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Brain Strain Red Pepper Plant

Heat Level: Superhot (800,000 SHU)

Species: C. chinense

Pod Color: Red

Price: $25.00 USD

One of the most intense hot peppers in existence. A 7 Pod family variant named for the deeply wrinkled, brain-like surface of ripe pods. Capsicum chinense, 500,000–1,100,000 SHU. Thick-walled and meaty for a superhot, with intense fruit flavor underneath the heat. Prized by hot sauce makers for its oil content and flavor complexity. This will hurt you. Grow it for the sauce.

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