Origin
Cumbria, England
Superhot
Naga Viper pepper
Naga Viper is an English-bred superhot Capsicum chinense known less for culinary use than for its brief world-record fame. Guinness recognized it in 2011, and it remains notable as one of the peppers that pushed the modern superhot arms race forward.
Scoville 1,382,118 SHU
Species Capsicum chinense
Tasting notes
Naga Viper is an English-bred superhot Capsicum chinense known less for culinary use than for its brief world-record fame. Guinness recognized it in 2011, and it remains notable as one of the peppers that pushed the modern superhot arms race forward.
Common ripening colors
Aliases
Naga Viper
Source entry
Reference: Naga Viper pepper
1,382,118 SHU peak heat