Naga Jolokia / Bhut Jolokia Chili pepper

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The Naga Jolokia Chili pepper is some times known as the Bhut Jolokia and can also be knowen as several other different names that include Ghost Chili, Ghost Pepper, Bih Jolokia and also Naga Morich but these names all refer to the same Chili Pepper. These extremely hot chili's are a naturally occurring inter-specific hybrid that originates from the Assam region of North Eastern India, They can also be found Naturally in the Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland, However their newly found popularity means these record breaking chili's can now be found growing all around the world. You can now buy them over the Internet as fresh or dried for cooking or seeds so that you can try growing them yourself.

The name "Naga Jolokia" translates in to English as King Cobra Chili, This is due to the extreme heat of these chili's being compared to the deadly poison of the King Cobra snake, "Bhut" translates as Ghost and it is believed the name "Ghost Chili" is due to the chili's heat that gives a ghostly bite. "Bih" translates as Poison and as you can imagine is a reference to the Chili's heat being like poison, The Naga/Bhut Jolokia is similar in appearance to the Hebanero Chili but they have a rougher skin, The pods should measure 60mm to 85mm long and be 25mm to 30mm wide with a red or orange colour, The fresh pods have a strong and pleasant fresh vegetable smell, when cooked the pods give a perfume like sweetness to all other ingredients as well as giving an intense heat, when dried the Chili gives a more intense aroma and heat.

Although this Chili has been grown for centuries in the Assam region of North Easter India it has remained unknown to the West and most of the world for a long time, However in 2007 the Chili was confirmed by The Guinness World Records as the hottest Chili Pepper in the world with a top Scoville Heat Unit rating (SHU) of 1,041,427. This SHU rating is used to measure the heat of all chili's and is named after it's creator an American chemist called Wilbur Scoville which he devised in 1912, The Scoville Heat Units system is the amount of water needed to make the chili heat undetectable, so one drop of Jalapeno will require 2,500-8,000 drops of water and one drop of Naga Jolokia will require up to 1,000,000 drops of water to make the heat undetectable, These Chili's are extremely hot and they will make your eyes water and nose run, When touching them it is advised to handle them with extreme caution as contact with broken skin or eyes can cause pain and burning, Consuming hot peppers can cause burning pains in the stomach, However there are a lot of healthy benefits to eating Chili peppers.

Red Chili Peppers contain high levels of Vitamin C and Carotene and as a whole peppers are a good source of Vitamin B, Other benefits of Chili Peppers are that they can be high in Potassium, Magnesium and Iron, The Capsaicin found in Chili Peppers is said to be good in the management of arthritis pain and headaches, Another benefit is that Chili Peppers contain the high levels of Photochemicals that have be known to kill Cancer Cells.

If you wish to buy fresh or dried Naga / Bhut Jolokia for cooking or seeds for growing yourself, You will be able to easily find many websites over the Internet that sell them cheaply as they are getting increasingly popular.