First we feast 7 367 273 views 12 11. Hot ones s1 e9 sean evans and chili klaus eat the carolina reaper the world s hottest chili pepper hot ones duration. Sean met up with a true legend of the chili world denmark s ghost pepper popping chili klaus.
Sean evans and chili klaus eat the carolina reaper the world s hottest chili pepper hot ones. The carolina reaper the world s hottest chili pepper has a rating of 2 2 million scoville heat units shu which compares to the ghost pepper s rati. The scoville scale is a common way to measure the intensity of heat contained in chili peppers.
It was bred in south carolina and tested at over 2 2 million scoville heat units with an aveerage of 1 641 000 shu by winthrop university. The smokin ed s carolina reaper is currently the hottest pepper in the world it is was developed by a grower named ed currie by crossing a pakistani naga with a red habanero type from st vincents island in the west indies. About the carolina reaper.
Other varieties may be spicier such as dragon s. In 2013 guinness world records declared it the hottest chili pepper in the world surpassing the previous record holder the trinidad scorpion butch t. Developed by south carolina breeder ed currie the pepper is red and gnarled with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail.
The carolina reaper is a cultivar of the capsicum chinense plant. These are two mega hot chilies there s no doubt. In the carolina reaper you have the blazing up and comer that has shocked the world.
In the ghost pepper you have a rock star and internet youtube sensation. Frazier of the hot pepper world at least in terms of pure power and popularity. The ghost pepper is like ali vs.