and heat, we suggest you start with a smaller amount and build up your heat to suit. Bhutan pepper' in Assamese [4]), is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India.

Under UK law it is illegal to advertise that a product is free from an allergen without laboratory testing of each batch. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If you do experience burning sensations, see my post on How to Stop the Chili Pepper Burn On Your Skin.We recommend taking precautions when handling them: avoid contact with eyes, wear gloves at all times when handling and wear a dust/vapour mask if you are grinding or rehydrating and reducing to a paste. It was awarded the distinction of the World's Hottest of All Spices by the Guinness World Records in 2006, topping the Red Savina Habanero, though was eventually toppled several times over. Novel Formation of Ectopic (Nonplacental) Capsaicinoid Secreting Vesicles on Fruit Walls Explains the Morphological Mechanism for Super-hot Chile Peppers".