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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?

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Take the peppers to work and see how many of your coworkers are willing to fry their taste buds on those babies!!! :ha::ha::ha:

Also - Make sure the kids and dogs dont get into it.

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Haha!! good find! Hot sauce?

Cassie

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put it in a box and send it to me( ha ha ha)...maybe you can find some mexi- americians who can take it off your hands. but its a great find. i like looking at the plants that nobody seems to want...you find a gold mine of treasure that way!

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The primary use of chili oil in the world (70%-80%) is bio-abatement: it is an ingredient in the outer sheathings of underground cables and also in boat paint. The higher the concentration in the plant, the more cost reduction in the extraction process.

A decade or so ago I purchased an innocent looking 4 oz. jar of Habernero Salsa sold under the Stonewall Chili Company (Texas) brand name. The contents read: Chilis, Lemon Juice, Salt. It was way too hot for straight salsa and far hotter than a 25,000 SHU hot sauce I had. Eventually I found that 1/4 teaspoon was perfect for 1 quart of chili.

Going on the assumption that the jar of "salsa" was about 100,000 SHU, you could use 1/4 teaspoon of 'Bhut Jolokia' puree to make a gallon of chili.

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I feel sorry for the squirrels more than anything.
I don't know if there are any sauces, although it has been used to deter elephants.
As soon as I get a batch I could, though I'm sure they'd arive pretty dry?
No kidding Richard, probably a gram per gallon, if that? LOL I ate a Habanero once
and the burn lasted a good 10 minutes, didn't burn my tongue at first just my throat.
Then my whole mouth was on fire, stomach and chest constricted with a deep
warming sensation like a shot of 100proof. I started sweating, eyes tearing, and nose running!

They say these burn for at least 30 minutes! None for me thanks. lol
I believe this is why they are called 'Ghost Chile', the burn haunts you for a long time!!!

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Google the Bhut Jolokia, this suppose to be the hottest pepper in the world. I almost ordered seeds earlier this spring, but then couldn't figure out what I would use them for, ( other than medicinal, the oils ). I love love hot peppers, but I'm not gonna hurt hurt myself for'em. LOL, seriously they are very hot, and not allot of flavor,just OUCH! Heat. But ya gotta love the plants everybody walks past. Wife and I got a Persian Shield at Menards Thursday for 75 cents. Beautiful plant.

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I'll buy some seeds from you after it produces some peppers. Let me know

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Knowing me I'd probably throw a whole spoon into my chili ;)

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My aunt Mercedes gave me some seeds when I visited Puerto Rico. I do not like hot peppers, but they do have beautiful colors: red, green, yellow. and a really bushy type plant, if they are the same. Looks like it. I wonder, though.

Do not eat them. they will burn the living devil out of u!

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I looked on you tube...very funny how many people video recorded their misery after eating one of these.

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I'm growing some of these! My DW likes hot peppers so I want to see if she can handle eating these.:ha: I'll probally harvest some of the seeds to give away or trade.

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Insanely hilarious how many people ate these things. Still, most of the videos I saw on youtube made it impossible to tell if what they were eating were actually Bhut Jolokia. They can be eaten fresh, actually the fresher they are the less heat they have.

The Jolokia has a very bumpy, rough texture unlike the habanero and other chiles, usually 3 - 3 1/2 inches long. They say the seeds are very difficult to germinate, as well to grow. 50F and below will hurt the plants and damage leaves. Mine is outside now and will probably come in for winter. Although I'm in zones 9-10 we almost got the frost once or twice last winter. I wonder how my 'ice cream' will fair.

Good luck to you guys if you decide to grow them, and wear some gloves to remove the seeds before you eat the fruit!!! LOL

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Wear goggles -- no kidding.

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most definatly wear gloves. I grew the salvina reds 2 years ago and dehaydrated them. I wore the good medic latex gloves and while I was slicing them the oil almost ate thru the gloves. The buht jolokia is almost twice as hot....WOW

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Just be careful before you go eating one of these, according to the SHU ratings, they are more than 4 times hotter than Red Savina!

'Red Savina' - 248,556 SHU
'Bhut Jolokia' -1,001,304 SHU!!!!

There is reportedly a new 'Jolokia' hybrid that is
1,500,000+ Scoville Units. . . "death chile?" LOL


If your still interested when it fruits I will send some! HEHE

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Now that I've read a little about this I think I had a tiny bit in some home made indian dish a long time ago.

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OHHHHHHHH I'm interested....Actually I ordered some seed last night off E-bay I got so excited!!!!!!!

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or just order one of the insane sauces from Mo hotta Mo betta

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Might have to try some as well, I like Dave's Insanity Salsa in chili !!