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How I discovered how hot a Chili Pepper is.

By Lisard Bellod · 17 Nov 2009

Original article from the archive, published on 17 Nov 2009. We preserve the author's story; References to services, prices and activities are historical.

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This post is one of those things that surely no one would tell you. Or that it only happens to those of us who leave the city and enter the worlds of the countryside.

Some time ago I dried the chillies from my garden. I had been told they were hotter than a thousand devils..

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One day I wondered just how hot they were, because if I was going to sell them, I ought to know. I plucked one from the bunch and bit the tip, but a very small pinch. AND IT WASN'T HOT. 🙁

And I'm all cool! I split it in half and put my tongue in. AAAARRRRGGG. My tongue fell asleep for a long time with the 2 thousand demons inside it. And with the nonsense I don't know how I did it but I put my finger in the eye.

I stayed blind about 5 minutes. You can't imagine how this hurts, you have to close your eyes and wait, but if you open it it even stings more... horrible.

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Conclusion: The chillies are very hot and those from Can Pepitu much more.

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