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The ghost pepper, [2] [3] also known as bhüt jolokia (lit. ' Bhutanese pepper ' or 'Ghost pepper' in Assamese [ 4 ] ), is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is a hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens .
It is also known as naga jolokia and ghost pepper. Carolina Reaper: United States 1,569,300–2,200,000 [31] SHU: Extremely hot pepper, was once the Guinness World Records holder for hottest pepper. Developed by Ed Currie: Datil [18] 100,000–300,000 SHU: A very hot chili; primarily grown in Florida Fatalii: 125,000–325,000 SHU
Assamese name English name Scientific name Image Aada Ginger: Zingiber officinale: Nohoru Garlic: Allium sativum: Piyaaj Onion: Allium cepa: Jeera Cumin: Cuminum cyminum: Kaal Jeera, Kola Jeera Black cumin: Nigella sativa: Jaluk Black pepper: Piper nigrum: Jolokiya Chili pepper: Halodhi Turmeric: Curcuma longa: Dhoniya Coriander seed ...
Pepper may be used whole or ground in Indian cuisines. The largest producer is the southern Indian state of Kerala. Used as a tempering spice. (Hindi: Kali Mirch काली मिर्च) Charoli: Also known as chironji, Cuddapah almond or almondette; a type of nut particularly used in making desserts. (Hindi: Chironji चिरौंजी ...
Anandita Dutta Tamuly, maiden name Anandita Dutta, is an Assamese woman from Titabor Town in Jorhat district of Assam. [1] [2] [3] She is married to Pankaj Tamuly and is mother of a son. She is known for eating and rubbing Bhut Jolokia peppers on her bare eyes. [2] [4] [5] The chilli, native to Assam, is the world's second-hottest chilli pepper ...
The Red Savina pepper. In 2001, Paul Bosland, a researcher at the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University, visited India to collect specimens of ghost pepper, also called the Bhut Jolokia or Naga king chili, [4] traditionally grown near Assam, India, which was being studied by the Indian army for weaponization.
The Habanaga is a cultivar of the chili pepper Capsicum chinense. This pepper was developed in New Mexico when a university student unintentionally crossed a Habanero and a Bhut Jolokia . [ 2 ] [ when?
Like many varieties of the Chinense species, the Naga Morich is a small-medium shrub with large leaves, small, five-petaled flowers, and blisteringly hot fruit. It differs from the Bhut Jolokia and Bih Jolokia in that it is slightly smaller with a pimply ribbed texture as opposed to the smoother flesh of the other two varieties.