Apparently, human beings and birds are the only creatures on the planet that actually eat the fruit of the chilli plant. Most other animals think it is poisonous.

So what better way to celebrate this fact, than by spitting in the face of mother nature and engineering a chilli pepper 4 times stronger than the previous 'hottest' chilli? (Scoville Heat Units (SHU) - 923,000 SHU - fact fans)

That's what a couple from Dorset decided to do (Dorset, that well-known chilli growing hotspot). And so we have the Dorset Naga. A chilli that required Tesco to add an extra 'star' to their chilli-heat-rating system.

Naturally, we tried them at Solution Group, and 2 pints of milk and 30 minutes later, we ended up with a blog post title that sounded more like a 1970's progressive rock outfit.

They're hot.