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Hotter than Hot Chillies

The substance that give chillies their intensity when ingested is collectively called 'capsaicinoids' which bind with pain receptors in the mouth and throat that are responsible for sensing heat

Gardening with Jane Edmanson - For a little MAGIC in your garden
November 16, 2011

Love them or hate them chillies are ornamental as well as edible.

Some of the hottest being Naga, Butoh Kola and Trinidad Scorpion which is in the Guinness Book of Records as the hottest of the hottest.

Don’t forget that the pith and the seeds can really burn so wash your hands after handling.

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