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{{Infobox pepper<br />
| name = Naga Morich<br />
| image = Naga_jolokia_chili.jpg<br />
| alt = Unripe Naga Jolokia (Naga Morich) chilis<br />
| heat = Exceptionally hot <br />
| scoville = SR: >1,000,000<ref>{{cite web|title=The Scoville Scale|url=http://www.chilipepper.com/ScovilleScale/tabid/59/Default.aspx|work=Pepper Information|publisher=Chilipepper.com|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref><br />
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The '''Naga Morich''' is a [[chili pepper]] grown in [[Northeast India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. There is no consensus on whether this is synonymous with the [[Bhut Jolokia]], or a different variety. It is also one of the hottest known chilli peppers and the only naturally occurring chili pepper that measures 1 million SHU on Scoville scale.<br />
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==Plant characteristics==<br />
Like many varieties of the [[Capsicum chinense|Chinense]] species, the Naga Morich is a small-medium shrub with large leaves, small, five-petaled flowers, and blisteringly hot fruit. It differs to the Bhut Jolokia and Bih Jolokia in that it is slightly smaller with a pimply ribbed texture as opposed to the smoother flesh of the other two varieties.<br />
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==Distribution==<br />
The Naga is a naturally occurring species in [[Bangladesh]] and North East India, more specifically in [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]] and [[Assam]].<br />
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They are also grown in the United States, [[United Kingdom]] (as subspecies [[Dorset Naga]]) and [[Australia]] for the production of [[hot sauce]]s, and in [[Finland]], where it is mainly sold fresh in supermarkets.<br />
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==Culinary usage==<br />
The Naga Morich chili is extremely hot, but has a flavor that is quite unique.{{Clarify|date=August 2012}} Like the Bhut Jolokia (ghost pepper), it has a sweet and slightly tart flavor, followed by slight undertones of woody, smoky flavors. The chili is well suited for BBQ and grilling due to its unique flavor profile.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Scoville scale]], a measurement of the pungency ("spicy heat") of a chili pepper.<br />
* [[Pungency]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Capsicum cultivars]]</div>Ajay Kumar