A NAGA viper chilli is 200 times spicier than Tabasco sauce, 200 times hotter than a Jalapeño, and fierier than a Vindaloo. So would you have it as a pizza topping?

Morrisons in Weymouth are making ‘hotter than hell’ pizzas with the British grown Naga – one of the world’s hottest chillies for a Hallowe’en feast. It’s believed it will be one of the hottest pizzas to ever hit supermarket shelves.

David Richards, store manager at Morrisons Weymouth, said: “Morrisons are really getting into the flavour of Hallowe’en and we are just trying to get behind the spirit of it.

“A few of our customers who are chilli fans have been telling us that they don’t get the extreme heat they’re after when eating regular pizzas, so we thought we’d make something for Halloween with more of a kick. We’ve worked with our British chilli grower to grow these extreme heat chillies.

“Our pizza counter staff are now on standby in their protective gear to make the pizzas up.”

Lorraine Rogers, from Weymouth, has been making the pizzas in the store. To shield herself from the chillies, she’s under strictly controlled conditions. Safety goggles, latex gloves, special knives and chopping boards are being used for the chillies too hot to handle.

Miss Rogers said: “It’s one of those chillies that makes your lips and tongue all numb. This pizza’s going to be evil I think although it looks quite pretty! Making them I’m quite intrigued now what it’ll taste like so maybe I will try one.”

One staff member has already put in her order for the feast.

Katrina Bunworth, from Portland, said: “I’m going to have two pizzas after work. It’s got to be done.

“It will either kill the husband off or kill me off first!”

To notify customers about the product’s extreme heat, warning notices and caution tape will also be wrapped around the pizza counters.

The stone-baked pizza are topped with spicy pulled steak, spicy chicken, Jalapeño pepperoni, a chilli cheese crumb, jalapeños and crushed chillies – just to add to the heat.

The pizza is aimed at chilli lovers who get a kick out of the heat. For others it will be a painful eat. Those who take on the challenge can first expect the tongue to go numb and talking will become difficult.

Then, a burning sensation will start in the mouth and continue down the throat, whilst eyes and nose will start to run. Most people will become hot and sweaty. The sensation will last for 15 minutes - after which some people may feel euphoric as hot chillies are known to generate an endorphin rush.