Komodo Dragon (chili pepper)
The Komodo Dragon is reportedly one of the hottest chili peppers in the world, at around 1.4 million Scoville heat units.[1]
Plant with two ripe and one unripe fruit.
| Komodo Dragon | |
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| Species | capsicum chinense |
| Breeder | Salvatore Genovese |
| Origin | Blunham, UK |
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| Scoville scale | 1,400,000 - 2,200,000 SHU |
The pepper was announced in 2015, and went on sale in Tesco stores. The pepper is notable also for what was described as a "delayed reaction"—Eleanor Mansell, who buys chili peppers for Tesco, said, "At first you can taste a wonderful hot fruitiness, but then after about 10 seconds the full might of this little demon hits you and your whole mouth is aglow".[1] According to a Tesco buyer, the Komodo Dragon became their most popular pepper in 2015, and it was brought back for 2016.[2]
See also
References
- Smithers, Rebecca (August 11, 2015). "UK's hottest ever commercially grown chilli pepper to go on sale". The Guardian. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- Alexander, Safforn (July 19, 2016). "World's hottest chilli pepper goes on sale at Tesco: are you brave enough to try it?". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
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