Guinness Book of World Records names a new hottest pepper: Pepper X

Gurjit Kaur
Patrick Jarenwattananon
Scott Detrow

October 19, 2023 / 2:20 pm

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with hot pepper expert Ed Currie about Pepper X, which was named the hottest pepper in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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