Assam Times: 'Bhut jolokia is the world's hottest chilli

'Bhut jolokia is the world's hottest chilli
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admin on 18 June, 2007 10:31:56
 
New Delhi: We all remember it. The moms and the aitas used to talk about it in
the kitchen. Bhut jolokia or 'ghost chillies' of Tezpur figure has found a
mention in the Time Magazine's latest issue as the world's hottest chilli.
The magazine's cover story that takes a look at the culinary specialities and
peculiarities around the world has zeroed in on the burnt orange pods,
developed in a military laboratory in Tezpur, as packing the deadliest punch.
The article on 'Global Warming' notes that the bhut jolokia, also called the
Naga chilli, carries the sort of heat that one normally would find only in the
hottest chilli sauces made from pure pepper extract.