Top 10 Hottest peppers in the world, the hottest pepper in the world -- Naga Viper (1.35 million SHU)

The heat of a chilli is measured in the SHU, which refers to how many times the chilli is diluted in sugar water to prevent the heat from being felt on the tongue. For example, a common millet has a heat level of 30,000 to 50,000 SHU. Xiaobian inventory of the world's top 10 hottest peppers, let's take a look.

The Naga Viper, from a small greenhouse in Cumbria, England, was a hybrid of three of the hottest peppers known to man at the time, and was named the hottest pepper in the world and entered the Guinness Book of World Records with a heat rating of 1.349 million SHU. The Naga viper's heat can make you burst into tears, your skin tingle, your throat burn, and your nose run.

1. Basic introduction
The Naga viper came from a small greenhouse in Cumbria, England, and was a hybrid of three of the hottest peppers known to man at the time. It's incredibly hot, with a staggering Scoville rating of 1,359,000, and can make you burst into tears, your throat burn, and your nose run. Once named the hottest pepper in the world and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, its record has been broken by "Trinidad Scorpion Butch T" and "Carolina Reaper", and is the third hottest pepper known in the world.
2. Quality characteristics
The Naga Viper's Scoville index, a measure of capsaicin levels developed by American chemist Webb Scowell, was a staggering 1,359,000. It was tested by experts at the University of Warwick and officially declared the world's hottest chilli. The previous record holder was the Indian ghost pepper. In the contest with the Indian ghost pepper, the "Naga viper" finally beat this tough competitor to become the world's hottest pepper and was selected in the Guinness Book of World Records. As of 2012, the hottest pepper in the world recognized by the Guinness World Records certification body is the Carona Reaper, Scoville index 1,569,300-2,200,000.
3. Preparation method
Mexican green peppers are one of the most popular peppers in the world, with a Scoville index between 2,500 and 5,000. Fowler's Naga Viper is 270 times hotter than a Mexican green pepper, beating the previous record holder, the Indian ghost pepper, which scored 1001,304 on the Scoville scale.
By crossing the Indian ghost pepper with two other chili varieties - Naga Merich and Thai Scorpion - Fowler eventually created the Naga viper in his 8ft by 16ft greenhouse. He said: "Chef Heston Blumenthal had volunteers taste chili oil while using CT scans to monitor their brain activity. It turns out that the areas of the brain stimulated by chili pepper are near the areas that give us pleasure."