Hot stuff!

cathyxyz said:

Saw this today.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/a-chilli-to-blow-your-mind/2006/04/01/1143441379997.html

"The Naga registered a Scoville heat unit of 876,000. The record holder
is a Red Savina Habanero with a rating of 577,000."

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

That's a little scary. I used to be able to tolerate the weenie
jalapeno raw, now I have to cook the heck out of them to even take a
bite...
-L.

Cathy quoted:

Quoted message said:

"The Naga registered a Scoville heat unit of 876,000. The record holder is
a Red Savina Habanero with a rating of 577,000."

Either the article got it wrong or Guinness was unaware of the Tezpur
chile, which has a Scoville rating of 855,000. This new one is still
hotter, but not by the wide margin indicated.

Bob

Bob Terwilliger said:

Cathy quoted:

Quoted message said:

"The Naga registered a Scoville heat unit of 876,000. The record holder is
a Red Savina Habanero with a rating of 577,000."

Either the article got it wrong or Guinness was unaware of the Tezpur
chile, which has a Scoville rating of 855,000. This new one is still
hotter, but not by the wide margin indicated.

Bob

I bought some seeds for Naga Jolokia (sp?) peppers a few years ago when
this news just came out, and grew them in my garden. They were about
like tabasco peppers, but maybe not as hot. Nothing outstanding at all.

Also, check this news article:
http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/assam_chile2.asp

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob said:

I bought some seeds for Naga Jolokia (sp?) peppers a few years ago when
this news just came out, and grew them in my garden. They were about like
tabasco peppers, but maybe not as hot. Nothing outstanding at all.

Also, check this news article:
http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/assam_chile2.asp

Most enlightening, thanks!

Bob

cathyxyz said:

Saw this today.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/a-chilli-to-blow-your-mind/2006/04/01/1143441379997.html

"The Naga registered a Scoville heat unit of 876,000. The record holder
is a Red Savina Habanero with a rating of 577,000."

Wowza! That's a WMD, not a spice.
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modom