The Moruga Scorpion - The NEW Heat Champ?

Scott Roberts February 7, 2012 at 12:36 am food Digg this ArticleDigg Share via FacebookShare    

Moruga Scorpion Chile Pepper- World's Hottest at More Than 2 Million Scoville Heat UnitsWell, the chile pepper heat race has apparently been pushed to screaming hot new heights.

If a photo released by chile pepper grower Jim Duffy is any indication, then the Moruga Scorpion - a very close relative to the current world record holder Trinidad Scorpion Butch T - is the world's hottest chile pepper at more than 2 Million Scoville Heat Units in some cases. Yikes.

The photo shows Duffy standing in front of a large poster making the proclamation regarding the Moruga Scorpion, and looks to show research headed by graduate student Gregory Reeves, senior research specialist Danise Coon and regents professor Dr. Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute. This may have been taken at the 2012 New Mexico Chile Conference, which is taking place as I type this.

While no official press release or word has been released regarding this, I imagine this will THE talk of the chile pepper world for the next few days. More details to come.

Photo credit goes to Jim Duffy of Refining Fire Chiles





     Comments
Comment Chileman
2012-02-07 06:59:12
Insane! How high can it go???
Comment John
2012-02-10 00:20:48
Trying to figure out how this could be relevant to me. Perhaps assasins and secret agents would be interested. MTV Jackass watchers, college kids maybe.
Comment Blue Dragon
2012-02-11 13:34:08
I ate one of these last year and it was the hottest chilli I'd ever eaten by miles. Almost too much. Nice flavour though. Nobody believed me at the time when I said it was way hotter than the Naga Viper. Nice to be right :-D
Comment Jack
2012-02-13 15:12:33
Whoa. When will it ever end? I know no pepper can reach 16 million but it just keeps growing the pepper industry and heat scale.
Comment ChefSteve
2012-04-09 14:37:45
My partner from GreenEarth.net Ted and I have over 7 acres of Bhut Jolokias, BT's, and of course "Morgs" growing and will have plants, seeds, and sauce by late spring. The plants are ready now we are in Central Florida and will be working on a Hy Bred of these, hold on it's not over. Call Twin Boar BBQ for more info 321-987-0735.
Thanks ChefSteve
Comment Edzard
2012-08-08 11:15:56
I'm sitting here reading as much as I can about these potent peppers. I want to congradulate the growers of the Moruga Scorpion. Believe me, I haven't touched a pepper in a week, but after reading these articles on the "Moruga Scorpion", I put my BB down on the table to scratch my mouth corner and rub my one eye that was itching. My gosh . . . what a mistake that was . . . This is now 45 minutes later and my eye is still burning like hellfire. Okay, okay, I'm just kidding, but the fact remains that I'm very impressed with all the heat you guys generate. I'm amazed and I just love it all. You guys just keep the heat right up there.

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