Bhut jolokia

Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’Also called U-morok, ghost pepper, ghost chili and bih jolokia

Bhut jolokia is a very hot chili pepper. Cooks use it as a spice to season dishes, and it pairs with pork and dried fish.

Category: Herbs & spices
Variety of: Chili pepper
Cooked most in: Asia
Top country: Indonesia
Dishes: 1 in the catalogue

Photo: Chiring chandan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use bhut jolokia

Typical ways to cook or use it

Season

Goes well with

Flavour

Taste and texture

Heat

Capsaicinoid5

On the table

Dishes made with bhut jolokia

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

Gado-gado
Indonesia

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include bhut jolokia.

Family

Related forms

A kind of: chili pepper
A variety of: chili pepper

Around the world

What bhut jolokia is called

Names in 49 languages, from Wikidata.

Spanish
Naga jolokia
French
bhut jolokia
Italian
bhut jolokia · Bih Jolokia · Naga Jolokia · Ghost chili
Portuguese
bhut jolokia
German
Bhut Jolokia · Bhut-Jolokia-Chili · Naga Jolokia · Naga-Jolokia-Chili
Dutch
Naga jolokia
Turkish
bhut jolokia
Russian
Naga jolokia · Bhut Jolokia
Polish
Naga Jolokia
Arabic
ناغا جولوكي · ناغا جولوكي ( نبات )
Persian
فلفل شبح
Hindi
भूत झोलकिया · नागा मिर्च · भूतिया मिर्च

Show all 49 languages

Albanian
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Assamese
ভোট-জলকীয়া
Asturian
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Bangla
ভূত মরিচ
Brazilian Portuguese
Bhüt Jolokia
Bulgarian
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Catalan
Bhut jolokia
Cebuano
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Chinese
斷魂椒
Czech
Bhut Jolokia
Danish
Naga Jolokia
Esperanto
fantomkapsiko
Filipino
Bhut jolokia
Finnish
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Hungarian
Naga Jolokia
Icelandic
Bhut jolokia
Indonesian
cabe setan · cabai setan
Irish
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Japanese
ブート・ジョロキア
Kannada
ಭೂತ್ ಜೋಲೋಕಿಯಾ
Korean
부트 졸로키아
Latin
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Maithili
भुत जोलोकिया
Malayalam
ഭൂത് ജോലോക്കിയ
Marathi
भूत जोलोकिया
Minangkabau
Lado setan
Nepali
भुत जोलोकिया
Odia
ରାଜ ମରିଚ · ଭୂତ୍ ଜୋଲୋକିୟା
Romanian
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’
Serbian
нага јолокија
Slovak
Bhut Jolokia
Slovenian
bhut jolokia
Swedish
Naga Jolokia
Telugu
భూత్ జోలోకియా
Ukrainian
Bhut Jolokia
Venetian
Bhut Jolokia
Vietnamese
bhut jolokia
Waray
Capsicum chinense ‘Bhut Jolokia’

Sources and credits

Data

GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
Wikimedia Commons: photos

Wikidata item: Q426850

Photos

Photo: Chiring chandan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons