Dried Ghost Chillies
The Bhut Jolokia, or Ghost Chilli (apparently named for its ghostly bite!) is the hottest chilli in the World.
It is also known as the Naga or Bih Jolokia and Bih Jolokia and it has been measured between 855,000 Scoville heat units up to 1,041,427 units by an Indian company.
The Bhut Jolokia is twice as hot as the Red Savina (350,000 – 577,000 Scoville heat units)
When ripe, the ghost chillies are 60 mm to 85 mm long and up to 30 mm wide. They have an orange or red colour. They are very similar looking to Habanero peppers in so much as they have a rugged skin.
