Guwahati, India— The bhut jolokia chili pepper fires up the imagination, as well as the taste buds. The thumb-sized chilies are so potent they could be used in pepper spray, says the director of India ...

The world's hottest chili pepper is Bhut Jolokia, a variety found in Assam, say researchers at New Mexico State University. The variety of chili pepper has won Guinness World Records' recognition by ...

Last fall we checked in with Jim Duffy, the San Diego man who grows some of the world's hottest chiles in his back yard. Recently, when we called him up again to see what he was growing, he agreed to ...

And now, for a bit of non-holiday news . . . . . Of course, the hotheads knew this first. A few weeks ago, at the local Pepper Lovers Club annual chili cook-off, the heat freaks were buzzing about a ...

David Karp talked about the Bhut Jolokia, the hottest pepper you can find in LA. Farmer Phil McGrath has them at his stand at the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market. He warned customers with the ...

For certain people, finding and triumphing over the world’s hottest chile is one of those captivating, extreme pursuits like climbing Mt. Everest or running an ultramarathon in Death Valley in July.

The Bhut Jolokia is not just a chili pepper; it was deemed for several years as the hottest chili pepper in the world. In this blog post, I talk about something presumably named after this chili ...

The farmer, a quiet man with an easy smile, has spent a lifetime eating a chili pepper with a strange name and a vicious bite. His mother stirred them into sauces. His wife puts them out for dinner ...

Guwahati, India -- The bhut jolokia chili pepper fires up the imagination, as well as the taste buds. The thumb-sized chilies are so potent they could be used in pepper spray, says the director of ...