Description
This is one of the hottest if not the hottest chilli out there. On the Scoville Heat Scale, the Carolina Reaper pepper has a rating of 1,641,000 with some individual peppers topping out at an amazing 2,200,000.
To put this into perspective a bell pepper has a SHU of 0 as has no heat. The jalapeño has a SHU of around 2,500 - 6,000 SHU. A habanero pepper is anywhere from 100,000 to 350,000.
Being mildly sweet and having a fruity flavour, once you get past the heat from the pepper.
These peppers are a crossbreed between the ghost pepper and the red habanero pepper.
Please wear gloves and wash hands after use. As with all peppers avoid contact with eyes. A little goes a long way.