The Dragon's Breath pepper is less of a culinary ingredient and more of a biological event. Bred in Wales by Mike Smith in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, it was initially developed not for the dinner table, but for potential use as a topical anesthetic for people allergic to traditional numbing agents. It has a staggering 2.48 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU)and it technically surpasses the intensity of the former world record holder, the Carolina Reaper, making it one of the most volatile substances in the plant kingdom.
