Wow - The chilli so hot you need gloves

[fastpat]

A new level in hot peppers has been reached, while I'm not sure we need a pepper this hot, here it is.

The chilli so hot you need gloves
By Simon de Bruxelles

THE world’s hottest chilli pepper does not come from a tropical hot spot where the locals are impervious to its fiery heat but a smallholding in deepest Dorset.

Some chillis are fierce enough to make your eyes water. Anyone foolhardy enough to eat a whole Dorset Naga would almost certainly require hospital treatment.

The pepper, almost twice as hot as the previous record- holder, was grown by Joy and Michael Michaud in a poly- tunnel at their market garden. The couple run a business called Peppers by Post and spent four years developing the Dorset Naga.

They knew the 2cm-long specimens were hot because they had to wear gloves and remove the seeds outdoors when preparing them for drying, but had no idea they had grown a record-breaker.

Some customers complained the peppers were so fiery that even half a small one would make a curry too hot to eat. Others loved them and the Michauds sold a quarter of a million Dorset Nagas last year. At the end of last season Mrs Michaud sent a sample to a laboratory in America out of curiosity. The owner had never tested anything like it.

According to Mrs Michaud, the hottest habaρero peppers popular in chilli-eating competitions in the US generally measure about 100,000 units on the standard Scoville scale, named after its inventor, Wilbur Scoville, who developed it in 1912. At first the scale was a subjective taste test but it later developed into the measure of capsaicinoids present. The hottest chilli pepper in The Guinness Book of Records is a Red Savina habaρero with a rating of 570,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

Mrs Michaud was stunned when the Dorset Naga gave a reading of nearly 900,000SHU. A fresh sample was sent to a lab in New York used by the American Spice Trade Association and recorded a mouth-numbing 923,000SHUs.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2113507,00.html

[bigchillcar]

sign me up for one of those..i'd be *****ting sterno for days.. ouch.

[Z-man]

In the words of Paris Hilton
That's Hot.

-Z

[chibone_914]

Damn, pepper so hot makes me wanna slap my momma!

[legion]

I'd be afraid of farting for a month...

[bigchillcar]

i heard 'dem peppers was made in new york city..

[Overpaid Slacker]

Hunh. I'll be growing about a dozen varieties of peppers, starting in February (incl. habanero, cayenne, chinese black, etc.).

I've gotta get me some of these seeds. And a HAZMAT suit.

JP

[bigchillcar]

get a rope..

[fastpat]

Originally posted by bigchillcar
get a rope..

And a six pack!

[bigchillcar]

yeah..cause this is gonna take a while..

[Grady Clay]

Thanks Pat,

My brother claims he can eat any hot chili. This is what he will get for Christmas next year.

Dorset Naga Chilli


Catalog & Order Form


Best,
Grady

[bigchillcar]

lol..get 'em, grady..

[artplumber]

Originally posted by Grady Clay
Thanks Pat,

My brother claims he can eat any hot chili. This is what he will get for Christmas next year.

Dorset Naga Chilli


Catalog & Order Form


Best,
Grady

After all the nice things we said about you in the foster returns thread

[bt1211]

Grady I am the same way. I have never had a pepper that was too hot to eat but 923,000.00 shu's. I think I have met my match.


What the hell, where's my chili eat'n boots?

[tabs]

WOW! You'll be farting fireballs....and will be the first to burn your house down by farting.

Firechief to homeowner,...Ahh can U tell me how the fire started, U ate some Chilis..(writing in note book)...Ahhh can you tell me that again...Yes chilis, fire ball, yeah I got that...are U sure U want to stick to that story?

[Nostril Cheese]

[fastpat]

Originally posted by Grady Clay
Thanks Pat,

My brother claims he can eat any hot chili. This is what he will get for Christmas next year.

Dorset Naga Chilli


Catalog & Order Form


Best,
Grady

You're welcom, Grady. Let me know how fast you get them, maybe I'll order a packet.

Now to go plant the three muscadine vines I just received.

[legion]

From An Inexperienced Chili Taster Named
FRANK, who was visiting Texas from the East Coast:

"Recently I was honored to be selected as
a judge at a chili cook-off. The original person
called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there
at the judge's table asking directions to the beer wagon
when the call came. I was assured by the other two
judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all
that spicy, and besides, they told me I could have
free beer during the tasting, so I accepted. Here are
the scorecards from the event:

Chili # 1: Mike's Maniac Mobster Monster Chili

JUDGE ONE: A little too heavy on tomato. Amusing
kick.

JUDGE TWO: Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.

FRANK: Holy ••••, what the hell is this stuff? You
could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me
two beers to put the flames out. I hope
that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy.

Chili # 2: Arthur's Afterburner Chili

JUDGE ONE: Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight
Jalapeno tang.

JUDGE TWO: Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers
to be taken seriously.

FRANK: Keep this out of reach of children! I'm not
sure what I am supposed to taste besides pain. I had
to wave off two people who wanted to give me
the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more
beer when they saw the look on my face.

Chili # 3: Fred's Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili

JUDGE ONE: Excellent firehouse chili! Great kick.
Needs more beans.

JUDGE TWO: A beanless chili, a bit salty, good use
of red peppers.

FRANK: Call the EPA, I've located a uranium spill.
My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano.
Everyone knows the routine by now, get me more
beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the
back; now my backbone is in the front part of my chest.
I'm getting ••••-faced from all the beer.

Chili # 4: Bubba's Black Magic

JUDGE ONE: Black bean chili with almost no spice.
Disappointing.

JUDGE TWO: Hint of lime in the black beans. Good
side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a
chili.

FRANK: I felt something scraping across my tongue,
but was unable to taste it, is it possible to burn-out
taste buds? Sally, the bar maid, was standing behind
me with fresh refills; that 300 lb. wench is
starting to look HOT, just like this nuclear waste
I'm eating. Is chili an aphrodisiac?

Chili # 5: Linda's Legal Lip Remover

JUDGE ONE: Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers
freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.

JUDGE TWO: Chili using shredded beef; could use
more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.

FRANK: My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my
forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted
and four people behind me needed paramedics.
The contestant seemed offended when I
told her that her chili had given me brain damage.
Sally saved my tongue from bleeding
by pouring beer directly on it from a pitcher. I
wonder if I'm burning my lips off?

It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming.
Screw those rednecks!

Chili # 6: Vera's Very Vegetarian Variety

JUDGE ONE: Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili.
Good balance of spice and peppers.

JUDGE TWO: The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers,
onions, and garlic.Superb!

FRANK: My intestines are now a straight pipe filled
with gaseous, sulphuric flames. I •••• myself when I
farted and I'm worried it will eat through the chair.
No one seems inclined to stand behind me except
Sally, she must be kinkier than I thought. Can't
feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my butt with a snow cone!

Chili # 7: Susan's Screaming Sensation Chili

JUDGE ONE: A mediocre chili with too much reliance
on canned peppers.

JUDGE TWO: Ho Hum, tastes as if the chef literally
threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. I
should note that I am worried about Judge Number 3.
He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing
uncontrollably.

FRANK: You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull
the pin, and I wouldn't feel a •••• thing. I've lost
the sight in one eye, and the world
sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is
covered with chili which slid unnoticed out of my
mouth. My pants are full of lava-like ••••
to match my •••• shirt. At least during the autopsy
they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing, it's too
painful.
Screw it, I'm not getting any oxygen anyway.
If I need air, I'll just suck it
in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.

Chili # 8: Helen's Mount Saint Chili

JUDGE ONE: A perfect ending, this is a nice blend
chili, safe for all, not too bold but spicy enough to declare its
existence.

JUDGE TWO: This final entry is a good, balanced
chili, neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most
of it was lost when Judge Number 3
passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down
on top of himself. Not sure if the's going to make it.
Poor Yank, wonder how he'd
have reacted to a really hot chili?

FRANK: --------------(editor's note: Judge #3 was unable to report)

[bigchillcar]

lol. good one, legion.

[R Wilco]

Over 30 years ago I worked a job where we had a 30 minute break in the morining, 30 for lunch and 30 in the afternoon. There were 12 people aged 22-62 working shift making good money but a very eclectic bunch. We had a new guy about a year out of Mexico that was a pepper fanatic. I a midwestern homecooked homeboy didn't know much about peppers. This guy was always bragging about how hot his pepper were. I never gave it a thought because I had never eaten hot peppers and didn't care. This guy was always bringing pepper for lunch and mixing them with everything. I thought it was stange, stupid, whatever. So on and on it went about how great his latest crop was. WHATEVER. Then one day at lunch I go into the break room and this guy had already gotten my usual DrPepper and even opened it for me, that should have been a clue. I must have been the last one in the break room because eveyone was kind of looking at me as I sipped on my drink and ate my usual peanut butter and honey samich or whatever it was I ate 33 years ago. Anyway my lips started burning liked I'd kissed a branding iron, and sweat broke out on my forehead. I was looking arond like WTF, and everyone is kind of grinning. This joker had split one of his peppers and rubbed it on the opening of the bottle. I thought my lips would burn off. He started laughing and everyone else did too, me the 22 year old nube had broken into the world of heated peppers. Living in Texas our family loves them, the hotter the better.