Fierce... the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T.

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A farm in Lake Macquarie, Australia is growing what may be the world's hottest strain of chillies, but preparing them for the public is a task akin to chemical warfare, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The variety, bright red and about the size of a dollar coin, is called the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, and a sauce containing 58 percent of the potent chili -- called Scorpion Strike, will be launched soon.

During the manufacturing process, the grower, Marcel de Wit, dresses in protective clothing including an industrial gas mask to fend off the fumes as the chillies boils.

Despite an intensity that would overpower most, the chillies are said to have a fruity taste. "It's a bit like a banana and an orange together -- like a fruit salad," de Wit said.

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最辣辣椒好比化学武器

       据澳大利亚《悉尼先驱晨报》报道，澳大利亚麦夸里湖的一个农场上，有一片世界上最辣的辣椒。烹饪这种辣椒好比经历一场“化学战”。

       这种辣椒名为“特立尼达蝎子布奇T”，外表呈亮红色，大小如澳大利亚1元硬币。以这种辣椒为原料开发的一种名为“蝎子之袭”的辣酱稍后将会推出，其辣度为“特立尼达蝎子布奇T”的58%。

       在制作辣酱过程中，种植者马塞尔·德威特需要身穿防护服，头戴工业防毒面具，以防范辣椒烹煮过程中冒出的烟。

       尽管辣度高，“特立尼达蝎子布奇T”吃起来确似水果。德威特说：“它有点儿像香蕉和橙子的混合，就像一种水果沙拉。”

(China.org.cn April 14, 2011)