Jarmilla Elders (left) and Linda Sartoris from Germany harvesting the deadly Trinidad Scorpion Butch Taylor chillies in the town of Morisset, 120kms north of Sydney. Guinness World Records has officially recognised the Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” as the hottest chilli on the planet. The innocent looking chilli took one year to grow and measures 1,463,700 Scoville heat units (SHU) on the chilli scale -- almost 300 times hotter than the jalapenos used in Tabasco sauce!
July 26, 2011 | 12:00 AM