With the recent crowning of Pepper X as the new Guinness World Record holder for hottest chili pepper, here's a look into just how the spiciness of a pepper is calculated — and some examples of very ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there’s the sweat-inducing, tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. With a name like that, it’s not surprising that ...

So I ate the world’s hottest chili this weekend. The Trinidad Scorpion pepper was measured at 1.4 million Scoville Heat Units last year, usurping the Bhut Jolokia as the king of capsaicin. It’s slowly ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there’s the sweat-inducing, tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. With a name like that, it’s not surprising ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there's the sweat-inducing, tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. With a name like that, it's not surprising ...

Two years ago, Jim Duffy’s Trinidad Moruga Scorpion was declared the world’s hottest chile, about 250 times hotter than a jalapeño. In the chilehead community, this red pepper was a sensation. Now, ...

After trying Ghost Scorpion Lager, Micah Siegmund lost the capacity for speech and coherent thought. The beer - made with two of the hottest peppers in the world, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion and ghost ...

GREAT KILLS — Staten Island's Standard Burger traded patties for poultry Saturday. The contest: Eat a half-dozen hot chicken wings as fast as possible to win a $100 gift certificate to the burger ...

FARGO- A hot pepper-eating fundraiser turned up the heat on participants but brought in some cold, hard cash for a good cause. Participants in Thursday night's Peppers for CCRI ate Trinidad Scorpion ...

I slide down my mask-the one I’ve been wearing to keep the cough-inducing vapor of aerosolized capsaicin out of my lungs-and examine the gleaming-red bits of scorpion pepper “mash” I hold on the pad ...

Hot sauce is the only product in the culinary industry that ranges in character from “adds a little flavor” to “blatant masochism”. So it’s important to know your chilis before you douse your chicken ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Like the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy ...