Chilli eater 'lucky to survive'
19 October 2016 - 09:57
A US man who ate "ghost peppers" as part of a chilli-eating contest had to be rushed to hospital when a 2.5cm hole was burned in his throat. Also known as bhut jolokia, ghost pepper is rated at 1,000,000 on the Scoville scale, and is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. For comparison, the more common Jalapeno pepper has a strength of a mere 3500 Scovilles.
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