Forget the now famous habanero . The most spicy chili pepper in the world goes to the hybrid variety called Carolina reaper .
In 2013 this hot pepper has in fact entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the most spicy in the world, reaching an average spiciness of 1, 569, 300 Scoville units, with peaks of 2, 200, 000 units.
The previous record of most spicy chilli in the world belonged to the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion variety, established in 201
The Carolina reaper pepper originates from the hybridization between Ghost Chili ( Bhut jolokia or - snake pepper) and red habanero ( Capsicum chinense Jacq.).
