I hope this post finds you well. There has been some rumor in the press regarding Carolina Reaper Chilli.
A few of our customers have asked us about it and my response to them is this.
Carolina Reaper (and any chilli really) is what it is. It extremely hot and tasty. Now a chilli is what it is, an thing like anything else. It is neither good, nor bad, what we do with it is what's important. Let's take a knife as an example to illustrate this point. A knife, if used skillfully, can be used to carve objects, prepare a nice meal, cut a rope that etc. These could be though of as uses that are good. One, however, can misuse a knife and hurt him/herself, someone else, an animal, a plant and so on. These uses can be thought of as bad uses of the knife. The knife itself is just an object and it doesn't carry out any actions, it just exists.
Similarly, Carolina Reaper, or any chilli for that matter, is not good or bad in itself. We can use chillies to help us enjoy our meals and maintain a healthy body or we can misuse them as people do in chilli eating competitions or other contexts where they try to prove something to someone or themselves.
I've stated this before and will do it again, chillies are not a joke there are god sent. They can be fun and healthy if used well.
Bellow is an article written regarding that particular incident.
"Carolina Reaper: How to Safely Eat the World's Hottest Chili Pepper
After
a man who ate the world’s hottest chili pepper was tested for brain
damage, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s best to avoid consuming
the Carolina Reaper. But chili growers have defended the fruit, and
stressed it is safe to eat—although probably not whole.
BMJ documented
the case of a 34-year-old man who visited the emergency room as he was
repeatedly struck with severe headaches days after eating a Carolina
Reaper.
Brain
scans revealed that the arteries in his brain were constricted and he
was diagnosed with thunderclap headaches. After five weeks, the arteries
returned to normal. Scientists believe it to be the first documented
case of a chili pepper causing thunderclap headaches.
In
the past, cayenne peppers have been linked to heart attacks and the
coronary artery suddenly constricting. “It is plausible that our patient
had reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) secondary to
the Carolina Reaper,” the authors of the report noted.
chilies
A basket of 'Dorset Naga' chillies, one of the hottest varieties of chilli in the world, are displayed at the Royal Horticultural Society's London Autumn Harvest Show in 2010. A man was recently hospitalized for eating a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili which resembles the Dorset Naga in appearance. Oli Scarff/Getty Images " data-reactid="27">
A basket of 'Dorset Naga' chillies, one of the hottest varieties of
chilli in the world, are displayed at the Royal Horticultural Society's
London Autumn Harvest Show in 2010. A man was recently hospitalized for
eating a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili which resembles the
Dorset Naga in appearance. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Capsaicin
is the molecule in chili peppers that creates the hot flavor but also
activates receptors responsible for the perception of pain, which fire
off warning messages to the heart and brain.
Newsweek that Carolina Reapers have a “tropical fruit” flavor and are perfectly safe consume in small amounts. " data-reactid="30">But Steve Waters, the co-director of the South Devon Chilli Farm in the U.K., told Newsweek that Carolina Reapers have a “tropical fruit” flavor and are perfectly safe consume in small amounts.
“Many
spices can cause unpleasant effects if the consumer over indulges. Used
as an ingredient in the right amount then it is fine,” he said,
comparing it to gradually adding salt to a meal.
For the best, and safest, results, the pepper should be prepared in food.
“In
a sauce is best as it avoids ‘hot spots’ in the food," he explained.
"The advantage of the Carolina Reaper chili to our customers is that it
goes a long way in cooking. As it is a very hot chili, we recommend
using a pre-made sauce to avoid contact with the skin while chopping
fresh or using powders."
"It's
not really designed to just plonk it in your mouth and eat it. I would
never do that and I wouldn't recommend it," the grower, who runs Love My
Chillies in the U.K., told the broadcaster.
Ed
Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company grew the vegetables as a hobby
for over 20 years, but devoted his time to breeding “weapon quality
peppers” in 2012, he told the Guinness World Records. He spent ten years
developing the pepper, which is a cross between Sweet Habanero and Naga
Viper chillies"
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