OK so for years the typical mainstream hot pepper fan has always considered either the Hab or the Scotch Bonnet as the king of heat. Evey once in a while somebody would tell me to check out something new like a Tepin or something, but not once has anybody mentioned or even heard of the Jolokia family. I only discovered them after finding this forum. Then I did some intense research but I still don't get how these peppers are a more recent emergence. How were they kept a secret all this time? Did they grow in some unpopulated area of India and were not discovered until recently? Or were they concocted in some laboratory. Most of the Scoville lists I've seen have the Red Savina as hottest so even they're not up to date. I checked Wikepedia but even there I don't see the origin.