A new Chile Pepper found, now hottest in the world!

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Oh no! My beloved Red Savina (Habinero) is no longer the worlds hottest!!

Bhut Jolokia, at 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), is nearly twice as hot as Red Savina, the chile pepper variety it replaces as the world’s hottest. A New Mexico green chile contains about 1,500 SHUs and an average jalapeno measures at about 10,000 SHUs.

“The name Bhut Jolokia translates as ‘ghost chile,’” Bosland said, “we’re not sure why they call it that, but I think it’s because the chile is so hot, you give up the ghost when you eat it!”

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I can't wait to get my hands on some seeds!! I just hope they come up with a comon name I can pronounce easier.....