What is the Bhut Jolokia Pepper?
Hot chile pepper enthusiasts were in an uproar when the Indian Bhut Jolokia Pepper started making news. It was touted as the hottest chile in the world, hotter even than the Red Savina Pepper, which had been certified the hottest by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1994. Since then, this native of the northeastern region of India has continued to make news with its legendary heat. In 2007, the Guinness Book of World Records did indeed certify the Bhut Jolokia Pepper as the hottest chile pepper, as much as two times hotter than the Red Savina.
