The Carolina Reaper was once the hottest chili in the world. But that man behind it could not rest on his laurels.

Puckerbutt Pepper Company boss Ed Currie has topped the Reaper - an eye-watering 1.6 million Scoville Units - with his new monstrous creation, Pepper X, which comes in at a face-melting 2.6 million Scoville Units.

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