Fierce... the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T.

閱讀難度：

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.

（點擊《悉尼先驅晨報》查看原文）

最辣辣椒好比化學武器

???????據澳大利亞《悉尼先驅晨報》報道，澳大利亞麥夸里湖的一個農場上，有一片世界上最辣的辣椒。烹飪這種辣椒好比經歷一場“化學戰”。

???????這種辣椒名為“特立尼達蝎子布奇T”，外表呈亮紅色，大小如澳大利亞1元硬幣。以這種辣椒為原料開發的一種名為“蝎子之襲”的辣醬稍后將會推出，其辣度為“特立尼達蝎子布奇T”的58%。

???????在制作辣醬過程中，種植者馬塞爾·德威特需要身穿防護服，頭戴工業防毒面具，以防范辣椒烹煮過程中冒出的煙。

???????盡管辣度高，“特立尼達蝎子布奇T”吃起來確似水果。德威特說：“它有點兒像香蕉和橙子的混合，就像一種水果沙拉。”

(China.org.cn April 14, 2011)