[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I like spicy food as much as just about anyone, but this race to create the world’s hottest chili pepper is getting ridiculous. As it is, I’ve subjected myself to plenty of discomfort simply by using store-bought habaneros.

[Black Agnes]

Ping.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Yeah seriously, who would ever eat that?

[RegulatorCountry]

It’s a novelty, an I-dare-you sort of thing. Very few actually use them in cooking, and sparingly at that.

[CrazyIvan]

It has been my experience that these “stunt” peppers are all heat and even when used in moderation have no flavor. If heat is all I wanted I'd stab my tongue with a soldering iron.

[servo1969]

I totally expect new peppers to start giving off visible light by the time they reach 5 million units. And somebody will before long.

[Noumenon]

I love a sprinkle of dried habenero flakes on a slice of garlic chicken pizza. Wonderful flavor.

[JoeProBono]

[sockmonkey]

Look at these peppers..1.5 million scoville units..

[pgkdan]

I like spicy food too but only to a point. I can’t understand why someone would be willing to eat something that’s so hot it could cause tissue damage and extreme pain...going in and coming out!

[SES1066]

So long as this effort is not government (taxpayer) subsidized (Winthrop College?), let the race go, it hurts only those who subject themselves to it. Besides it gets that title back here in the good ol’ USA from India’s Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper!

My real question is what does this do for morning breath?

[Doomonyou]

...but this race to create the world’s hottest chili pepper is getting ridiculous.

No kidding. Jalapeno is about as crazy as I need to get. Some drunk idiot will take a dare, eat one of those things and die. Just a matter of time.

[COBOL2Java]

I like spicy food as much as just about anyone, but this race to create the world’s hottest chili pepper is getting ridiculous.

Agreed. I discussed this with a Korean friend of mine. I think it can be said that Korean food is one of the spiciest, and he said he has no use for spicyness for spicyness sake. "There's got to also be flavor - otherwise, what's the point?"

I might also add, he gets me some REALLY good stuff straight from his family in Korea. I put it in my soups. Yum!

[Rebelbase]

“As it is, I’ve subjected myself to plenty of discomfort simply by using store-bought habaneros.”

Last year my kids humiliated themselves at a hot chicken place by ordering the insane ghost pepper chicken fingers.

The cook, waitress, and myself tried to talk them out of it.

The pain, tears and humiliation within 3 minutes of receiving the food was priceless and knocked them off their braggadocios posture of eating the hottest foods.