The Chocolate Bhutlah is considered to be one of the hottest peppers in the world, with some claiming it feels even hotter than the famed Carolina Reaper. It is said to top out at 2,000,000 Scoville Heat Units on the official Scoville scale. When it comes to hot peppers, this pepper delivers incendiary heat.

It has a more subtle flavor – slightly sweeter with a hint of smoky – that's reminiscent of other “chocolate” chili varieties like chocolate habaneros and chocolate scorpion peppers. Used with extreme care, it's delicious in extreme barbecue sauces, hot sauces, and marinades.

In 2007, Guinness World Records certified the ghost pepper as the world's hottest chile pepper—some 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. For example, the ghost pepper, which doesn't have many veins or appear particularly yellow, shouldn't pack such a punch.. . . . .364011234282!]0000000000000009783314146348!]