Hot Stuff

Let's play stump the chump. What the hottest chili pepper in the world? No, it's not the Habanero or Scotch Bonnet, it's called bhut jolokia and "has been eaten in northeast India for centuries" according to the The Wall Street Journal article last weekend entitled The World's Hottest Chili. It is basically unknown in the rest of the world, at least until now. In laboratory tests conducted by the Chile Pepper Institute of New Mexico State University, it measured in at over 1 million Scoville Heat Units. That's hot stuff!

Can we actually eat this and will it be coming to America? Yes, but not many people would be able to handle this kind of heat. It's already available online in powdered form at www.burnmegood.com. I know I'm going to have to try some just out of curiosity. A word of warning if you want to try it, wear rubber gloves and a mask and don't touch your eyes or nose.