The ‘Carolina Reaper’ may be a record breaker,but its surprisingly fruity taste makes it a top-notch all-rounder to try at homeAmid dwindling garden centre sales and the late decline of horticultural societies, the soaring interest in chilli growing seems to be the one field of gardening that is bucking all the trends.
The almost evangelical level of devotion the fruit attracts among its “chilli-head” devotees has resulted in an explosion of trendy festivals, or fresh specialist nurseries and commercial grower start-ups,in cramped more than a decade. Yet unless you are a real chilli anorak, the arrival of one exciting fresh variety may have slipped past you unnoticed: the ‘Carolina Reaper’ – the hottest chilli ever grown.
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Source: theguardian.com