SYDNEY, (Reuters Life!) – Beware, Naga Viper. Your reign as the world’s hottest chili pepper may be coming to a close.
A group of Australians is seeking world record status for a new variety of chili, a bright red pepper so potent that processing it for eating requires gas masks and protective chemical warfare-like clothing.
The “Trinidad Scorpion Butch T” chili, a mere 2.5 cm (1 inch) long, comes it at a fiery 1.46 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU) per chili, according to