The Ghost Chili Pepper (aka Bhut Jolokia) is one of the most famous “super-hot” peppers in the world—legendary for both its firepower and its cultural roots in Northeast India.

Heat Level (Scoville Scale)

• Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 855,000 – 1,041,427
• Comparison:
  • Jalapeño: 2,500–8,000 SHU → Ghost is up to 400x hotter
  • Habanero: 100,000–350,000 SHU → Ghost is about 3–8x hotter
• Once crowned the world’s hottest pepper by Guinness (2007), though since surpassed by the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X.