Saturday, February 2, 2008

Hottest pepper

The weather is so dreary, it's time to cook some chili! and while at it try using the Worlds' Hottest Pepper:

The World's Hottest pepper is called bhut jolokia grows in the state of Assam, India and apparently during processing the workers have to wear masks and protective eye wear to avoid it's potent fumes. This got me wondering- should there ever be a caramel with hot pepper
These thumb-sized beauties are so potent that they can be used instead of pepperspray and have even been considered for a military (read weapon) uses.
Full article here

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