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Produce => Edible Plants => Chillies Ahoy => Topic started by: Gobby on February 14, 2009, 18:36:06

Title: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: Gobby on February 14, 2009, 18:36:06

Are these two chilli's the one and the same, have seen them advertised as seperate seeds and as the same thing, it's got me alittle confused, which is easy to do tbh ;)

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: Biscombe on February 14, 2009, 22:05:13

Very closely related

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: dtw on February 15, 2009, 22:25:02

Bhut Jolokia holds the current world record.

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: oubykh on March 03, 2009, 17:49:44

info on the plant here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_jolokia

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: ceres on March 03, 2009, 18:13:49

There's an article in the March GW mag going through a number of chillies in heat order from gentle giant to blow your head off.  Bhut Jolokia is listed as the Guiness world record holder at 1,001,304 SHU.  Dorset Naga is listed as 923,000 to 1,598,000 SHU - it reached the higher number in a GW trial in 2006. 

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: *pixie* on March 05, 2009, 14:47:45

My husband loves chillies and anything spicy to eat and would love me to grow one of these but Im not so convinced  :-\

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: saddad on March 05, 2009, 15:28:11

Give him an Habanero and let him live with it...  ;D

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: staris on March 08, 2009, 12:34:19

i love chillies have got some dorset naga's to give them a go

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: saddad on March 08, 2009, 13:05:56

Some kind person on here sent me some to try as well.....  ;D

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: Teej on March 16, 2009, 11:26:59

The Dorset Naga's I grew last year are hotter than I could have possibly imagined!  Far too hot to use in normal cookery (and we LOVE hot food) unless you use the tiniest smidgin & I couldn't put them in my chilli relish or sauce for fear of ruining it!  So, they all just got left to dry out & once they are all completely dry will grind them up so can just use 1 tiny bit each time.  They do actually have a lovely flavour so well worth growing.
I'm a glutton for punishment though as I over-wintered last year's plant & will prob plant another from saved seed to see how that goes.
 ;D

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: Taters on March 17, 2009, 01:04:46

 :o Wow!! over a million SHU!!

...that is the equivilent of breaking the sound barrier (and in some instances may be the case ;D)

Title: Re: Bhut Jolokia / Dorset naga
Post by: saddad on March 17, 2009, 07:46:47

If you get some in any of your mucus membranes you probably will   :-X