Trinidad moruga scorpion

The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion native to the district of Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago, is one of the hottest chile varieties. It belongs to the species Capsicum chinense. The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University has 'Trinidad Moruga Scorpion ' as the latest and hottest chili in the world identified (as of February 2012). According to the Institute, it creates the 'Trinidad Moruga Scorpion ' at 2,009,231 SHU on the Scoville scale. In November 2013, it lost its title as the " strongest chili in the world " to the breeding Carolina Reaper.

Paul Bosland, a renowned chili expert and director of the Chile Pepper Institute, said:

" You take a bite. It does not SEEM so bad, and then it builds and it builds and it builds. So it is quite nasty. "

" You bite into it. It does not seem so bad, and then it grows and grows and grows. Therefore, it is pretty sneaky. "

The pod reaches about golf ball size in the final stage. In experiments and samples with a selection of several known chiles Trinidad Scorpion Moruga was identified as the alleged spiciest type in the world. Your average sharpness is more than 1.2 million units on the Scoville scale, while the fruits from a single plant 2 million units - significantly more than the previous record holder ' Bhut Jolokia ' - reached. In addition to the sharpness unfold the pods of 'Trinidad Scorpion Moruga ' a ​​fruity taste, which gives a unique combination of sweet and sharp.