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As a way of comparison: Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units. Your basic jalapeno pepper measures anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000. The previous record holder, the Red Savina habanero, was tested at up to 580,000 Scovilles.
The bhoot jolokia crushed those contenders, testing at 1,001,304 Scoville units.

The pepper is known by any number of names across India's northeast. It's the ''poison chilli'' in some areas, the ''king of the chillies'' in others. In Nagaland, it's eaten in nearly every meal. As a result, it is often called the Naga mircha - the ''Naga chilli.''