According to Yahoo news the Bhut Jolokia (Ghost) pepper is no longer the hottest chili pepper known to man. The Nagar Viper comes in at 1,359,000 on the Scoville scale. The Ghost registers in at a measily 1,0001,304 Scovilles. The Nagar Viper was developed by a British Chilli farmer. Doing a bit more reading I found that the Ghost had been surpassed by the Infinity Chili (1,176,182 Scovilles) in September.
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