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How is heat level of hot chillies and peppers measures? What is the Scoville Heat Scale? What are the hottest chillies in the world? Read on to know more.

How to Grow Ghost Pepper, Bhut Jolokia Plant, what factors influence its growth and cultivation? Find out in this brief article.

Ghost Peppers also known as Bhut Jolokia ,Naga Jolokia ,Bih Jolokia is one of the spiciest peppers to be found in the world. These are naturally occurring peppers which are found in the north-eastern states of India especially Assam and some parts of Bangladesh. The taste of these peppers are smoky and almost sweet at first until after thirty to forty seconds when the intense heat creeps up almost like a ghost. Hence the colloquial etymology of ‘Bhut” which means ghost and ‘jolokia’ is the term for pepper or chilli.