Last week I picked up some red and greenish chilies from the garden. I am not a big fan of chilies but they are just nice to look at especially when you see them hanging in plants, you might be interested taking picture of them. look at this picture, which was taken couple weeks ago. I happened to taste a tiny slice of a chili and as I expected it was super hot! which makes me wonder what's in it, what kind of element or chemicals it is associate with? So, I turned my curiosity into small research. Today we will talk about chilies.
FACTS:
How long chilies have been cultivated?
It has been cultivated for more or less 6000 years!!!
What makes chilies so hot?
An active component called Capsaicin is responsible for chili's hotness and burn, which was detected in 1990s, by scientists.
What is the hottest part of the chilies?
well, I thought the answer was the seeds, but that's not the case, it actually the white flesh hold the most of the capsaicin chemical. If you are not sure what's the white part chili, cut one and you will see it.
How Many People Consume Chilies Everyday?
More or less 2 billion people all around the world, well of course I am not saying all of them consume top hottest chilies. Some chilies are not hot at all!.
What is the hottest chilies on the planet?
Trinidad Scorpion Butch Taylor. According to scientific test its heat at 1,463,700 Scovill (measurement of chili's spicy heat) Heat Unit (SHU)!!! compare to the second HOTTEST chili: Naga Viper and Scorpion Cultivars with 1250,000 to 1350,000 SHUs.
Source: "Why Chillies Are Hot: The Science behind the Heat - Australian Geographic." Why Chillies Are Hot: The Science behind the Heat - Australian Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/why-chillies-are-hot-the-science-behind-the-heat.htm>.
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