World's Hottest

At long last, a new challenger enters the arena!

So apparently, the Guinness people have crowned a new champion in the World's Hottest Pepper category. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Bhut Jolokia!

This almost certainly delicious monstrosity weighs in at a searing 1 million scovilles, more or less, making it up to twice as hot as the previous champion, the Red Savina Habanero. It's not really 'new' though, just new to the testing game, so it has claimed the title that I guess rightfully belonged to it all along.

Must... consume.... aghghghghghghg.

Thank you, India, as Alanis would say. Thank you for the pepper of dooooom.