abstract:The Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) (), also known as Bhot Jolokia, ghost pepper, ghost chili pepper, red naga chilli, and ghost chilli is an interspecific hybrid cultivated in the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland. It grows in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur.
Then Mr. Bosland was told of the BhutJolokia, or ghost pepper, a variety grown in remote Assam, India, that was being studied by the Indian army for use in grenades.
The bhutjolokia pepper, which is farmed in the northeast part of the country, was plucked from obscurity last year when the Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's hottest.
The "ghost chili", also known as bhutjolokia, has more than 1 million Scoville units, while Tabasco sauce ranges from 2, 500 to 5, 000 Scoville units and jalapeno peppers from 2, 500 to 8, 000 units.