The Bedfordshire Super Naga

The Bedfordshire Super Naga

The hottest commercially grown chilli pepper will be exclusively sold at Tesco stores.

The heat of the Bedfordshire Super Naga, measured in Scoville Units, clocks in at a scorching 1.12 million Scovilles.

The pepper has been produced by Bedfordshire farmer Salvatore Genovese who also launched the notorious Bhut Jolokia in the UK; a chilli pepper 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce.

“Customers will enjoy the chilli’s fruity flavour which matches its searing heat levels,” said Tesco' chilli buyer Gethyn Formby.