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Komodo Dragon chilli is 400 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper

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Oh! So hotttttt! I cannot imagine the heat in my mouth..You cannot touch it by bare hands!

[h=1]Tesco's Komodo Dragon chilli is 400 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper[/h]

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These chillis are not for the faint hearted. Or for people who value the safety of their tastebuds.Image: Tesco

By Sam Haysom Aug 13, 2015



LONDON – Any Brits who favour chilli peppers of the mouth-burningly hot variety are in for a treat; Tesco said Wednesday they will stock the tongue-scorching Komodo Dragon chilli pepper in 500 stores across the UK.


For a bit of context, the Bedfordshire-grown Komodo Dragon measures up to a whopping 1.4 million Scoville units (the standard measurement for chilli pepper heat), whereas your typical jalapeno pepper weighs in at a measly 3,500 Scovilles (and let's face it, some of those things can still be pretty hot sometimes).


"Do not consume whole," reads the mildly unnerving warning label on the packet. "Do not touch without gloves."




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Yikes.
Image: Tesco

Tesco buyer and chilli-conquering badass Eleanor Mansell, who has tried the chilli, said other specimens pale in comparison.


“The Komodo Dragon is also unusual because it has a delayed reaction that lulls you into a sense of false security," she explained. “At first you can taste a wonderful hot fruitiness but then after about 10 seconds the full might of this little demon hits you and your whole mouth is aglow."




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This photo is as close as we're planning to get.

Image: Tesco



The Komodo Dragon was grown in Bedfordshire by chilli-farmer Salvatore Genovese.


"It’s the really hot ones that gain the most interest and so


each year I try and grow one hotter than the last
each year I try and grow one hotter than the last," said Genovese.

"The Komodo Dragon should be livening up meal times over the coming months. I’d seriously advise anyone not experienced in eating really hot chilli peppers to have some milk or yoghurt ready as a standby to douse the flames!”


http://mashable.com/2015/08/13/tesco-komodo-dragon-chilli/
 
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[h=2]1. Trinidad moruga scorpion[/h] 2 million SHU
Imagine chewing an entire jalapeño pepper at once. Now multiply that by 400. That's a Trinidad moruga scorpion. This golf-ball-sized pepper stole the No. 1 spot in February 2012 when the Chile Pepper Institute declared it the world's hottest pepper. At 2 million SHUs, you might be better off eating an actual scorpion.


Measurements in Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
[TABLE="width: 660"]
[TR]
[TD]Carolina Reaper [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,570,000 [/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 2,200,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Trinidad Moruga Scorpion [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,200,000 [/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 2,009,231[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Naga Jolokia Pepper (a.k.a. Ghost Pepper) [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]800,000 [/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 1,041,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Red Savina Habanero Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 350,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 575,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scotch Bonnet Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 150,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 325,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Orange Habanero Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 150,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 325,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Fatalii Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]125,000 [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]325,000 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Datil Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 100,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 300,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Thai Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 50,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 100,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cayenne Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 30,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 50,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tabasco Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 30,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 50,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Serrano Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 8,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 22,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chipotle Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 3,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 8,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ancho Pepper, Pablano Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 1,000[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 2,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pimento Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 0[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sweet Bell Pepper[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 0[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] 0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Common grade pepper spray is similar to the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion and about twice as hot as the Naga Jolokia (a.k.a. Ghost Pepper) at approximately 2,000,000 Scoville Units.

Police quality pepper spray is over 5,000,000 Scoville Heat Units.
 
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