The hottest chile pepper in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records is the “Red Savina” habanero. It measured an amazing 577,000 Scoville Units. To put it into perspective, an average habanero is around 100,000 to 200,000. A jalapeno ranks from 5,000 to 7,000. In other words, hot. Just try eating one of those . . .

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