Carolina Reaper
About Carolina Reaper
The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Developed by American breeder Ed Currie, the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail. It was the hottest chili pepper in the world according to Guinness World Records from 2013 to 2023 before it was surpassed by Pepper X, which was also developed by Currie.
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According to Guinness World Records, the hottest chili in the world has taken it away from the previous world record holder, which was called the Carolina Reaper. The Carolina Reaper held it for quite a long time.
from No Such Thing As Milk From A Yak, 2017-06-02 at 00:27:31 · read transcript
Other times Carolina Reaper came up
Carolina Reaper was made by a guy called Ed Curry. No way. Curry developed it. They did a thing. He did an anniversary eating of one. They threw a celebration for it. He just ate one raw. His quote, as he was eating it, sort of started normal. Then he started going bright red. His face, they say, was blood red. His eyes were watering.
167: No Such Thing As Milk From A Yak, 2017-06-02 · listen
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