Southwest Scorpion Salsa (8-Ounce Jar)

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Southwest Scorpion Salsa

This is an extreme full flavored super hot salsa made with our fresh tomatoes and a blend of our Trinidad and Morouga Scorpion chili peppers, some of the hottest chili peppers on earth. You need only a very small amount to feel the heat.

Ingredients: Fresh picked tomatoes, onions, Scorpion chili peppers, sugar, salt, garlic, vinegar, spices.

There is an old fable about a scorpion and a frog. The frog agrees to carry the scorpion across a river despite his instinctive fears and because of the camouflaged behavior of the seemingly reasonable scorpion. After the smooth ride across the river the scorpion reveals his true colors and does indeed sting the frog, pointing out that he was just following his natural behavior. The moral of the story is that the sting of the scorpion is inevitable and cannot be avoided, no matter how mild its initial demeanor may seem.

Products made with Trinidad and Morouga Scorpion chilis are just the same. Your first bite might be uneventful, but the sting is guaranteed to arrive and will come in the form of a searing heat that is only relieved with the passing of time.

So beware, because the nature of this chili is irrepressible, it will get you (at both ends!), and it will be hot. We are not responsible for the use, misuse or abuse of these hot chili pepper products. They are not for the novice salsa or jelly eater and they are never for children.

The Scoville Scale (found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale) measures the chemical heat of spices. For comparison, the jalapeno measures between 3,500 and 8,000 units, while the Trinidad Scorpion that we grow for our products ranks at 855,000 to 1,463,700 units:

List of Scoville ratings

Scoville heat units	Examples
15,000,000–16,000,000	Pure capsaicin^[4]
8,600,000–9,100,000	Various capsaicinoids (e.g., homocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin)
500,000–5,300,000	Law enforcement grade pepper spray,^[5] FN 303irritant ammunition
855,000–1,463,700	Naga Viper pepper,^[6] Infinity Chilli,^[7] Bhut Jolokia chili pepper^[8][9]Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper^[10]
350,000–580,000	Red Savina habanero^[11]
100,000–350,000	Habanero chili,^[12] Scotch bonnet pepper,^[12] Datil pepper, Rocoto, Madame Jeanette, Peruvian White Habanero, Jamaican hot pepper^[13]
50,000–100,000	Byadgi chilli, Bird's eye chili,^[14] Malagueta pepper,^[14] Chiltepin pepper, Piri piri (African bird's eye), Pequin pepper^[14]
30,000–50,000	Guntur chilli, Cayenne pepper, Ají pepper,^[12] Tabasco pepper, Cumari pepper (Capsicum Chinese)
10,000–23,000	Serrano pepper, Peter pepper, Aleppo pepper
3,500–8,000	Espelette pepper, Jalapeño pepper, Guajillopepper, New Mexicanvarieties of Anaheim pepper,^[15] Hungarian wax pepper, Tabasco sauce
1,000–2,500	Anaheim pepper, Poblano pepper, Rocotillo pepper, Peppadew
100–900	Pimento, Peperoncini, Banana pepper
0	No significant heat, Bell pepper, Cubanelle, Aji dulce

Some brave souls taste tested these very hot chilis and recorded their results. You might want to take a look at their experience before you indulge your curiosity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NZyaC6Kqgg

For more information about these chilis:

Morouga Scorpion: http://refiningfirechiles.com/morougagallery.html

Trinidad Scorpion: http://refiningfirechiles.com/trinscorpiongallery.html

DISCLAIMER: By selecting this product, you are purchasing a product made with some of the hottest chili peppers on the planet (Capsisum chinense). Ingesting, touching, or inhaling this product may result in acute pain. Therefore extreme caution is advised in the handling and/or serving and/or consumption of this product. Exposure to the chili peppers in this product may result in abdominal distress, weeping eyes, watery nose, coughing, burning or hot spots in the mouth, throat or skin that touches this product, shortness of breath, sneezing, or heart palpitations. These symptoms may last for more than 24 hours. Milk or dairy products may aid in causing these symptoms to subside. This product should never be made available to children.

The information contained herein shall not be construed as a substitute for seeking the advice of a qualified health professional and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any medical condition. McFadden Ranch or mcfaddenfamilyranch.com make no warranties as to the safety of handling or consuming the Trinidad Scorpion or Morouga Scorpion pepper and accept no liability or responsibility for any consequences resulting from the use of or reliance upon the information contained herein, nor for any health problems, consequences, or symptoms which may arise from contact with or the ingestion of any peppers contained in this product. ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES, INGESTS, OR COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE TRINIDAD SCORPION OR MOROUGA SCORPION PEPPER DOES SO AT HIS OR HER OWN RISK. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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