The record ofBhut Jolokia chilli grown in India's north-east has been threatened by the developmentof a new chilli in Britain which is more fiery and has a higher Scovillerating.
Bhut Jolokia isreportedly being used by the Indian army to make hand grenades to immobilizeterror suspects. The Scoville scale is used to measure the heat of peppers.
It measures 1,041,427on the Scoville scale, while the new chilli developed in Lincolnshire has aScoville rating of 1,067,286 in tests conducted at Warwick University.
The Lincolnshirevariety is named Infinity for its "never-ending" burn, which cannotbe quelled by even the best antidote, milk.
Chilli-grower WoodyWoods, 37, a resident of Grantham, told the media, "It is like eatingred-hot coal. To grow such a burning hot chilli in our climate isunbelievable."
He and his friendMatt Simpson, 38, bred the Infinity in a greenhouse by crossing existingvarieties and hope to market the seeds later this year.
Two Migrants Die Trying To Cross Channel To Britain Cops Face "Serious Disorder" In British Cities Over Murders Of Children UK Urges Its Citizens To Leave Lebanon, Warns Of Rising Tensions With Israel 150 mg Semen In Kolkata Doctor's Body, Suspect Gang-Rape: Parents To Court "Reclaim The Night": Women Seek Justice In Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case "Want To Ask Congress...": Mamata Banerjee Snaps At Ally In Rape-Murder Case 8 Of Family Hospitalised After Consuming Wild Mushroom In Jharkhand: Cops US' UCLA Must Protect Jewish Students' Access To Campus, Judge Rules For 1st Time, Tricolour To Be Hoisted In Villages Of This Maoist-Hit Region Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.