King Chili ‘Raja Mircha’ also considered as world’s hottest based on the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). Exported from the north-eastern region under a major boost to exports of Geographical Indications (GI) products to London via Guwahati by air for the first time.
Nagaland King Chili belongs to genus Capsicum of family Solanaceae. Naga king chili has been considered as the world’s hottest chili and is constantly on the top five in the list of the world’s hottest chilies based on the SHUs.
Where to find it?
If you want to import ‘Raja Mircha’ also referred as king chili from Nagaland then you must know that it was sourced from Tening, part of Peren district, Nagaland and was packed at APEDA assisted packhouse at Guwahati.
With a famous name “Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost pepper” has GI certification in 2008.
The export of ‘Raja Mircha’ was possible with the help of APEDA and their collaboration with the Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board (NSAMB), APEDA had coordinated with NSAMB in sending samples for laboratory testing in June and July 2021 and the results were encouraging as it is grown organically.
Due to the highly perishable nature its export was highly challenged for the authorities.
Any other products can be exported from North-Eastern states of India?
Yes, APEDA has also facilitated exports of Jackfruits from Tripura to London and Germany, Assam Lemon to London, Red rice of Assam to the United States and Leteku ‘Burmese Grape’ to Dubai to bring the North-Eastern states of India on the export map.
The information related to this article have been sourced from Ministry of Commerce & Industry press release
