GHOST PEEPPER

BHUT JOLOKIA

AKA GHOST PEPPER

The Bhut Jolokia, aka ghost pepper, ghost chili, red naga,

naga jolokia, and ghost jolokia is a hybrid chili pepper grown in

the northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland

and Manipur and is a hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum

frutescens, a close relative of the Bangladesh Naga Morich.

It is certified as the worlds hotest chile pepper, 400 times hotter

than Tabasco sauce.

This pepper has different names in different regions, as climate has

considerable effect on the heat. The Bhut Jolokia produces capsaicin

in vesicles found in the placenta around the seeds and throughout the

the fruit.

Ripe peppers are 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches long and 1 or 2 inches

wide and can be red, yellow, orange or chocolate color, and has a very thin

skin. It is a food and a spice, used with pork and dried fish.

In India it is smeared on fences and keeps wild elephants at bay.

Abstract:; 09/18/18 by Harrison H from Wikipedia. A research of a

topic mentioned at the 3 pm coffee hour at Arby's of Wescoats Corner &

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