Bhut Jolokia Pepper Seeds

The Bhut Jolokia is one of the hottest chiles in the world. Tested in 2006 by Dr. Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University it broke the previous heat record held by the Red Savina. The Red Savina was found at 577,000 Scoville units in a single test in the early 1990’s. Multiple tests done by Dr. Bosland and other labs came in at over 1,047,000 Scoville units and it was promptly awarded the new Guinness Record for chile heat. The Bhut Jolokia also know as the Ghost Chile comes from the northeastern provinces of India just north of Bangladesh. Most of it today is grown commercially in Assam, India.

It is also called by many other names like Naga Jolokia, Bih Jolokia and Ghost pepper. It is called the Ghost by natives because after eating the Ghost chile some are devastated by the heat and look so bad as if they have seen a ghost! The Bhut Jolokia chile plant produces long pendant pods that grow to a point and have a bumpy or pimply texture. The peppers can get over 5 inches in length though 3 inches in more the average. They ripen from light green to dark red. The flavor is smoky and some would say slightly bitter. Although many saucemakers use it now, few utilize it’s flavor in the right blend. In my opinion CaJohns “Holy Jolokia” and “Happy Beaver” are the better sauces on the market.

Others are Race City Sauce Works “High Octane” and Unique Destiny’s (Dragon’s Blood Elixir) Ghost Pepper sauce. There are many variations of the Bhut Jolokia. Others are the Yellow, Chocolate and Peach versions. All have different flavors too!