While Aussies may be famed for battling sweltering temperatures, it appears some still can’t take the heat — namely, gardener Wendy Hood, who found herself “on death’s door” after peppering a few home-grown Carolina Reapers into a recent batch of relish.

On Thursday, Hood headed to the Facebook group 'Addicted To Gardening' to impart a tale of backyard woe upon her green-thumbed pals, sharing how a recent garden recipe led to a whole lot of pain.

Though Hood was initially excited by the prospect of putting her fresh-picked peppers to work  — “it would be a great idea to make relish with a splash of my newly grown chilies,” she recalled — she seemingly forgot to skim the peppers’ Scoville units, a decision that came with some scorching consequences.

“[Two] hrs later this is me on death's door trying to survive after googling a cure to survive,” she captioned a selfie of her icing her mouth. “Nothing works but ice, I've been desperate.”

But even though peppers may have not been palatable, Hood still managed to put the relish to good use, giving her “friggin hot sauce” to some neighbors who allegedly “laced” her wine at a recent happy hour, a drugging that she said impacted her “eye sight” and “sense of balance.”

“I ran away as fast as my legs would take me. I think they thought I was crawling up to them cause they didn't invite us to their last happy hour. NOT TRUE......... well sort of, but who's going tell them?” Hood asked.

“So I think it's payback time,” she continued. “Think I will lay low for a day or two and wait for the ambulance.”

So take it from Hood — revenge is a dish best served hot, more specifically at 1,641,183 SCU.