Re: [CH] Heat
Andrew Healy (a.healy@surrey.ac.uk)
Tue, 05 Sep 2000 08:32:26 +0100
More to the point, where, in Europe, can you buy them ?
At 12:51 04/09/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Just recieved the following, can any one substantiate it??
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>Lord Byron
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>Ole! Indian Chili Is Hotter Than Mexico's
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>Updated 8:23 AM ET September 4, 2000
>GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - The hottest chili on earth is Indian.
>Four Indian scientists have discovered that a type of chili grown in the
>country's northeast has the highest Scoville units of pure capsaicin -- a
>measure of hotness.
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>Called the Tezpur chili, after the area where it is grown, scientists say
>the pepper has beaten Mexico's Red Savina Habanero, widely acclaimed as the
>hottest chili in the world.
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>Tezpur lies on the banks of the river Brahmaputra about 112 miles from
>Guwahati, the main city of Assam, which is better known for its flavorsome
>tea than its chilis.
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>"The Tezpur chili was rated having 855,000 Scoville units... the Mexican
>chili contained 557,000 Scoville units of pure capsaicin," one of the
>scientists, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters.
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>The scientists work in defense laboratories in Guwahati and Gwalior.
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"I can resist anything, but, temptation" <Oscar Wilde>
That which doesn't kill us, makes us strong ! <Nietzsche>
Andrew Healy