Hottest Chilli in the World Being Grown in Grantham, Lins (UK)

[Aji Chombo]

Apparently this is NOT an April Fool's Joke:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2916014/Worlds-hottest-chilli-and-comes-from-Grantham.html

Although, throwing caution to the wind, this story has been published by The Sun, so it shouldn't surprise you if it IS a fake (or if later it's reported that the Chilli is being grown under the shade of Jordan's boobs...)

 

[Nova]

About 25000 SHU hotter than the bhut hey. I wonder what it tastes like.

Do want. Kinda looks like a more bumpier tailess Scorpion. Kinda looks like 7-pod bumps to me.

 

[mel]

looks interesting wonder how it'd go with a proper chilli head???

 

[Aji Chombo]

Apparently they will be selling seeds later in the year...

Why are there Google adds appearing next to me messages INSIDE the messages??!!

 

[Maligator]

Can't help but think it's a prank or April fool's day joke. Just sayin...

 

[millworkman]

Yeah, looks like a 7 strain. I bet cmpman or potawie or marco or others have grown it.

 

[POTAWIE]

Thats former member Woody, also from the firefoods forum. It seems lately every pepper forum has their own hottest pepper in the world
I'm quite sure the Trinidad scorpion has been tested even higher but one SHU test is not enough to make it the world's hottest, there's lots that can go wrong with SHU tests

 

[Toleman]

Its being grown by Nick Woods of fire foods. Met him a couple of times and his a nice chap. He has his own forum too.

This is not an april fools - I was at this event:
http://www.chilefoundry.co.uk/?p=4651

Chris

 

[Aji Chombo]

I wonder if the guy who grew said 'world champion' is a forum member from the UK...

(I see this has been answered already)

 

[Davetaylor]

Yep it ain't no april fool as toleman pointed out, same vid I was gonna link to, I've got one growing this year but it's verrrrrrrry slow,
Looks like Woody has shortened the new because it used to be called 7pot infinity

 

[Aji Chombo]

A-hah!

I thought it looked like a 7-pod...

On the website it says it's a 'selected breed'. Has he crossed it with anything else, or is it a strain of 7-pod?

 

[Davetaylor]

Not sure

 

[Masala Mojo]

proof of the pudding is in eating it.
Let it come out in open.
Till then , it is an April fool joke.

 

[Skydiver]

No mention of what it tastes like in the article.
I'd be more interested in it if it had that info.

 

[POTAWIE]

A-hah!

I thought it looked like a 7-pod...

On the website it says it's a 'selected breed'. Has he crossed it with anything else, or is it a strain of 7-pod?

I don't think Woody did any breeding, I think he just grew seeds that were given to him from another member who grew a really hot pod. Its likely just another 7-pot/pod type. Since they aren't always the most stable variety, its likely just a case of selective breeding but its probably not really any hotter than the regular 7 pot/pod

 

[Aji Chombo]

If that's the case, is it 'legal' to brand it as 'infinity' and sell it, when it's a 7-pod?

 

[POTAWIE]

No, why would it be illegal. Its just like the Dorset naga

 

[Toleman]

I think he had some seeds and a particular pod from the plants was very different. I'm sure he said that he'd already grown it out for a year and he is doing the same this year.

Chris

 

[Toleman]

My infinity plant

 

[Aji Chombo]

No, why would it be illegal. Its just like the Dorset naga

True...I'd forgotten about that. Dorset Naga is a Naga Morich anyways...

I think he had some seeds and a particular pod from the plants was very different. I'm sure he said that he'd already grown it out for a year and he is doing the same this year.

Chris

Cool. How different?

Nice infinity plant (now I want to see an endless growing plant everytime...)