Is it possible to eat a ghost chili

Can Ghost Peppers Kill You? The bhut jolokia pepper — also known as ghost pepper or naga chili — can actually kill you, but it probably won't. Now That's Interesting. The Carolina Reaper officially became the hottest pepper in Can you die from eating a ghost pepper? Yes, you could die from ingesting ghost peppers, but you'd need to eat a lot of them at once.

Researchers have determined a pound kilogram person would need to eat 3 pounds 1. Why are they called ghost peppers? Ghost peppers are known as "bhut jolokia", which means "Bhutanese pepper" in Assamese spoken in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Where can you buy ghost peppers? Ghost peppers have a very short growing season, so you won't find fresh ones in the store most of the year. International and specialty stores often sell them, though traditional grocery stores may not.

However, if you enjoy them, consider growing them yourself from seed so you'll always have them when you need them. Can you freeze ghost peppers? Peppers of all kinds are easy to freeze for later consumption. A person weighing 68 kgs can die after eating at least 3 pounds of ghost peppers. Most ghost peppers are quite large so you may choke. If you do indeed swallow it whole, your stomach will dissolve it and you will likely feel a hollow burning sensation in your gut for some time until you inevitably pass it.

There are many cases where people have died from eating spicy food. Back in , as reported at the time by The Inquisitr, a 2-year-old Indian girl died after accidentally biting into a hot pepper. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died of respiratory failure. Yes, they are consumed in a minute quantity. Capsaicin has been shown to have a range of health benefits that include being a potential cancer treatment.

Ghost peppers are rich in capsaicin, which means they are an efficient way to consume large amounts of it — again if you can withstand the heat of these super-hot peppers. Yes, ghost peppers can burn a hole in the stomach. As it is possible to overdose on capsaicin, the chemical that makes ghost peppers hot, ghost pepper looks to burn a hole through your stomach.

Many milk-based products contain a protein called casein, which can help break down those capsaicin tricksters. The fact is, ghost pepper, aka bhut jolokia, means deep hurting in any language. And yes, in case you're wondering, eating them can actually kill you. The good news is, according to How Stuff Works , that you'd have to eat an awful lot of them in order to actually expire from the experience since it would take about three pounds of peppers to kill a person weighing pounds.

Scientists are supposedly developing a ghost pepper-infused pepper spray that would stop even the toughest person in their tracks. Those who eat the fiery veggie experience crazy amounts of pain all over their body and some have ended up in the hospital. Ghost peppers contain a neurotoxin that if consumed too quickly can cause heart attacks and seizures.