Chilli

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

I just now watching Man VS Food and as usual , the americian host boast they have the best , biggest etc.

 

BTW Texan resturants may have the biggest food in the world!

 

Anyway , he goes off saying Mexican chilli is the hottest and its difficult to believe ; especially when I've had thai food! I've never tried the mexican chilli he mentioned so am in no position to compare.

 

Anyone tried both? Whats the verdict?

[LocalYokul 215]

Habanero is the hottest I know

[LocalYokul 215]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habanero

 

"one of the more intensely spicy species"

[LocalYokul 215]

here's the Scoville factors :

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

 

there's only two other natural chilies spicier than the Habanero

[harro1 256]

There is an indian chilli that's hotter than habanero, can't remember it's name.

If you are in Pattaya and fancy trying something hot, go to Metro Apartments on Soi LK Metro. They have a small bottle of Blairs Sudden Death sauce (Habanero based). I took it for the girls to try. One of them put it on a hot chip like it was tomato sauce. She almost spat it out and was close to dry reaching. The girls can handle hot, but this stuff is a whole new level.

[Bruce Mangosteen 538]

I one time ate a habanero pepper. It was like chewing on a hot coal and my mouth burned for 3 days.

[Bruce Mangosteen 538]

There is an indian chilli that's hotter than habanero, can't remember it's name...etc.

It's mentioned in the linked Wiki article. Most of us have heard it referred to as a "ghost chili". Edited June 9, 2010 by Bruce Mangosteen

[LocalYokul 215]

There is an indian chilli that's hotter than habanero, can't remember it's name.

"ghost chili"

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_Jolokia_pepper

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

The host mentions the Ghost Chilli but doesnt mention its from India.

 

Does cooking a chilli affect how hot it gets? If so , then the raw pounded chilli juice the Thai pour into their som tam must be close to the hottest eaten.

 

It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chilli's spiciness. Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-terrorism.html

 

Ghost Chilli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_Jolokia_pepper

[LocalYokul 215]

cooking it takes away from the heat

raw is the hottest

 

Hababero is good, but I doubt I'll get my hands on any Ghost Chili soon

 

my old condo in Rayong had a restaurant downstairs that served Habanero Spaghetti & you just knew when they ran out of Habaneros & served it with Thai chili

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

This is what the thais generally eat ; Bird's eye chili.

 

 

 

The bird's eye chili is small but packs quite a lot of heat. At one time it was even listed as the hottest chili in the Guinness Book of World Records but other hotter varieties of chili have since been identified. It measures around 50,000-100,000 Scoville units which is at the lower end of the range for the hotter habanero chili.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilli_padi

 

 

 

OK , question answered. Now I just HAVE to try this Ghost Chilli! Does Ninja mookata have them?

Edited June 9, 2010 by mmaaarrrkkk

[Bigleg 0]

The Dorset Naga, was the hottest up to a few years ago (yes, English!!) but the record has since been beaten I believe. Check the LINKY

[harro1 256]

watch this mark

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

The Dorset Naga, was the hottest up to a few years ago (yes, English!!) but the record has since been beaten I believe. Check the LINKY

 

 

Thanks ; anyone ever tried these million unit chillis?

 

watch this mark

 

555555 that was funny. I wonder if hot milk or water would help

[regensburg 1]

I have tried the Dorset naga, the first taste it seems mild but the heat just keeps increasing ,but it tastes great and now addicted to them.

 

Got them from "Tesco's"

Edited June 10, 2010 by regensburg

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

I have tried the Dorset naga, the first taste it seems mild but the heat just keeps increasing ,but it tastes great and now addicted to them.

 

Got them from "Tesco's"

 

Tesco UK or Tesco Thailand?

[LocalYokul 215]

555555 that was funny. I wonder if hot milk or water would help

it says right in the sub-titling that water doesn't help because the spiciness is oil-based

[jasonbalmer 2]

Thanks ; anyone ever tried these million unit chillis?

 

I have some that I bought from Spice World in Seattle. They also sell them in our local Wegman's (a grocery chain in the NE).

 

I use them to season noodles and to make salsa.

A little bit of them goes a long, long way. My first time using them was a bit painful.

Think weaponized habaneros.

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

it says right in the sub-titling that water doesn't help because the spiciness is oil-based

 

i find hot tea/water helps with curry. I assume its the heat , not the water that breaks down some of the chilli.

[LocalYokul 215]

apparently plain rice is the best thing for extinguishing the fire

[regensburg 1]

Tesco UK or Tesco Thailand?

Tesco Uk

[SidJames 4]

I understand that a table spoon or so of sugar or honey helps if the heat becomes too much

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

I read somewhere that Scotch Bonnets are the strongest at the moment. However some English farmer has created one even stronger recently I believe.

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

Hi,

 

I read somewhere that Scotch Bonnets are the strongest at the moment. However some English farmer has created one even stronger recently I believe.

 

Must be an old article!

 

 

 

Scoville scale

Scoville rating Type of pepper

 

15,000,000–16,000,000 Pure capsaicin

 

8,600,000–9,100,000 Various capsaicinoids (e.g., homocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin)

 

5,000,000–5,300,000 Law Enforcement Grade pepper spray,FN 303 irritant ammunition

 

855,000–1,075,000 Bhut Jolokia (Naga Jolokia)

 

876,000–970,000 Dorset Naga

 

350,000–580,000 Red Savina habanero

 

100,000–350,000 Guntur Chilli, Habanero chili,Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Datil pepper, Rocoto, African Birdseye, Dave's Insanity Sauce, Madame Jeanette, Jamaican Hot Pepper

 

50,000–100,000 Bird's eye chili/Thai Pepper/Indian Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper, Pequin Pepper

 

30,000–50,000 Cayenne Pepper, Ají pepper, Tabasco pepper, Cumari pepper (Capsicum Chinese)

 

10,000–23,000 Serrano Pepper

 

2,500–8,000 Jalapeño Pepper, Guajillo pepper, New Mexican varieties of Anaheim pepper, Paprika (Hungarian wax pepper), Tabasco Sauce

 

500–2,500 Anaheim pepper, Poblano Pepper, Rocotillo Pepper, Peppadew

 

100–500 Pimento, Peperoncini

 

0 No significant heat, Bell pepper

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

[harro1 256]

There is an indian chilli that's hotter than habanero, can't remember it's name.

If you are in Pattaya and fancy trying something hot, go to Metro Apartments on Soi LK Metro. They have a small bottle of Blairs Sudden Death sauce (Habanero based). I took it for the girls to try. One of them put it on a hot chip like it was tomato sauce. She almost spat it out and was close to dry reaching. The girls can handle hot, but this stuff is a whole new level.

 

I brought another bottle with me this time and will bring it to FLB tonight. Someone might like to have some on their pizza, God help you if you do.