![]() Pigeons and chickens have less than 50 taste buds, but humans have a whopping 10,000. A possible reason could be the limited number of taste buds that birds have. Scientists have not been able to pinpoint exactly why, but the birds seem to be unaffected by all the capsaicin load in the chili. The chili may have deadly consequences in mammals. Same goes for the Carolina Reaper it is the flesh that is closest to the seeds contain the maximum heat. But it’s actually the inner pith or rib of the chili that makes it hot. The seeds are popularly believed to lend chilies the heat. The creator Ed Currie held a contest to suggest names for the pepper and called it Carolina Reaper, the name the world eventually came to know it by. The name is short for HP22B stands for higher power, pot number 22, plant B. The chili is a cross between the deadly Bhut jolokia and red habanero.Ĭarolina Reaper was called HP22B, which makes it sound like a sinister lab experiment. The chili is a cultivar created by Ed Currie, who rightly calls himself the President, Mad Scientist and Chef at PuckerButt Pepper Company. The Carolina Reaper was one person’s evil plan to wreak havoc on the planet. ![]() Unless you are wearing gloves or using some other protective measure, don’t even think about touching the Carolina Reaper. He spent ten years developing the pepper, which is a cross between Sweet Habanero and Naga Viper chillies.It turns out, the horrible chili is not just hot to taste but also to touch. Earlier this month, the Guinness World Records updated the reaper's Scoville score to over 2,189,000.Įd Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company grew the vegetables as a hobby for over 20 years, but devoted his time to breeding "weapon quality peppers" in 2012, he told the Guinness World Records. While the Scorpion measured in at 1,463,700 Scoville Heat Units, the reaper came in at 1,569,300. In 2013, the Guinness World Records named the Carolina Reaper as the world's hottest chili, beating previous winner the Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T". I would never do that and I wouldn't recommend it," the grower, who runs Love My Chillies in the U.K., told the broadcaster. "It's not really designed to just plonk it in your mouth and eat it. As it is a very hot chili, we recommend using a pre-made sauce to avoid contact with the skin while chopping fresh or using powders."Ĭhili grower Salvatore Genovese, meanwhile, told Sky News that none of his customers have been hospitalized after eating a Carolina Reaper. ![]() "The advantage of the Carolina Reaper chili to our customers is that it goes a long way in cooking. "In a sauce is best as it avoids 'hot spots' in the food," he explained. Used as an ingredient in the right amount then it is fine," he said, comparing it to gradually adding salt to a meal.įor the best, and safest, results, the pepper should be prepared in food. "Many spices can cause unpleasant effects if the consumer over indulges. Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesĬapsaicin is the molecule in chili peppers that creates the hot flavor but also activates receptors responsible for the perception of pain, which fire off warning messages to the heart and brain.īut Steve Waters, the co-director of the South Devon Chilli Farm in the U.K., told Newsweek that Carolina Reapers have a "tropical fruit" flavor and are perfectly safe consume in small amounts. A man was recently hospitalized for eating a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili which resembles the Dorset Naga in appearance. "It is plausible that our patient had reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) secondary to the Carolina Reaper," the authors of the report noted.Ī basket of 'Dorset Naga' chillies, one of the hottest varieties of chilli in the world, are displayed at the Royal Horticultural Society's London Autumn Harvest Show in 2010. In the past, cayenne peppers have been linked to heart attacks and the coronary artery suddenly constricting. Scientists believe it to be the first documented case of a chili pepper causing thunderclap headaches. After five weeks, the arteries returned to normal. Last week, an article published in the journal BMJ documented the case of a 34-year-old man who visited the emergency room as he was repeatedly struck with severe headaches days after eating a Carolina Reaper.īrain scans revealed that the arteries in his brain were constricted and he was diagnosed with thunderclap headaches. But chili growers have defended the fruit, and stressed it is safe to eat-although probably not whole. After a man who ate the world's hottest chili pepper was tested for brain damage, you might be forgiven for thinking it's best to avoid consuming the Carolina Reaper.
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