I have just been reading about the bhut jolokia, the hottest chilli on earth. It is 1,041,427 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale, more than double the score of the previous world record-holder (the red savina habanero). That means it is 200 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. And yet, when you bite into a bhut jolokia, there is no pain at first, only a smoky flavour with an intense, apple-like sweetness. Then, after about 20 seconds, all hell breaks loose. Sounds great.
I will have to put some of that into someones pizza if l ever get around to going to India.
toodle pip
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