San Diego (US): Gregory Foster, a chilli enthusiast, accepted the challenge and ate 17 Ghost Peppers (Bhut Jolokia Chilli) in one minute on 14 November 2021.
Foster attempted the record in San Diego in California in a park which was open to the public. Many passers-by stopped to watch the record.
He has broken a scorching speed-eating record with Ghost chilli peppers. Racing against the clock, Gregory managed to put away 110.50 g or 17 of the insanely hot peppers to break the record. Guinness World Records posted a video on its Instagram showing Gregory breaking the record.
Foster also holds two other records: Most Carolina Reaper chillies eaten in one minute and fastest time to eat three Carolina Reaper chillies (8.72 seconds). The first of which he broke back the latter he broke in December 2021.
The Ghost Pepper, also known as Bhut Jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India. Said to be the hottest chilli in the world, it is a hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens.
