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Default The Hottest Chilli?

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:09:19 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>On Aug 15, 5:40*pm, Corey Richardson >
>wrote:
>> Some WWW sites say that the Red Savina is the hottest. Some say the
>> Habanero, Scotch bonnet or sometimes the Naga Jolokia.
>>
>> So what really *is* the hottest chilli?

>
>Gourmet August 2008 has a good article about hot vs. hotter chilis.
>This is really well written by a guy who trekked all the way to the
>middle of nowhere (Tibet?) to taste the Jolokia.
>
>Their little chart says:
>Bhut Jolokia, from India, 1,001,304 Scoville Units
>Dorset Naga, from England (?!?!?!), 878884 Scoville Units
>Red Savina Habanero, from California, 577,000 Scoville Units
>Santaka, from Japan, 100,000 Scoville Units
>Jalapeno, from Mexico, 8000 Scoville Units
>Ancho, from Turkey, 1800 Scoville Units


No mention of Scotch bonnet's there, I wonder why?

I quite like Encona Hot Pepper Sauce which is a mix of Habaneros and
Scotch bonnets.

>There's another (very funny) article in (either) Bon Appetit (in the
>August issue?) or in Gourmet's August issue by a guy who farms chilis
>in PA and sells 'em at Farmers' Markets.
>
>They're worth a trip to your public library.


Thanks, I'll do that.