Information About Bhut Jolokias
The Bhut Jolokia is a chilli pepper that originally comes from the Assam state of India. It is also found in northeastern India (Nagaland, Manipur), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
In 2006, the Guinness Book of World Records, confirmed it to be the hottest chilli in the world, replacing the Red Savina Habanero.
There has been some heated discussion as to whether it is a Capsicum frutescens or a Capsicum chinense. Recent DNA tests have found that it is an interspecies hybrid, mostly chinense but with some frutescens genes.
The Bhut Jolokia (meaning Ghostly or Poison) has alot of other names – such as:
Ghost Chilli or Ghost Pepper
Naga Jolokia or Naga Morich or Naga Moresh (in Bangladesh) (Naga meaning cobra snake in Sanskrit – which originates from Nagaland and the Naga Community)
Nai Miris(in Sri Lanka)
Bih Jolokia(in the Indian state of Assam)
Oo-Morok (in Manipur) (Oo meaning Tree, Morok meaning Chilli)
Borbih Jolokia
Nagahari
Raja Mirchi (King of Chillies)
Regardless of the name they all refer to the same plant.
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