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Chili Types Dividing the chili types into 5 groups (species) Here, the most important and most widespread varieties of the great chili family are briefly named and described. However, not...
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Pequin / Piquin Heat: 9 (approx. 50,000 - 90,000 SHU) General information: The Pequin or Piquin is the cultivated form of the wild Chiltepin / Tepin and produces small, elongated...
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Birds Eye Heat level: 9 - 10 (about 80,000 to 200,000 SHU) General info: The Birdeye chili comes from Africa and is a close relative of the Tabasco chili as both belong to the...
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Trinidad Scorpion Heat level: 10+ (approx. 1.2 million SHU) General information: The Trinidad Scorpion originates from the Caribbean, more precisely from Trinidad/Tobago, an island state...
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Scotch Bonnet Spiciness: 10 (100.000 - 350.000 SHU) General Info: The Scotch Bonnet chilies are some of to the spiciest chilies in the world, and are the Caribbean form of the...
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Cayenne Chili Pepper Spiciness : 8 (20.000 - 50.000 SHU) General Info: The Cayenne Chili (Capsicum annuum) is a real classic and is one of the most widespread chilies in the world. It...
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Tabasco Spiciness: 8 (30.000 - 50.000 SHU) General Info: Tabasco ( Capsicum frutescens ) has probably been the most famous chili variety in the world for almost 150 years. The...
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Bhut Jolokia Spiciness : 10+++ (approx. 1.000.000 SHU) General Info: The Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense) originates from the region of Assam in India and is a naturally occurring...
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