Could it be that the reaper is just a poorly-altered 7 pot Primo pepper with a different name? No one can be sure, but either way, the Carolina reaper is the name people know and recognize. It is also rumored that Smokin’ Ed received early seeds from the stabilized Primo pepper plants. The Primo pepper is a strikingly similar pepper to the reaper. Troy Primeaux of Primo’s Peppers bred the 7 pot Primo variety from Trinidad Capsicum chinense peppers. The history of the Carolina reaper is not without controversy. He is known for breeding peppers and making hot sauces, obsessed with making hotter and hotter varieties. The Carolina reaper was bred by Smokin’ Ed Currie of the Puckerbutt Pepper Company. Wrinkly red Carolina reaper Purple reaper peppers Not only does it look evil, but it packs some of the most intense heat we have ever tried. Given its official status, the Carolina reaper is technically the hottest pepper in the world. It showed an average of 1,641,183 SHUs on the Scoville scale, with individual peppers reaching over 2,500,000 SHUs! The current Guinness World Record holder for the world’s hottest pepper is the Carolina reaper pepper. Carolina Reaper: 2,200,000 SHUs Classic red Carolina reaper on plant. Learn more about the primotalii pepper here.Ģ. Seeds are available, though we found them to be a bit more difficult to grow than other superhot types. If you’re looking for the hottest pepper you can experience, you’ll have to try growing your own primotalii plants. Unripe primotalii pepper Ripe red primotalii pepper The primotalii is a cross between the 7 pot primo and fatalii pepper varieties. If you would like a more diverse list of some of the hottest peppers (and seeds) that are out there, see here.Īlthough there is no official Scoville rating for this variety, some of the world’s most experienced chiliheads claim it is the hottest they have ever tasted. The limits of heat are being pushed every year by growers around the planet, and today we’re rounding up a ranked list of the world’s hottest peppers. Others are newer and have yet to be officially placed on the Scoville scale leaderboard. You’ve probably heard of some of the more famous spicy peppers on this list. Wherever you fall on the scale, it is interesting to follow the hottest peppers in the world as more and more varieties come to light. They eat the hottest peppers in the world and ask for more. These are people like Johnny Scoville and Smokin’ Ed Currie. Various Super Hot PeppersĪnd then there are the chiliheads. For people on the wilder side, the habanero offers much higher heat, and a unique flavor to go along with it. For some, the jalapeño offers the perfect balance of heat and flavor. Most people who like spicy food have limits.
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