CHANGPOOL, India — The farmer, a quiet man with an easy smile, has spent a lifetime eating a chile pepper with a strange name and a vicious bite. His mother stirred it into sauces. His wife puts it ...

Guwahati, India— The bhut jolokia chili pepper fires up the imagination, as well as the taste buds. The thumb-sized chilies are so potent they could be used in pepper spray, says the director of India ...

Fiery food mavens seeking to one-up each other now have to gear up for a whole new test of culinary bravado: the world's hottest chili pepper. Yes, the Naga Viper, the latest claimant to the ...

David Karp talked about the Bhut Jolokia, the hottest pepper you can find in LA. Farmer Phil McGrath has them at his stand at the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market. He warned customers with the ...

Bhut jolokias are having a moment in the spotlight, though you may know them better by their stage name: ghost peppers. Spicy food consumption is on the rise worldwide, and with it comes an appetite ...

Are you drinking straight from the gallon jar of Tabasco without even flinching? Then why not upgrade to cooking with the Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper. As the hottest pepper on the planet, it only has a ...

The Bhut Jolokia is wacky hot, surpassing even the Savina Habanero, formerly the world's hottest pepper. Don't let the kids play with these peppers or you could end up on a first-name basis with the ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Researchers say the India's Bhut Jolokia pepper has earned a spot in Guinness World Records as the world's hottest chile pepper. Tests of peppers grown at New Mexico ...

Researchers at New Mexico State University recently discovered the world's hottest chile pepper. Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chile pepper originating in Assam, India, has earned Guiness World Records' ...