Do You Enjoy Hot (Spicy) Food & What's the Hottest you've Eaten?

john grey · #1 06-15-2011, 07:03 PM

We have a Mexican food thread & it made me think of all the spicy foods I had eaten. I deeply enjoy hot food. I would always feel something was "missing" if there wasn't something to "spark things up a bit".
Indian, Thai, Malaysian, & S. American foods have some seriously hot things. However the hottest chiles I've personally eaten were Habanjero (sp?) peppers (we used to call them "little pumpkins").

They were hot enough to be taken seriously. They are used commonly in some dishes from Guatamala. Even if you've been eating hot stuff all your life, you can still have respect for the little pumpkin (they are often orange). What's the hottest (spicy) food you have ever eaten & where had it originated?

Jonyak · #2 06-15-2011, 07:04 PM

I love spicy food. Hottest I have eaten is Indian Vindaloo. I swear I was seeing through time at one point.

tastybasslines · #3 06-15-2011, 07:14 PM

I once ate a 28 ounce can of jalapeños for a $5 bet. The big tin. What a dumbass. I had the ring of fire for about 2 days and had to spend my 5 winnings on Pepto.

pedroims · #4 06-15-2011, 07:15 PM

i love spicy food, the hottest I have eaten is: some kind of thai soup in south africa and hot wings in El Salvador, these actually made me cry and knocked me out for few minutes

bassingeorge · #5 06-15-2011, 07:26 PM

Being mexican and all, I love spicy food....I'm used to every type of salsa there is down here...and I can't eat something without some kind of spicy condiment.

Right now, I'm more into Asian Spicy and Sweet, than just straight up chipotles or jalapenios....I actually don't like the whole chile.

I'm a sriracha nut! Pizzas, burgers, meat, chicken....I put in on everything!

But the spiciest I've had is some red onions I made, typically found on fish taco stands...I bought some habanero's, a lot of lemon juice, olive oil, oregano and a little white vinegar and put everything together. Man those habanero bits were spicy! Left my lips burning for some time!

What I wanna try is some Ghost chili.....Seen videos of people trying them...and it seems like they're a rush!

jonathan_matos5 · #6 06-15-2011, 07:40 PM

yes, the hottest i have ever had was a shot glass of habanero juice. that was a bad idea and it burned twice.

hover · #7 06-15-2011, 07:57 PM

My friend Pete and I, three weeks ago, made a diced chicken, garlic, and 9 full seeds and all chopped habaneros pizza, as modeled after Man vs. Food. I ate three slices. Ooooh MY GOD.

It was amazing. There is a video being edited down from the 20 minute ordeal.

Popbumper · #8 06-15-2011, 08:21 PM

Love hot and spicy food. The people at the Thai restaurants laugh in amazement, because I order my food "spicy" and then pile on the dry peppers and "wet" red sauce.

Wife made fresh salsa the other day, roasted tomotoes and onions, and added Chipotle peppers. Most people wouldn't touch it, it stings but to me is not HOT - and exceedingly delicious.

Hottest bowl of Chili I ever ate was in a small town in West Virginia back in the 80's - no joke. I was traveling on business and the restaurant was advertising "five alarm chili". I did NOT finish it. Can't understand what made it so killer, but it was nearly inconsumable.

A few years back we went into a Firehouse Sub store and I grabbed a bunch of hot sauces. Now, what most people call hot I call mild. Mind you, there was this one bottle that nearly RUINED my sub - it was unreal. It was the kind of sting that just lingers on and on....can't remember the brand, maybe it was the trauma....

Chris

champbassist · #9 06-15-2011, 08:23 PM

Despite being Indian, I don't like spicy food too much. The spiciest I recall eating was when my mother tried out a very very small amount of Bhut Jolokia in a preparation. I'll put it this way: it was a disturbing experience. Mentally and physically. Will stay with me for the rest of my life.

jp58 · #10 06-15-2011, 08:28 PM

I've eaten habanero novelty hot sauce before. Not sure how hot it was, but it was painful to eat.

When I was working with my father, the Latino's that worked there always brough peppers from home. They were pretty hot, I'd say a good bit hotter than any jalepeno I've had, but even they didn't hold a candle to the "$%^& in a Creek Sauce."

P. Aaron · #11 06-15-2011, 08:42 PM

The spice has to enhance the flavor. Too spicy and it's just hot.

Lucky Strike · #12 06-15-2011, 08:42 PM

Ive got this stuff called Dave's Ultimate Insanity sauce. There are some videos on youtube of people trying it out. Its really hot..

jp58 · #13 06-15-2011, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P. Aaron

The spice has to enhance the flavor. Too spicy and it's just hot.

Very true.

These days, I've moved on to sri racha and incorporating peppers in when I cook.

Rusty Chainsaw · #14 06-15-2011, 08:49 PM

I had a chicken phall (super-hot Indian curry - think vindaloo x10) for dinner on my 18th birthday. It went down just about OK, with the help of about 3 or 4 pints of milk, but I regretted it the next day - it was hotter coming out than it was going in.

Interesting sensation, when your dinner hurts you...

rr5025 · #15 06-15-2011, 10:46 PM

Habaneros quite a few times, atomic wings (Quaker Steak and Lube) hot cheesesteaks, ect.

I enjoy hot things as challenges every now and then but I'm not a fan in food I actually want to enjoy. Like was said above you add all that heat and then the dish ends up tasting like ****.

PS Do not touch your junk after eating a habanero. I found that out the hard way in high school.

madmatt · #16 06-15-2011, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pedroims

i love spicy food, the hottest I have eaten is: some kind of thai soup in south africa and hot wings in El Salvador, these actually made me cry and knocked me out for few minutes

South Africa and El Salvadore?
Are you sure they weren't trying to kill you?

madmatt · #17 06-15-2011, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jp58

Very true.

These days, I've moved on to sri racha.

That stuff is good in some types of noodle soup.

Passinwind · #18 06-15-2011, 11:54 PM

I grow many types of hot peppers. Habaneros, Scotch Bonnets, and Thai bird chillies from my garden have all made for very memorably excessive dishes, but too much of any hot pepper will do it. I have a friend who owns a nursery and occasionally he gives me scary "newer" (to the U.S. market) variants like Fatalis to try out as well. It's an interesting challenge to make truly great tasting food with a huge burn factor.

My absolute favorite hot dishes often involve habanero-infused rum, which works amazingly well in jerks or Yucatan style fish dishes (tomatillos, oranges, lime basil, green onion or shallots, lime juice, salt, done). I love Thai or Indian style curries too, usually do at least a few a month.

HEIST · #19 06-15-2011, 11:58 PM

THE HOTTER THE BETTER!

Sri Racha is weak to me now. Always seeking the next best hot sauce. My favourite so far was this one. I love it, spelling mistakes and all. I've only been able to acquire one jar (as a gift) and am always keeping my eyes out in stores for a chance to buy it.

elgecko · #20 06-16-2011, 12:34 AM

I was given a 1/4 pound bag of habanero beef jerkey. You could hardly even see the jerkey because it was so covered in seeds. That **** was hot! We're talking take a pinch and work on it for 15 minutes hot. So hot, it wasn't even enjoyable.

Now for some killer habanero jerkey, get some from this place! It'll boogie woogie on your taste buds!

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