Komodo Dragon (chili pepper)
| Komodo Dragon | |
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| Species | capsicum chinense |
| Breeder | Salvatore Genovese |
| Origin | Blunham, UK |
| Heat |  Exceptionally hot |
| Scoville scale | 1,400,000 - 2,200,000 SHU |
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.
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[]
- Race to grow the hottest pepper
- Komodo Dragon
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
Categories:
- Chili peppers