In 2011, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion upended the Naga Bhut Jolokia for what culinary distinction?
Bhut jolokia Bhut jolokia The Bhut jolokia ( [ˈbʱʊt.zɔˌlɔkiˌja]), also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili, U-morok, red naga, naga jolokia, and ghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. It is a hybrid of "Capsicum chinense" and "Capsicum frutescens" and is closely related to the Naga Morich of Bangladesh. In 2007, "Guinness World Records" certified that the ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The ghost chili is rated at more than 1 million Scoville heat units (SHUs). However, the ghost
Trinidad Moruga scorpion Trinidad Moruga scorpion The Trinidad Moruga scorpion ("Capsicum chinense") is native to the district of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago. On February 13, 2012, New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute identified the Trinidad Moruga scorpion as the hottest chili in the world, with a mean heat of more than 1.2 million Scoville heat units (SHUs) and individual plants with a heat of more than 2 million SHUs. According to the Chile Pepper Institute, the previous record holder was the Bhut jolokia of India, as it never accepted the Infinity chili and Naga Viper pepper that were previous record holders