My friend and I have a competition. We go to a restaurant, order the spiciest thing on the menu, and tell the chef to make it as spicy as he can. If my friend can eat the whole dish, I pay for his dinner.
However, he is very very good at eating spices (he eats red hot chili peppers whole). So he can easily handle the spiciest American, Chinese, and Mexican foods.
My question is - what cuisines are spicier? How can I stump him? I know that Indian and Thai food can be quite spicy. Are there any others? Which ones are the spiciest?
2006-08-23 13:23:02 · 24 answers · asked by SCarterGW 2 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
habaneros are the spiciest.
there is a chicken wings place in reading, pa at the airport that serve the hottest wings ever. they have like 40 different flavors, its all you can eat and you keep ordering more flavors as you sit there. they have what they call "spicy" wings, which kicked my butt (and i can eat pretty spicy food), then they have a flavor that is even spicier, called "attempted suicide", i ate like one bite of one of those, and i was in big trouble. then they have a flavor called "suicide", i didnt even try one of those.
you should go there to dine out
2006-08-23 15:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Reputed Hottest Chile in the World!
Since September, 2000, we have been reporting on a claim by Indian scientists that their variety of chile, ‘Naga Jolokia’ is the hottest chile pepper in the world, measuring an astonishing 855,000 Scoville Heat Units (see Part 1 and Part 2.) The variety was said to be Capsicum frutescens, or a close relative of the Tabasco chile. But there were several problems with the story. First, no frutescens has ever been measured that is nearly that hot, and this measurement of 855,000 SHU is nearly 200,000 SHU hotter than ‘Red Savina’, the previous record holder. Second, in the journal article published by the Indians, there were no details about how the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) test was conducted and whether or not the machine was calibrated. Third, the Indian scientists never responded to mail, email, faxes, or phone calls made to them by American scientists such as Dr. Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University. And fourth, since scientists in other countries did not have samples, there was no way to reproduce the results of the Indian testing.
Because of these problems, Dr. Bosland and I dismissed and debunked the Indian claims and branded as a hoax the claim that the ‘Naga Jolokia’ is the hottest chile pepper in the world. But maybe we were wrong.
2006-08-27 00:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by Pastel 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The hottest Indian curry is not a Vindaloo but a 'Pahll'. Almost every indian resraurant will not feature it on the menu as its normally just to unberably hot for Indians, let alone westerners, but if you ask your waiter for a Chicken Pahll I'm sure he can speak to the chef and sort it out for you.
Thai food can be very spicy, but they tend to dumb down the dishes in Thai resturants outside of thailand to suit local tastes, for pure fire you need to be in thailand.
Found this on the Internet you might want to have a look at.
http://www.stratsplace.com/rogov/10_hottest_dishes.html
2006-08-23 20:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by stefjeff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indian food without a doubt. I like really spicey food and was out one night and asked the Indian waiter for a certain dish. This was a family owned restaurant by the way. He said "We don't serve that dish to caucasians". I laughed- it was not meant in a racist or prejudice way....it was just a statement. I said I liked really spicey food...and that I wanted that dish. He thanked me, politely, and said no and recommended two other dishes. I insisted. He smiled, said no, and again referred me to the two on the menu. Anyway....he wouldn't budge. So, I got his recommendation. It was really really spicey and we had a great meal.
Afterwards, he came to our table with a small dish with a bit of food on it. He said "this is what you wanted to order originally...the dish we do not serve to caucasians. I laughed, thanked him, and took a bite. It was absolutely the spiciest, hottest food I had ever had. Lightning to the brain, tear forming, cheek reddeningly hot. Made habeneros seem like yogurt. Blew my head right off my shoulders. I eat mexican, I eat chinese, I eat wasabi, thai, etc etc. NOTHING like that Indian dish.
The waiter was great...got a great tip...some good laughs....it was a fun evening.
2006-08-25 11:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by tsbr1963 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thai food. Super Spicy Thai Curry!!!
2006-08-23 22:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anything with Scotch Bonnet, Habannero or Thai chili peppers
2006-08-24 13:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by greengem55 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If by spciy you mean "hot" feeling on the tongue, then a couple of dishes come to mind: "Vindaloo" an extremely hot curry sauce, which comes with some kind of meat in it. Tom Yum Soup (from Thailand) can also be very hot.
2006-08-23 20:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by heavyhand002 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Num Tok - Thai grilled beef served cold with veggies. Ask for it to be pet, pet - i.e. spicy hot squared.
You could also try Tom kha talay, which is seafood soup and have it served "pet". It will likely stump your friend.
Of course, if you can locate a West African restaurant your problem will be solved.
2006-08-25 23:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by Akasanoma 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt you will find it in most thai restaurant, but if possible, ask for papaya salad (tom sum) with 15 red thai hot chilies. It is to die for and can make a person's mouth water when they look at it. ^__^
2006-08-24 04:11:26 · answer #9 · answered by m8nhia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mexican with habanero peppers
Thai food - with red pepper
2006-08-23 20:26:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋