The Scoville scale is a method for rating the hotness of peppers. Here's a look at just which pepper is the spiciest.

With a rating between 30,000 and 50,000 Scoville Heat Units, it lands somewhere between a serrano pepper and a Thai bird chile on the Scoville Scale for measuring chile pepper spice intensity.

Yes, they do. Serrano peppers measure 10,000 to 23,000 SHU units in the Scoville scale. But both vary in taste and texture. Jalapeno peppers are used as poppers, pickles, and other condiments.