What's the hottest food you've tried?

[Dr. Vollin]

Like the thread title says: What's the hottest food you've ever eaten?

For me, it was something a friend from India once asked me to try - he called them "Indian pickles". I don't know to this day what vegetable they were made from or what spices were used, but it felt like my mouth was almost literally burning; hotter by far than any chili I've eaten.

 

[Mitchell]

Wasabi. I didnt know what it was at the time, but one day about 20 years ago I was at a traditional Japanese resturant with two friends from college. One of the friends, who was a prankster, invited me to try this green looking stuff. As he was putting it in my mouth, a girl at the next table said "Be careful with that, that's hot". As she said the word "Hot", the taste of the wasabi hit my mouth, and it was burning like hell! I had to drink several glasses of liquid to get the burning sensation out of my mouth.

Mitch

 

[Marquis De Sade]

Habanero peppers probably. I like hot, very, VERY hot though so I might've even had something even worse but don't remember.

 

[Bugman]

Habanero peppers probably. I like hot, very, VERY hot though so I might've even had something even worse but don't remember.

I was at a chili cook off years ago and sampled some chili that had been seasoned with a Habanero pepper. WAY too hot for me. I was sweating, gasping for air and thought my mouth was on fire.

 

[maniactickler]

I avoid all hot, spicey foods

 

[TropicThunder]

I craved spicy food once when I was pregnant, and I had a restaraunt custom make a spicy quesadilla using every kind of pepper they had. I couldn't tell you what was in it, but it made a burn from my lips all the way into my stomach. Soooo good.

 

[TonyInMyThroat]

Like the thread title says: What's the hottest food you've ever eaten?

For me, it was something a friend from India once asked me to try - he called them "Indian pickles". I don't know to this day what vegetable they were made from or what spices were used, but it felt like my mouth was almost literally burning; hotter by far than any chili I've eaten.

Back in the late 80’s I grew some pretty impressive Habanero “bushes” and shipped the peppers to friends & family around the country just to get their reaction, but Habanero & Scotch Bonnet peppers are pretty common place in most supermarkets these days.

When I get a chance, I’m going to be ordering some Bhut Jolokia seeds. Indian Bhuts are the undisputed hottest pepper in the world and may be what was in the Indan pickle your friend tempted you with.

I’ll report back as soon as my Bhuts are ready for harvest …

 

[TklDuo-Ann]

We once went to a BBQ place where I'd had the most awesome bbq chicken nachos at a previous visit. I ordered them again only to get something different. It was still chicken nachos. But, it was a different sauce on it. Not one to want to waste food, I decided to just go ahead and eat it anyway...until I tasted it. The sauce on it was a habanaro pepper sauce. My mouth burned for the rest of the day. Needless to say, I couldn't eat it...or taste the meal I got instead. Never again! lol On the plus side, it did clear my sinuses quite thoroughly.

 

[Filthyweasel]

Indian...and I fucking love it.

A few years back I was at a Chinese buffet in Delaware with my roommate and as we were paying to leave some moron was walking back to his table with a BIG bowl of wasabi, saying to his family "Look! They have guacamole!" I wish I'd have stayed long enough to see the result of that.

 

[Flatfoot]

Habanero peppers probably. I like hot, very, VERY hot though so I might've even had something even worse but don't remember.

I was at a chili cook off years ago and sampled some chili that had been seasoned with a Habanero pepper. WAY too hot for me. I was sweating, gasping for air and thought my mouth was on fire.

I have to echo the habanero chili. I was at a company chili cook-off a few years back, and out of all the choices, this old-looking, small steel pot became the "No-balls!" centerpiece. As soon as I walked in, other guys were urging me specifically towards that pot, or specifically away. In my stubbornness, I wasn't gonna shy away from food, thinking, "Geez, it's just hot. It's NOT like it's PAINFUL!" I took a bowlful back to a desk in the room, and put a huge spoonful in my mouth, not worried in the least. In that first moment, I thought everyone else was silly, and then I slowly felt the very life being sucked out of my face, as if I just swallowed a big spoonful of negative energy or death. Others were laughing at my expression. I've NEVER had hot food do that to me, before.

 

[thetmfobserver]

I’ll report back as soon as my Bhuts are ready for harvest …

Heh.


On a more mature note, I happened to try some "Fire Devil" wings at a restaurant just outside my hometown. Now, I don't normally do spicy foods, but I figured one little bite wouldn't be the end of the world.

Cut to fifteen minutes, 3 glasses of water, 1 glass of milk (I'm lactose-repellent), a few minutes of running around in a circle with my mouth open, and not a small amount of tears later, and I would have been content with Armageddon.

This place stopped selling this particular brand of wings after someone got the sauce in their eye accidentally and had to be taken to the hospital. Not fun.

 

[Bugman]

Cut to fifteen minutes, 3 glasses of water, 1 glass of milk (I'm lactose-repellent), a few minutes of running around in a circle with my mouth open, and not a small amount of tears later, and I would have been content with Armageddon.

I have to echo the habanero chili. I was at a company chili cook-off a few years back, and out of all the choices, this old-looking, small steel pot became the "No-balls!" centerpiece. As soon as I walked in, other guys were urging me specifically towards that pot, or specifically away. In my stubbornness, I wasn't gonna shy away from food, thinking, "Geez, it's just hot. It's NOT like it's PAINFUL!" I took a bowlful back to a desk in the room, and put a huge spoonful in my mouth, not worried in the least. In that first moment, I thought everyone else was silly, and then I slowly felt the very life being sucked out of my face, as if I just swallowed a big spoonful of negative energy or death. Others were laughing at my expression. I've NEVER had hot food do that to me, before.

As an aside, I've been told that if you do get ahold of something that's too hot the best way to put out the fire is a piece or two of bread or some crackers, rather then liquids.

 

[Angel77]

I had a Habanero corn muffin in Texas once.

I think my nipples were even sweating.......

 

[Bugman]

I had a Habanero corn muffin in Texas once.

I think my nipples were even sweating.......

 

[Angel77]

There's something in the food down there in your state there Sir! I mean, I love hot food but some of the stuff I had while visiting Texas? Takes the cake!

 

[Bugman]

There's something in the food down there in your state there Sir! I mean, I love hot food but some of the stuff I had while visiting Texas? Takes the cake!

I'm glad your sense of humor is as warped as mine is. Otherwise I could be in big trouble here. 😉

 

[Angel77]

I'm glad your sense of humor is as warped as mine is. Otherwise I could be in big trouble here. 😉

Moi? Warped?

 

[Coup de Grace]

My Wife's Spicy Kung Pow Chicken. Tastes so good, but BURNS LIKE HELL coming out. 😛

 

[Bugman]

My Wife's Spicy Kung Pow Chicken. Tastes so good, but BURNS LIKE HELL coming out. 😛

Okay, WAY too much information here. 😛

 

[natural tickler]

one time a few years ago in Texas, they made this chili with some large peppers whole, and let them sit in this kettle overnight, and when I tried it the next day, it felt like my tongue disintegrated...took a gallon of milk to calm it down...felt like a cow for a couple days....LOL

 

[Mephistopheles]

Wasabi. I didnt know what it was at the time, but one day about 20 years ago I was at a traditional Japanese resturant with two friends from college. One of the friends, who was a prankster, invited me to try this green looking stuff. As he was putting it in my mouth, a girl at the next table said "Be careful with that, that's hot". As she said the word "Hot", the taste of the wasabi hit my mouth, and it was burning like hell! I had to drink several glasses of liquid to get the burning sensation out of my mouth.

Mitch

Here's a fun practical joke involving wasabi:

when you're at a party with lots of people snorting coke, disguise a line of wasabi as a line of coke, and watch hilarity ensue. 😀