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proletariatcsp · 07-13-2008, 10:28 AM

My girlfriend and I went to buy some Orange Jasmine yesterday. The Nurseries said that they could
no longer sell them because of some new pest, and something to do with citrus tree damage. So
we wandered around for a bit looking for the odd ball plants that no one else ever seems to want, well. . .

We ended up with a small climbing vine, some mexican flower, and an unknown pepper plant.

I asked what kind of pepper it was because I had never heard of it, the tag said "very hot."
All they could tell me is that a customer had brought it to them claiming that it was too hot to eat.
Needless to say I decided to take it home because I love hot peppers. I thought maybe it was some big Jalepano!

A quick search on the internet revealed that this species weighed in at a blistering 1,001,304 - 1,041,427 SHU! 'ouch'

The Bhut 'naga' Jolokia, or "Ghost Chile" as it is called in some countries.
By far the world's hottest pepper. To put that into perspective,
Saga Jolokia

the 'Orange Habanero' - 357,729 SHU
and 'Red Savina' - 248,556 SHU

'Bhut Jolokia' - 1,001,304 SHU!!!!

What am I going to do with this now, any ideas?

07-13-2008, 10:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
proletariatcsp proletariatcsp's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Name: Chris in FL Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 246 BananaBucks : 92,224 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 148 Times Was Thanked 186 Times in 83 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Caution: Very Hot! My girlfriend and I went to buy some Orange Jasmine yesterday. The Nurseries said that they could no longer sell them because of some new pest, and something to do with citrus tree damage. So we wandered around for a bit looking for the odd ball plants that no one else ever seems to want, well. . . We ended up with a small climbing vine, some mexican flower, and an unknown pepper plant. I asked what kind of pepper it was because I had never heard of it, the tag said "very hot." All they could tell me is that a customer had brought it to them claiming that it was too hot to eat. Needless to say I decided to take it home because I love hot peppers. I thought maybe it was some big Jalepano! A quick search on the internet revealed that this species weighed in at a blistering 1,001,304 - 1,041,427 SHU! 'ouch' The Bhut 'naga' Jolokia, or "Ghost Chile" as it is called in some countries. By far the world's hottest pepper. To put that into perspective, Saga Jolokia the 'Orange Habanero' - 357,729 SHU and 'Red Savina' - 248,556 SHU 'Bhut Jolokia' - 1,001,304 SHU!!!! What am I going to do with this now, any ideas?