Carolina Reaper Chilli Powder- 7g

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Clocking at a massive 2.2 million on the heat Scoville scale, the Carolina Reaper has a sweet, fruity taste. When you first taste the powder of one of these peppers (if you’re brave enough to do so), you’ll taste these flavours before the spiciness. Some people detect hints of cinnamon and even chocolate. When the fruity flavour passes, you’ll start to feel the intense burn that only the Carolina Reaper can deliver. We harvest the Carolina Reaper Chillies at their peak ripeness, dry them to lock in flavour, and carefully grind them into a powder for your use.

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Flavour Notes:

With a super-high rating of 2.2 million on the Scoville heat scale, the Carolina Reaper is currently the world’s hottest pepper. The Carolina Reaper is a hybrid pepper that is a cross between the Pakistani Naga pepper and a Red Habanero. Characterised by its small, wrinkled and bumpy appearance with a bright red hue when fully ripe, the Carolina Reaper has a fruity flavour with slow-building heat that becomes very intense and long-lasting. A favourite among die-hard chilli lovers, the Carolina Reaper adds a big punch of heat and flavour to sauces, salsas, stews and curries, but be careful, a little goes a very long way! To avoid irritating your skin, we recommend using gloves when preparing the chillies and always avoid touching your skin and eyes.

Culinary Notes:

With a sweet, fruity flavour, Carolina Reapers are a fantastic addition to Mexican dishes like moles, enchiladas and slow-braised meats, add a real kick to Indian, Sri Lankan and Thai curries or simply added to your every-day meat marinades and sauces. In conjunction with their fruity flavour however, Carolina Reapers pack a real heat punch, currently labelled as our world’s hottest pepper, so use sparingly! To offset their extreme heat and enhance their flavour, try balancing with other flavours like sweet, sour and savoury; for example, try combining with a zesty orange juice and a dash of soy sauce for a unique marinade or mix with honey, lime and a pinch of salt for a flavourful salsa dressing.

Health Benefits:

All chillies, including Carolina Reaper Chillies, contain capsaicin, a compound known to have many health benefits including boosting the immune system, reducing inflammation and invigorating the metabolism to help aid in weight loss. Health benefits of Carolina Reaper also include aiding with arthritis, cardiovascular disease, gastric ulcers, vascular headaches, infections and respiratory conditions like bronchitis and the common cough. As Carolina Reaper Chillies have an extremely high Scoville rating, it’s a good idea to eat in smaller amounts, especially if your stomach is less familiar with chillies, as high levels can cause gut inflammation.

Ingredients and country of origin:

100% dried and ground Carolina Reaper Chillies sourced from America


How to use

  • Due to their very high Scoville rating, we recommend using Carolina Reaper in small amounts and adjusting to taste.
  • When adding to dishes, it’s a good idea to wear gloves and avoid touching your skin and eyes.
  • To get the most out of the peppers, rehydrate them in boiling water for up to 20 minutes until soft before chopping or grinding into a paste to incorporate into dishes.
  • Take your slow-cooks, soups, sauces and curries to the next level
  • Incorporate a small amount of the chillies with dark chocolate for a delicious sauce, hot chocolate or pudding.

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The Spice People FAQs

Simple or smoke paprika along with cayenne pepper is the best alternative. Paprika tastes similar to Kashmiri Chilli, while cayenne paper adds to its spice.

Dried Kashmiri chilli is more flavorful than hot, ranging from 1,000-2,000 Scoville Heat Units. It’s mildly hot but not too spicy.

Dried Kashmiri chilli is more flavorful than hot, ranging from 1,000-2,000 Scoville Heat Units. It’s mildly hot but not too spicy.

Dried Kashmiri chilli is more flavorful than hot, ranging from 1,000-2,000 Scoville Heat Units. It’s mildly hot but not too spicy.

The Spice People FAQs

Simple or smoke paprika along with cayenne pepper is the best alternative. Paprika tastes similar to Kashmiri Chilli, while cayenne paper adds to its spice.

Dried Kashmiri chilli is more flavorful than hot, ranging from 1,000-2,000 Scoville Heat Units. It’s mildly hot but not too spicy.

These spices are different. Paprika is the sweet cousin of Kashmiri chilli specific to western cuisine. Kashmiri chilli popular in Indian cuisine and is hotter than paprika.

Place the Kashmiri chilli under the sun for two days. When the chillies turn crispy, grind them in a food mill. Cool down the powder and store it in an airtight jar.

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