The rarest chili in the world is Aji Charapita is which is a wild chili that comes from the Peruvian Amazon, which makes it difficult to grow and cultivate globally.
Although Aji Charapita is now commercially available online and through specialty sellers.
The rarity of Aji Charapita stems from it's wild origins and the small size of the Aji Charapita pepper also requires significant labor to harvest.
Aji Charapita is a wild chili pepper that is native to the Amazon jungle of Peru.
And the Aji Charapita peppers are very small and around 1cm in diameter, and they start out green and ripen into a yellow-orange color.
The Aji Charapita chili pepper has a fruity and citrusy and floral taste, and has a spicy kick which hits you immediately and fades within minutes.
The Scoville rating of Aji Charapita chili peppers is between 30,000 to 50,000 and is similar in heat to that of a Jalapeno pepper, but hotter.
Aji Charapita chili peppers are used traditionally in Peruvian dishes such as ceviche and in stews, jams and hot sauces.
It's said that the Aji Charapita chili pepper costs as much as $25,000.00 per kilogram, but that is likely an exaggeration and they are usually cheaper than that, especially now.