Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper

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Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Pepper.JPG
'Butch T' pepper pods
Species Capsicum chinense
Hybrid parentage Trinidad scorpion
Breeder Butch Taylor
Origin Crosby, Mississippi
Heat Exceptionally hot
Scoville scale 500,000 - 1,463,700 SHU
Sprouts

The Trinidad scorpion 'Butch T' pepper is a Capsicum chinense cultivar that is among the most piquant peppers. It is derived from the Trinidad scorpion, which is indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago.[1] It was named by Neil Smith from The Hippy Seed Company,[2] after he got the seeds originally from Butch Taylor, the owner of Zydeco Farms in Woodville/Crosby, Mississippi, and a hot sauce company, who is responsible for propagating the pepper's seeds.[3] The "scorpion" peppers are referred to as such because the pointed end of the pepper is said to resemble a scorpion's stinger.

World record

The Trinidad scorpion 'Butch T' pepper was, for three years, ranked as the most pungent ("hot") pepper in the world, according to Guinness World Records.[4][5] A laboratory test conducted in March 2011 measured a specimen at 1,463,700 Scoville heat units, officially ranking it the hottest pepper in the world at that time.[note 1] The secret to the heat, according to the creators of the pepper,[citation needed] is fertilizing the soil with the liquid runoff of a worm farm.[6] In 2012, Guinness World Records recognized the Carolina Reaper as the hottest pepper in the world, at 1,569,300 SHU.[7]

Note

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References

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  3. ↑ "New Record Broken Again!" Retrieved April 14, 2011
  4. ↑ "Hottest chili" at Guinness World Records Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Guinness World Records" at Guinness World Records. Retrieved February 19, 2013
  6. ↑ "Aussies grow world's hottest chilli" Retrieved April 14, 2011
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