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From Guatemala To Grantham: The World's Hottest Chilli Pepper
Asked to think of single feature of the English county of Lincolnshire, and you'll probably think of.... When and if you come up with anything, don't hesitate to tell me. Not only is Lincolnshire mostly associated with being full of fields of produce, even the typical crops of these fields are terminally dull. Potatoes, cabbages, Brussels sprouts. Chilli Peppers? There's a new one. And not only are the good people of Lincolnshire growing Chilli peppers, turns out that they've made the hottest one. So order some for your takeaway wandsworth.
According to the Scoville scale (the bizarre that it exists scale of spicy tastes), the Grantham Infinity Chilli racks up a score of 1,176,182. To give that huge number some context, a hot-enough Jalapeno Pepper is somewhere between 2,500 and 8,000 on the scale. 30,000 to 50,000 is a typical entry on the scale for a Cayenne pepper. Whilst the Grantham Infinity Chilli isn't quite on the level of weapons grade pepper spray (2 million on the scale), it is clearly still a lot, lot hotter than your Indian takeaway Southampton.
Nick Woods is the man behind the Infinity Pepper. Woods was at one time simply a hobbyist, cookinbg up hot sauces in his kitchen. Five years on, and he owns his own 'Fire Foods' business. Like many stunning discoveries, the Infinity Chilli was an accident: A Cross breed of two distinct chilli varieties (there are 4,000 globally). Whether he's keeping the exact strain a secret, or whether he simply doesn't know is unclear. However it came into being, the Infinity Chilli isn't a particularly attractive looking beast. This isn't your typical slender, smooth skinned Chilli. It's a short, shrivelled thing, that looks like a thermonuclear grenade set to go off any second.
But Mr Wood's own experiences are a stark warning to those who would eat the Infinity Chilli straight up, say, on the top of their Pizza delivery Southampton. He recently ate one frozen from last year, and he doubled over in pain, very nearly calling an ambulance. Reportedly, the intense burning sensation he felt on his tongue lasted for half an hour. He reported that the worst symptoms had left him by the time he went to sleep at 11 O'Clock, but it won't be an experience he'll rush to repeat. However, chillies are actually rarely harmful and their effects aren't really long lasting. In fact, some medical experts believe that chillies may have some applications in a medical context.
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