Carolina Reaper
| Carolina Reaper | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Species | Capsicum chinense |
| Hybrid parentage | Ghost pepper × red habanero |
| Breeder | Ed "Smokin'" Currie |
| Origin | Fort Mill, South Carolina |
| Heat |  Exceptionally hot |
| Scoville scale | 2.2 million (official record) SHU |
The Carolina Reaper, originally named the HP22B,[1] is a cultivar of chili pepper of the Capsicum chinense species.
Origin and use
Bred in a Rock Hill, South Carolina greenhouse by Ed "Smokin'" Currie, who runs the PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, it has been rated as the world's hottest chili pepper by Guinness World Records since August 7, 2013.[2][3] The original crossbreed was between a ghost pepper (a former world record holder) and a red habanero.[4] The official Guinness World Record heat level is 1,569,300 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to tests conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina; however, some claim it is 2,200,000 SHU.[2][3]
At the second Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo on March 30, 2014,[5] Ed Currie was presented with his world record by Guinness World Records and an eating competition was held in which the fastest time to consume three Carolina Reapers was determined for a new Guinness World Records at 12.23 seconds by Russel Todd.[6] This record was beaten in September 2014 by Jason McNabb, who finished three peppers in 10.95 seconds.[7]
The pepper has been described as "a good all-rounder to try at home" by UK ethnobotanist James Crackintache.[8]
References
- ^ "About Us". PuckerButt Pepper Company.
Smokin' Ed gained the pepper industry's attention in November 2011 when an NPR Reporter stopped by to eat an HP22B pepper–now known as Smokin' Ed's Carolina Reaper®.
- ^ a b "Hottest chili". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b Hallock, Betty (26 December 2013). "World's hottest pepper hits 2.2 million Scoville heat units". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Jim (Habanero) Duffy. "Carolina Reaper". superhotchiles.com.
Ed created this chile plant variety by crossing a Pakistani Naga with a Red Habanero type from St Vincents Island in the West Indies.
- ^ "Guinness World Record Pepper Eating Attempt To Take Place At 2nd Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo". PR Newswire. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Gross, Matt (31 March 2014). "What's It Like to Eat the World's Hottest Chile Pepper?". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Fastest time to eat three Carolina Reaper chilis". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Wong, James (28 February 2016). "Gardens: the hottest chilli ever grown". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
- "World's hottest pepper is grown in South Carolina" cbsnews.com
- "World's hottest pepper hits 2.2 million Scoville heat units" latimes.com
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