Is the naga morich the hottest pepper in the world ?!
Is the naga morich the hottest pepper in the world ?
is the naga morich the hottest pepper in the world ? i have seen lots of stuff on the internet i even have one of them that just sprouted off some seeds i have got off of ebay.... but has any one really ever tried one ? i have read all the stuff off of wikipedia and every website possible so please dont send me any links to read im just looking for some answers from some one that has really experienced it
Answers:
The Naga Jolokia is a chili pepper that occurs in northeastern India (Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur) and Bangladesh. It was confirmed by Guinness World Records to be the hottest chili in the world, displacing the Red Savina. Disagreement has arisen on whether it is a Capsicum frutescens or a Capsicum chinense. The Indians claim it is a C. frutescens,[1] but the derived cultivar Dorset Naga was assessed as a C. chinense. Recent DNA tests have found both C. chinense and C. frutescens genes.[2]
It is also called Bih Jolokia in some places of Assam (Bih = 'poison', Jolokia = 'chili pepper'; in Assamese). Other names are Bhut Jolokia (Bhut = 'ghost', probably due to its ghostly bite or introduction by the Bhutias from Bhutan poison chili), Borbih Jolokia, Nagahari, Nagajolokia, Naga Morich, Naga Moresh and Raja Mirchi ('King of Chillies'). Regardless the moniker, they all refer to the same chili with the name Naga possibly stemming from the extreme hotness represented by the aggressive temperament of the warriors of neighbouring Naga Community.
I thought it was the Habanero pepper
I agree I thought the Habenero was the hottest in the world..Habeneros have 80,000 and up Scoville Units. So if you knew the scoville of the naga morich that might let you know.