Strongest chili in the world

Today at work the chef served the strongest chili peppers in the world.

He had put up a sign with the Scovilles score for the chili - the Naga Jolokia - to warn people.

He had also labelled the jar with "Evil chili", skulls and crossbones and bright red flames - to warn people.

And yet two people at our table treated the chili as any other hot chutney and dipped a piece of meat in it - big mistake.

Red faces, uncontrollable hickups, water running from eyes, nose and forehead, burning lips and a numb tongue were all signs of just how powerful and potent this chili really is.

With Jalapenos clocking in at around 5000 Scovilles and Cayenne Pepper at 50000 Scoville Units the Naga Jolokia is with its 1000000+ Scovilles truely a pungent chili - and really deserves the predicate "World's strongest chili"

The Naga Jolokia litteraly translated means King Cobra Chili - and naming the chili after a poisonous King Cobra is right on the spot.

And as with King Cobras; when confronted with one don't try and prove your manhood by taking it heads on.

So, even if the Capsaicin in the chili helps reduce your triglyceride levels it's probably wiser to get your Capsaicin from the comparably mild Jalapenos ;-)