The ghost pepper is cultivated in what country?

The Bhut jolokia, also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili, U-morok, red naga, naga jolokia andghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Indianstates of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur.

In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The Ghost chili is rated at more than 1 million Scoville heat units (SHUs). However, the ghost chili was shortly superseded by the Infinity chili in 2011, followed by the Naga Viper, the Trinidad moruga scorpion in 2012, and the Carolina Reaper on August 7, 2013.

Bhut jolokia is used as a food and a spice, as well as a remedy to summer heat. It is used in both fresh and dried forms, to "heat up" curries, pickles and chutneys. It is popularly used in combination with pork or dried or fermented fish. In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance. The pepper's intense heat makes it a fixture in competitive chili pepper eating.

R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of India's Defense Research and Development Organisation (who also led a defense research laboratory in Assam), said bhut jolokia-based aerosol sprays could be used as a "safety device", and "civil variants" of chili grenades could be used to control and disperse mobs.

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Nicholas Miernicki

I use a ghost pepper based hot sauce, but, very sparingly, because it is very potent. This my limit, I am not playing around with the Carolina Reaper or any of the others mentioned. In a "cool story, bro", one of my step-daughters married a guy from southern India. The first time we met him was when she brought him to our home for Thanksgiving. We were having all the traditional dishes and he made a plate of food and was seat next to me. I noticed he was scanning the table for something and it dawned on me that this type of food would be very bland to his tastes and he might need something to spice it up. I asked if he would like some hot sauce and he smiled and said "Yes!" I brought out my selection, about 5 bottles, but, recommended one called "Dave's Insanity Sauce". I usually added a drop or two when I used it, but, he made a small puddle on his plate and began to eat. He turned to me and said, "This is very flavorful sauce! It would be very popular in India." He then took the bottle and enlarged the puddle on his plate and ate everything with the sauce. I had an unopened bottle and gave it to him, thus making him an Insanity Sauce convert.

Michael W. Strode

The ghost pepper, also known as bhut jolokia, is a naturally growing plant that originates from Northeast India. It's also grown in Bangladesh and parts of Sri Lanka.

Karin Johansson

Pat Wells, i was near one very strong sort, habanero , at a farm when we did dry them. I was one meter away and my eyes started to run and i did sneeze too.. Couldn't be in the kitchen. A young man there also had problems with it.