Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Challenge + Spicy Raw Recipe!
The world’s hottest naturally cultivated pepper, the Trinidad Scorpion, is NO Joke!
Watch me try the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Challenge by eating the pepper straight up and then in a raw vegan curry recipe I share below!
Which hot pepper is actually the hottest pepper in the world is up for some debate; over the years, the title has become a highly sought-after prize. For a time, the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper held that record, that is, until it was usurped by the Carolina Reaper. The reason the actual hottest pepper in the world is debated is due to the fact that the Carolina Reaper, that took over the spot for the worlds hottest pepper was rated officially by Guinness (which is what you need to hold a record), has been shown to consistently be the hottest pepper, meaning the average heat of the Carolina Reaper is the hottest at 1,5oo,ooo Scoville units.
That said, a Trinidad Scorpion Pepper has been recorded that officially broke the 2 million mark, but it has not been verified by Guinness, so there is debate: is it based on the hottest pepper recorded or the hottest average pepper of any species? Beyond that, there are peppers that are naturally cultivated and then those that are more selectively cross-bred and manipulated. Either way, the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper is the hottest pepper in the world, or at least one of the hottest peppers in the world, and deserves respect in its consumption to avoid self-harm.
Im not sure I reccomend taking the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Challenge…
*** On average, the Trinidad Scorpion, depending on the variety, has been rated at 1,400,000 SU and the Reaper at 1,500,000. That said the hottest Trinidad Scorpion pepper has been rated over 2,000,000
This average rating shows why you sometimes get a jalapeño that is much hotter than the average. My number one tip for consuming hot peppers is to mix them into a sauce with fat; this greatly reduces the heat factor and makes them much more enjoyable. If you were to mix this pepper straight with tomato, without any fat in the sauce, or at least some guacamole or raw vegan sour cream on the side, your mouth would be burning twice as hot.
As an aside, I want to mention that I am not recommending that eating hot peppers is healthier than abstaining; in fact, there are several reasons to avoid regular consumption of hot peppers. A few to include: they are irritating and cause the body to produce mucus to protect itself; they also raise blood pressure to hasten their removal from the body. On the other hand, there are some healthful properties, namely their anti-inflammatory effect, their specific nutrient profile, and their anti-parasitic properties, which can be helpful in some circumstances.
I have personally been into hygiene, or the study of health and health creation for 15+ years, for 5 of those years I ate strictly hygienic, in part meaning I did not consume any irritating “foods” that you would not feed to a baby, hot peppers, garlic, onions, spices, etc., being some of them. With such experience, I can clearly say I felt amazing, better even without them practicing “strict” hygiene, and yet I still choose to consume them from time to time. The last decade I have brought them back into my diet to create different dishes, meet different people where they are at, to simply relax on my views a bit and lastly because I really really enjoy them and have found my balance, at least in the now.
To each of us, finding our personal balance in the moment and being open to change as we seek to better know ourselves, meeting our true needs and desires.
I really hope you enjoy the video and the hot sauce recipe shown in it.
Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Challenge Curry
1 Mature Coconut
1 lb / 460 g – 3 small Mangos
1 lb / 460 g – tomatoes
1 Big Thumb Ginger
.15 lb / 68 g – Green onions
1 Clove Garlic
1 hot pepper – Trinidad scorpion or your choice
Remove the water and the mature white meat from the coconut (break into small pieces), and add both to a Vitamix blender container (buy a new or refurbished Vitamix here). If there isn’t enough coconut water to come close to covering the coconut pieces, add just enough water to almost cover it all. Blend at high speed until smooth, strain with a nutmilk bag, and add the milk back to the blender, compost, or reserve the fiber for a different use. Add the rest of the ingredients (possibly starting with 1/3 or 1/2 of the scorpion pepper) to the blender and blend till smooth. Take it easy with this one if you used the Trinidad scorpion pepper, it is quite hot!
This sauce is just a simple base, to which you could add lemon, lime, any herb, any curry powder, chili powder, and so much more.
** These amounts above are approximate, as I freestyled this recipe and used what I had. A sense of play, as well as fine-tuning to your tastes and the ingredients’ flavour profile you use, is always key in making amazing sauces.
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I hope you enjoyed the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Challenge that I put myself through, so perhaps you dont feel the need to ahha.
As Always
Wishing You Much
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