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Default The Hottest Chilli?

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:42:00 -0700 (PDT), Dragonblaze
> wrote:

>On 15 Aug, 23:40, 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?

>
>Dorset Naga. It rates 923,000 scovies.
>
>Here's a list of hot chillies:
>
>Dorset Naga: 923,000
>
>Red Savina habanero: 577,000
>
>Scotch bonnet: 100,000-325,000
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>Jamaican hot pepper: 100,000-200,000
>
>Cayenne pepper: 30,000-50,000
>
>Jalapeno pepper: 2,500-8,000
>
>Dragonblaze


Thanks for that. And to think I thought Scotch bonnets were hot!