About Ghost Pepper – Chocolate
Chocolate Ghost Pepper (Chocolate Bhut Jolokia) is darker variant with unique flavor profile. Rating 800,000-1,000,000 SHU, it offers similar extreme heat to red ghost but with more pronounced smoky, earthy notes. The chocolate color develops as peppers ripen. Flavor has hints of smoke and chocolate beneath extreme heat. Interesting for making dark mole-style sauces or BBQ applications. The unusual color and complex flavor make it popular among pepper enthusiasts. Extremely hot – handle with gloves!
Flavor profile
Smoky, earthy superhot heat
In the kitchen
Extreme applications, mole-style sauces
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Days to harvest
- 100-120 days
- Plant height
- 36-48 inches
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- Bhut Jolokia Chocolate 800,000 – 1,000,000 SHU Same species and super hot heat
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