Dragon's Breath
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About this variety
Dragon's Breath is an extremely hot chili pepper developed through collaboration between chili farmer Neal Price, NPK Technology, and Nottingham Trent University in Wales. Named after the Welsh dragon, it was cultivated by breeder Mike Smith as an ornamental plant with potential medical applications for its capsaicin oil as a skin anesthetic. This pepper gained notoriety for its unofficial testing at 2.48 million Scoville units, though it was bred primarily for aesthetic appeal rather than heat records.
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Culinary uses
Due to its extreme heat levels that can cause anaphylactic shock, Dragon's Breath is not recommended for culinary use. It was developed primarily for medical research purposes as a potential anesthetic derived from its capsaicin oil, and as an ornamental plant.
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