CHANGPOOL, India — The farmer, a quiet man with an easy smile, has spent a lifetime eating a chile pepper with a strange name and a vicious bite. His mother stirred it into sauces. His wife puts ...

The Bhut Jolokia is one of a rare breed of peppers: The nonprofit Chile Pepper Institute in Las Cruces, N.M., calls them, without any whiff of comedic hyperbole, "super-hot" peppers.

The chiles are so hot they make habaneros seem bland. They're now grown in the state and have popped up recently at the Santa Monica farmers market.

The World’s Hottest Chili It’s 200 times hotter than the jalapeño. Workers handle it with goggles and face masks. And spicy-food lovers can’t wait to get their hands on it.

Bhut jolokia is a small chile typically of a red or orange color and can have bumpy or smooth skin. The peppers are about 2.5-3.5 inches long and 1 inch wide, about the size of your thumb.

If you end up trying a Bhut Jolokia, let me know how it tastes. Here are some really interesting facts and advice on the pepper – including how to handle it (with gloves). If you, like me, aren’t ...

Guinness World Records (GWR) took to their official Facebook page to share the video. “Most ghost peppers/bhut jolokia chilli peppers eaten in one minute. 110.50 g (3.98 oz) by Gregory Foster ...

On Nov. 14, 2021, Gregory Foster of California, ate 17 ghost peppers in 60 seconds and was recently recognized by Guinness World Records for the record-breaking accomplishment.