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Wilbur Lincoln Scoville
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Hot Sauce Day

22 January is celebrated as National Hot Sauce Day in the US, honoring Wilbur Lincoln Scoville, born on January 22, 1865. Scoville, a pioneering pharmacist, developed the Scoville Organoleptic Test and the Scoville Scale, revolutionizing how we measure the heat of chili peppers. The scale’s unit, Scoville Heat Unit (SHU), quantifies the spiciness of various […]

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