http://www.yumsugar.com To die for. en http://www.yumsugar.com/775088 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/775088"><img width=160 height=107 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/users/1/15259/45_2007/hotpepperespn.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>There are hot peppers and then there are HOT peppers. This afternoon we were talking about the Scoville rating system and how some peppers are hotter than others. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale" target="_blank">Scoville scale</a> measures how hot chili peppers are. The number of Scoville heat units indicate how much capsaicin is present in the pepper. Capsaicin is the chemical compound responsible for the hot sensation you feel when eating a pepper.</p> <p>Recently, an ESPN reporter casually took a bite out of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper" target="_blank">Bhut Joloki</a> pepper, not realizing how hot it would be. Not even milk could cut the heat. If you want to see how he handled it, read more</p> <p><center><br /> <object width="425" height="355"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MvK2Y1hv9mY&amp;rel=1"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MvK2Y1hv9mY&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /> </center></p> http://www.yumsugar.com/775088#comment hot peppers peppers espn Habanero scoville scoville ratings Bhut Joloki Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:18:33 -0800 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/775088