London, Oct 3 (IANS) The bhut jolokia from India's Assam state, once the world's hottest chilli, has some competition now. The Bedfordshire Super Naga is reportedly the hottest commercially grown chilli pepper in Britain.
Labelled "The Hottest" and "Super Super Hot", the chilli pepper comes with a warning, "Do not touch without gloves", the Daily Mail reported.
Salvatore Genovese, a 40-year-old farmer, produces 500,000 such chilli peppers every week.
A chilli pepper's heat is measured in Scoville units, and Genovese's Super Naga measures 1.12 million Scovilles.
The warning, in full block capital letters, also says: "Skin irritant. Avoid contact with eyes. Wash hands thoroughly after preparation to avoid irritation."
Inside the packet, the guidelines read: "Use with caution. Ideally used in Bangladeshi dishes, its scorching heat combined with a distinctive fruity aroma makes it the chilli of choice for cooks wanting a new experience."
A chilli buyer said fans will love the Bedfordshire Super Naga as it has a "wonderful fruity flavour" to match its searing heat level.
"The heat builds slowly allowing you to savour the full flavour. It's very deceptive because it takes a good 30 seconds for the heat to really start working and then it continues to build for a few minutes," he said.
"It's definitely not for the faint-hearted and should be tasted with extreme caution," the fan was quoted as saying.
Assam's bhut jolokia was certified by the Guinness World Records as the world's hottest chilli in 2007. But the Guardian said in a recent report that a variety from Australia has upstaged it.
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