We bring you the story of the hottest pepper on earth, the ‘Carolina Reaper’. This is a Canadian Broadcasting Company interview with Ed Currie, developer of the Reaper, Dr. Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University, and Dave DeWitt, chile expert. All three discuss various aspects of superhot chiles. {enclose http://fiery-foods.com/mp3/cbcradio-current-12-17-14.mp3}
Lord Harris, the Ghost Pepper Governor
By Dave DeWitt An Indian Mystery It’s fitting that a British Lord should be the one to carry the hottest chile pepper in the world from Trinidad to India in 1854. By stumbling on a key entry in an obscure Indian encyclopedia during a Google Books search, I believe I have unlocked a major mystery in the world of …