Trinidad Scorpion Peppers
The current world record holder for the highest SHU (Scoville Heat Units) is the Trinidad
Scorpion chile. A pepper grown in New South Wales, Australia, tested his and According to Guinness
World Records, is currently the hottest chile pepper grown. It measured 1,463,700 SHU! You can
buy Trinidad Scorpion seeds right here from Uncle Steve.
Ghost Peppers (Naga Jolokia)
Another recent record holder is the Naga Jolokia, also known as the "Ghost
Pepper" or
Bluth Jolokia it was the first chile pepper to dethrone the famous Red Savania Habanero
which had at the time an amazing 577,000 SHU, holding the record for almost a decade. You can
also purchase Red Ghost Peppers, Yellow Ghost Peppers and Chocolate Ghost Peppers
from Uncle Steve.
Read more about The
Ghost Pepper and its uses.
7 Pot Peppers
"7 Pot" chile got its name because it is so hot that just one pepper is enough to
spice and heat up seven pots of chile. It looks like a version of the Trinidad Scorpion with the
little pimples of the Ghost Pepper. Uncle Steve will have 7 Pot pepper seeds for sale for the
2012 growing season.
The race for the
title "Hottest Pepper In The World" has changed hands 7 times in the last few
years. There are now known peppers that rate over 2 million SHU! Go to the The Hot Pepper Blog and see the latest and share your comments on the subject or
other hot chile related topics.
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