Carolina Reaper - Wikipedia
The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Developed by American breeder Ed Currie, the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail.
Carolina Reaper: Hottest Pepper in the World - All About It
Jul 9, 2019 · What is the Carolina Reaper Chili Pepper? This is an extremely hot chili pepper developed by a grower named Ed Currie, and was the hottest pepper in the world until October 2023. It is also called HP22B pepper. As of 2013 it was over 7 generations old.
How hot is the california reaper pepper? - Chef's Resource
**The California Reaper pepper is incredibly hot, measuring up to a scorching 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). It is officially recognized as the hottest pepper in the world, surpassing its predecessor, the Carolina Reaper.**
Carolina Reaper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Pairings, And More
May 14, 2024 · The Carolina Reaper is a super-hot chili pepper cultivated by Ed Currie, who runs PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina. It was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the hottest chili pepper in the world until 2023 (beaten by another extreme chili by Ed Currie, the Pepper X.)
An in Depth Look at California Reaper vs Ghost Pepper
Apr 13, 2024 · California reapers are a cross between Carolina reaper peppers (formerly the world’s hottest pepper) and Jay’s Peach Ghost Scorpion Peppers. They are identifiable by their light peachy to orange hue, bumpy skin, and bell-like shape.
Carolina Reaper: 5 facts about the world's hottest chilli - BBC
Jul 20, 2016 · The Carolina Reaper comes from the Capsicum chinense species of chilli pepper and gets in the Guinness Book of Records at 1.5 million Scovilles - the measurement scale of how spicy a chilli gets.
Carolina Reaper: The Hottest Chili on Earth | Spice and Life
Aug 23, 2022 · The Carolina Reaper, known as one of the world's hottest peppers, was created by crossbreeding a Pakistani Naga with a Red Habanero type. It's renowned for its extreme spiciness and comes in unique variations like the Peach Reaper and Chocolate Reaper.
Carolina Reaper Vs. Ghost Pepper: PepperScale Showdown
Nov 18, 2014 · Sure the Carolina Reaper is the winner in heat, but the ghost pepper overall is just more widely available – at least in product form. Its reputation has built a cult-like following over the years that’s hard to topple.
From pot to hot: How a grower produced world’s most fiery ...
Nov 27, 2014 · Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper is the world’s hottest chile pepper, according to the Guinness World Records. At a searing 1.56 million Scoville heat units, the Reaper knocked off the Trinidad ...
So God Made the World's Hottest Pepper - The Atlantic
Sep 17, 2013 · Meet the Carolina Reaper. It is an evil looking pepper—a gnarled, lumpy pod with a sucked-up belly and a small tail reminiscent of wasp’s stinger. When ripe it is a luscious Crayola red. Its...