Bhut Jolokia or Naga Mircha from India's northeast was recorded as the world's hottest chilli pepper in 2007. It is becoming a victim of its fame and witnessing an erosion in its heat quotient.

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In 2007, it was ranked the hottest pepper in the world. So hot is this pepper, the Indian military use it to make military grade chilli smoke grenades, while farmers smear it on fences and gates ...

Following tests, the military has decided to use the Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chilli) to make grenades similar to tear gas for immobilising purposes, The AP reports.

The ghost chilli pepper is one of the spiciest around, ranking third-hottest on the Scoville scale of heat. For comparison, where a jalapeno has around 8,000 Scoville Heat Units ...