As part of Kingston Food Festival, contestants line up to take part in the Chili Challenge

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Trinidad Scorpion Moruga chilli (Capsicum chinense) plant for sale at Kingston Food Festival 2013. 2,009,231 on the Scoville Heat Scale (SHU), it is currently the hottest cultivated chilli from Trinidad and Tobago.

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Size: 3264px × 4896px
Location: Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, UK
Photo credit: © Trish Gant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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