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I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)

I like chille as in the mexican food. In fact I proberbly like spicy food generaly.

A local grocery store here used to sell a spicy, pepper based sauce...I can't recall a product name, or even the exact contents, but it was the spiciest thing EVER, and went well on almost everything.

Sadly, it has ruined spicy food for me...as nothing can compare to the awesomeness the spicy sauce brought to any meal. I don't bother ordering spicy food anymore, really, as I know it will simply dissapoint me. :(

But the rest of you can feel free to enjoy it! :)

A local grocery store here used to sell a spicy, pepper based sauce...I can't recall a product name, or even the exact contents, but it was the spiciest thing EVER, and went well on almost everything.

Sadly, it has ruined spicy food for me...as nothing can compare to the awesomeness the spicy sauce brought to any meal. I don't bother ordering spicy food anymore, really, as I know it will simply dissapoint me. :(

But the rest of you can feel free to enjoy it! :)

Damn, now that would really suck. I suppose you could avoid peppers and go for other things like horseradish based sauces for a different flavour, though?

Hottest thing I've ever tried was a chicken tikka razella from a takeway near me (the hottest dish they did, which I didnt know at the time). It was so goddamn hot I could only take a bite about every five minutes and that had to be accompanied by gallons of beer to cool me down. I wouldnt have eaten it but there was no other food in the house. I was fine afterward but needless to say, the next morning was....far from pleasant.

I was fine afterward but needless to say, the next morning was....far from pleasant.

:D

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)
I like hot/spicy food, but I can't stand it when it's just hot for the sake of being hot. Completely ruins a perfectly good meal.

The hottest thing I've tried I can't actually remember what it's called. It's a Sri Lankan thing, made with raw onions, lots of chili powder and a bit of lime juice, and you're meant to eat it with a rice dish called kiributh (though that's probably spelled wrong).

It BURNS! But it's lovely. :)

Damn, now that would really suck. I suppose you could avoid peppers and go for other things like horseradish based sauces for a different flavour, though?

Well, for one, I hate horseradish. :p

But it's really just about spiciness...there is nothing that an average person considers spicy that I find to be spicy anymore. Even things that most people who like spicy foods enjoy elicit little more than a "meh" from me.

I wish I could remember the name of the sauce...I'm sure they still make it, they just don't sell it around here anymore. It had Chinese characters printed on it, I know that much.

...ah well.

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*
If you're finding the jalapenos hot, try a chilli with Naga Jolokia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper) in it...;)

I like hot/spicy food, but I can't stand it when it's just hot for the sake of being hot. Completely ruins a perfectly good meal.

Yeah, I agree.


Well, for one, I hate horseradish. :p

But it's really just about spiciness...there is nothing that an average person considers spicy that I find to be spicy anymore. Even things that most people who like spicy foods enjoy elicit little more than a "meh" from me.

I wish I could remember the name of the sauce...I'm sure they still make it, they just don't sell it around here anymore. It had Chinese characters printed on it, I know that much.

...ah well.


I don't care much for horseradish, either. Just an idea. :P

If it wasn't that long ago, maybe the store could help you find it?


If you're finding the jalapenos hot, try a chilli with Naga Jolokia in it...

I'll pass. ;)

The hottest dish i've tried was a prawn casserole-type-thing with piri-piri...but it was so damn good. I haven't tried a Habanero dish, yet, though. ;) (unless tobasco sauce counts, I guess)

Best spicy? I love Thai food for that. Especially soup, especially one made with bamboo shoots, veggies and green curry, the most potent curry known to man.

I like spicy meatball!

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)

Why are you up at this hour eating jalapenos? wtf?

I hate spicy food... personally, I prefer to avoid burning mouth pain.

I love spicy food :D

I've got a jar of Sambal Oelek (ground chilli with salt, pretty much). You're supposed to use it as a condiment, but I eat it with a spoon sometimes. It's really nice.

I only had a Phall once, though. It was really dissapointing; milder than most of the Vindaloos I've had.

I don't like Korma, though. If I want yoghurt I'll eat yoghurt. I want curry, dammit!

Raw garlic is surprisingly hot. I had to eat a clove as a forfeit in a drinking game once; I really liked it. The rest of the room soon realised their mistake.

Hot food is also great at unbunging your nose :)

i quite like spicy food, but just for the flavour. some friends of mine used to have macho unspoken dickwaving competitions over who could eat the spiciest things, and none of them ever enjoyed the food as a result.

so basically, i like spicy food if the spice is warranted. ie if it doesn't take away from the flavour or is the only thing i can taste.
concequently i'm happy having a good madras at an indian place, but will usually just go for a massala (hopefully one with a couple of chillies in it) as that's got flavour.

Why are you up at this hour eating jalapenos? wtf?
What else are you meant to do if you're up at this time? :p

I only had a Phall once, though. It was really dissapointing; milder than most of the Vindaloos I've had.
You should come to Leicester. They really know how to make curries here.

Hot food is also great at unbunging your nose :)
Yes it is. Nothing like a good curry when you've got a cold.

i quite like spicy food, but just for the flavour. some friends of mine used to have macho unspoken dickwaving competitions over who could eat the spiciest things, and none of them ever enjoyed the food as a result.

QFT. I don't see the point in eating something so spicy that you're not even going to enjoy it.

I'm lucky though, all my uni-friends are big spice-wusses, so I can eat pretty much anything and I still get the impressed look off of them as if I've just snorted chilli powder off the devil's asscrack.

What else are you meant to do if you're up at this time? :p

Sleep immediately springs to mind

Those who know me should know the answer... :D

For those who don't know me, or for some reason haven't figured it out, this RPed post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12320482&postcount=18) should give you a hint...

When my dad was last in India, he picked up some crazy-delicious spices. Incredibly hot, but maddeningly delicious.

Just to clear things up, not all things spicy are hot. There are lots of spices and not all of them are hot, they just tend to get combined a lot. There are some mild curries, full of spices that are not hot whatsoever. But they're very boring though.

Myself, I like a curry to be rather hot. It stimulates your tastebuds and helps you taste the rest better.

Why are you up at this hour eating jalapenos? wtf?

Why the hell not? I'm nocturnal, more or less...I always eat around that time.

There is a place called Wing It right near me that specializes in...well....wings. Now, up untill recently, I had heard they were the best, and the hottest, but always waved them off. I love spicy food, and had yet to meet my match. One of my roommates got the nuclear ones, and I watched him sweat through them, but he doesn't like as much spicy food as I do. So I ordered 6 boneless suicide wings.
The smell made my eyes burn. The first bite was hot, but not awful. Nice smoky flavor. Then the heat set in. I drank a half gallon of milk to get through 3 of them, drenched in sweat.

It was amazing. I got them again several times, and can now make it through 4.5 before I have to quit.

QFT. I don't see the point in eating something so spicy that you're not even going to enjoy it.

I'm lucky though, all my uni-friends are big spice-wusses, so I can eat pretty much anything and I still get the impressed look off of them as if I've just snorted chilli powder off the devil's asscrack.

lol :p

sadly my girlfriend loves her curries and i often find myself gawping at the spice she's happily shoveling into her mouth :eek:

A local grocery store here used to sell a spicy, pepper based sauce...I can't recall a product name, or even the exact contents, but it was the spiciest thing EVER, and went well on almost everything.

Sadly, it has ruined spicy food for me...as nothing can compare to the awesomeness the spicy sauce brought to any meal. I don't bother ordering spicy food anymore, really, as I know it will simply dissapoint me. :(

But the rest of you can feel free to enjoy it! :)
Try Sichuan hotpot. It's the pinanacle of spiciness.

Thai is also good.

very good.

very very very good.

Try Sichuan hotpot. It's the pinanacle of spiciness.

Thai is also good.

very good.

very very very good.

And on that note, I'm off to dinner at the "Chinese" place around the corner. The owner's just about given up on his challenge of cooking a curry mapo dofu so hot & spicy that I won't eat it. ;)

oo me me me ! i really like thai curries, and indian, and mexican, and caribbean, and east african, and cajun. but my favourite is probably my homemade red thai curry - super spicy, super creamy, super aromatic, served with coconut cream rice, tis to die for :D!

I hate spicy food... personally, I prefer to avoid burning mouth pain.

Pussy!

I enjoy myself some spicy (red-packaged with black letters) korean ramen (ramyun/ramien). Two packs at once - one and a half spice packs, pick out the mushrooms and crush up the rest and throw it in. Add teriyaki, soy, and worchesteshire sauce to taste.


Mwah.

I love spicy. Indian food is my favorite, I just love loading curries onto my plate and not looking back. ;)

I was so proud of myself, I made my very first batch of homemade chili yesterday. Except I sort of underestimated the power of habanero chilis and put waaaaay more in than I should have...we were sweating a few minutes into the meal...

A local Mexican restaurant, "Los Pinos" (authentic, not Tex-Mex), serves one hell of a great beef fajita dish. It has onions, jalapenos, and habaneros, sauteed into a very nice sauce.

It's quite possibly the spiciest thing ever, but it's unbelievably good.

A place called Alligator Soul back in my hometown of Everett, WA has a placard in the foyer which reads: "Please wait to be heated." Next to that is a sign reading: "This is not Burger King. You will not have it your way. You will have it MY way, or you won't get the son-of-a-bitch."

The menu warns not to get the sauce of their shrimp creole in your eyes or you'll go blind. Another dish, their crunchy chicken gumbo, warns the patron that "this one will hold you down and tickle you." And it's all deightfully, deliciously and masochistically true. When someone asks me what I miss about Seattle food, I say "spices".

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)

I had some spicy larb (laap, laab) the other night at a new (to me) thai place and told them to make it hot (growing up in Los Angeles got me hooked on the spicy foods.). I couldnt finish it. My mouth was burning for hours.

Since my concept of cooking amounts to throwing everything on hand to a single pan and hoping the result is edible, I once made the mistake of putting about half a dozen habaneros (in addition to the customary chili powders and mild peppers) in my scrambled egg sandwich one morning.
Agony.
Brilliant man that I am, I repeated the exact same process the next morning.
Agony again.
Then some sort of mold began growing on the peppers, so I was saved from my own masochism by process of nature.

Since my concept of cooking amounts to throwing everything on hand to a single pan and hoping the result is edible, I once made the mistake of putting about half a dozen habaneros (in addition to the customary chili powders and mild peppers) in my scrambled egg sandwich one morning.
Agony.
Brilliant man that I am, I repeated the exact same process the next morning.
Agony again.
Then some sort of mold began growing on the peppers, so I was saved from my own masochism by process of nature.

You sound uncannily like a friend of mine from college. You didn't happen to give yourself scurvy as well, did you?

A place called Alligator Soul back in my hometown of Everett, WA has a placard in the foyer which reads: "Please wait to be heated." Next to that is a sign reading: "This is not Burger King. You will not have it your way. You will have it MY way, or you won't get the son-of-a-bitch."

The menu warns not to get the sauce of their shrimp creole in your eyes or you'll go blind. Another dish, their crunchy chicken gumbo, warns the patron that "this one will hold you down and tickle you." And it's all deightfully, deliciously and masochistically true. When someone asks me what I miss about Seattle food, I say "spices".

Oooooooooh!!! I'll have to try it next time I go home. =^_^= although I do miss fresh seafood the most

I lived across from this great little taco shack in Tucson for a while. The servers didn't even speak English, so it was no use telling them you only wanted a little bit of spice. Everything was extremely hot, but man was it good. I'm drooling just thinking about it.

I love spicy food, and I make an outstanding chili.

The secret to good spicy food is to balance power with flavor. Too often, people overlook one for the other. :)

I love spicy food, and I make an outstanding chili.

The secret to good spicy food is to balance power with flavor. Too often, people overlook one for the other. :)

And always remember to wash your hands after you have prepared the chillies...especially if you need to go to the loo.

Trust me. I speak from painful experience.

And always remember to wash your hands after you have prepared the chillies...especially if you need to go to the loo.

Trust me. I speak from painful experience.

oh god, I rubbed my itchy eye while in the process of cutting up a jalapeno. yes, I'm estupid.

oh god, I rubbed my itchy eye while in the process of cutting up a jalapeno. yes, I'm estupid.

yeah....I've done that as well.

My worst experience though was with a scotch bonnet. Never ever drink and cook chillies. You'd think the booze would deaden the pain. Oh how wrong I was.

yeah....I've done that as well.

My worst experience though was with a scotch bonnet. Never ever drink and cook chillies. You'd think the booze would deaden the pain. Oh how wrong I was.

so then not being able to see through burning eyes isn't as bad as burnign genitals? I hope I shall never find out.

so then not being able to see through burning eyes isn't as bad as burnign genitals? I hope I shall never find out.

I too hope you never find out. Imagine pouring a bottle of Tabasco down....hmmm I think the rest needs to remain unsaid.

I too hope you never find out. Imagine pouring a bottle of Tabasco down....hmmm I think the rest needs to remain unsaid.

it must be like getting Nair on your ballsack.

TMI?

it must be like getting Nair on your ballsack.

TMI?

Nair? By the sounds of thing...yes but worse LOL

Nair? By the sounds of thing...yes but worse LOL


I dunno, Nair burns for days (as in a visible chemical burn). It's not meant to remove hair from extreemely sensitive skin.

I dunno, Nair burns for days (as in a visible chemical burn). It's not meant to remove hair from extreemely sensitive skin.

I was not sure what Nair was to be honest...

When I had my scotch bonnet accident I was in extreme agony for a fair while...and did have a discolouration...

All I can say is that I have learned my lesson...but I also know I am bound to do something stupid like that again LOL

I was not sure what Nair was to be honest...

When I had my scotch bonnet accident I was in extreme agony for a fair while...and did have a discolouration...

All I can say is that I have learned my lesson...but I also know I am bound to do something stupid like that again LOL


oh its this stuff you spread on your skin, leave it for 10 minutes and then scrape the hair off while washing the chemicals off.


whats a scotch bonnet?

oh its this stuff you spread on your skin, leave it for 10 minutes and then scrape the hair off while washing the chemicals off.


whats a scotch bonnet?

a chilli...

http://www.solanum.org/bonnets.htm

http://www.solanum.org/sb_bonet.jpg

A relative of the common sweet and chilli peppers (varieties of Capsicum annuum), the Scotch Bonnet belongs to a somewhat less widely-cultivated species, Capsicum chinense. The "peppers" themselves consist of the plant's seed pods, which are squat and gnarled, measuring some 3-4cm in diameter and much the same in length. Green when immature, their colour can be anything from a vibrant red, through mellow orange and bright yellow to an off-white when fully ripe.

The Capsicums themselves belong to the Solanaceae, an altogether notorious plant family that includes such stars as Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and Woody Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). Even edible members of the latter genus, such as Potato (S. tuberosum) and Aubergine (S. melongena) often have poisonous foliage, and should not be eaten when unripe.

The toxins found in most of the Solanaceae belong to a class of compounds known as "alkaloids": these are complex chemicals, many of which can be absorbed directly through the skin. It should be no surprise, then, to learn that the "hot" component of Capsicum peppers is none other than one such alkaloid, "capsaicin":

H3CO
\____ O CH3
/ \ | | |
HO-< >-C-N-C-(CH2)4-C=C-C-CH3
\____/ | | | | |
H2 H H H H

Capsaicin is among the most pungent naturally-occurring substances in the entire plant kingdom, and can be detected by humans in minute quantities: in the USA, police officers sometimes use a solution of capsaicin, as an alternative to "CS" spray, for subduing criminal suspects. Peppers, especially the Scotch Bonnet, should be treated with respect.

Also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_bonnet

Most Scotch Bonnets have a heat rating of 150,000–325,000 Scoville Units.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

Scoville rating Type of pepper
15,000,000 - 16,000,000 Pure capsaicin[4]
9,100,000 Nordihydrocapsaicin
2,000,000 - 5,300,000 Standard US Grade pepper spray [5]
855,000 - 1,041,427 Naga Jolokia [6][7]
876,000 - 970,000 Dorset Naga [8][5]
350,000 - 577,000 Red Savina™ Habanero[9]
100,000 - 350,000 Habanero Chile [10]
100,000 - 350,000 Scotch Bonnet [10]
100,000 - 200,000 Jamaican Hot Pepper [5]
50,000 - 100,000 Thai Pepper , Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper
30,000 - 50,000 Cayenne Pepper , Ají pepper [10]
10,000 - 23,000 Serrano Pepper
7,000 - 8,000 Tabasco Sauce (Habanero)[11]
5,000 - 10,000 Wax Pepper
2,500 - 8,000 Jalapeño Pepper
2,500 - 5,000 Tabasco sauce (Tabasco pepper) [11]
1,500 - 2,500 Rocotillo Pepper
1,000 - 1,500 Poblano Pepper
600 - 800 Tabasco Sauce (Green Pepper) [11]
500 - 1000 New Mexico pepper
100 - 500 Pimento [5], Pepperoncini
0 No heat, Bell Pepper [5]

Now I know there are hotter ones out there...but I've to have the pleasure as far as I am aware of...

I like chille as in the mexican food. In fact I proberbly like spicy food generaly.

Chili is from Texas, not Mexico. ;)

Chili is from Texas, not Mexico. ;)

No. It's from Mexico. *nod*

Chili is from Texas, not Mexico. ;)
No. It's from Mexico. *nod*
Na-uh, its from California. (Or that's what I was told, anyway)

Chili is from, and will always be in, New York. (http://www.townofchili.org/index.php)

I love spicy food, but I'm not into the masochistic "I eat raw chilis for fun" thing.

No. It's from Mexico. *nod*

After re-researching, it's most accurate to say it's origins are likely from within 'Greater Mexico', but in what is now the US. If chili was as indigenous Mexican dish, it would still exist in Mexican cuisine, and not just in a few spots that target tourists.

I like hot food... the hottest I've had was when I was in India for two months. The guy I lived with had his relatives over and his aunt threw some chili or something in the wok-pan. The fumes reminded me of the gothenburg riots as it was if someone had sprayed a can of mace down my throat. THE FUMES! I couldn't even swallow a spoonful of it, and I usually drown my food in tabasco and jalapeño and such.

I love spicy food, but I'm not into the masochistic "I eat raw chilis for fun" thing.

Raw chillis are odd. You shove it in your mouth, crunch crunch crunch, and it just tastes green. Then you finish chewing and swallow. Then you wonder what the fuss was about.
Then you say "Hmm, that wasn't hot at all. Must've been a duff one", and carry on with whatever you were doing that caused you to eat a whole raw chilli.

And only then does it start to burn.

A local Mexican restaurant, "Los Pinos" (authentic, not Tex-Mex), serves one hell of a great beef fajita dish. It has onions, jalapenos, and habaneros, sauteed into a very nice sauce.

It's quite possibly the spiciest thing ever, but it's unbelievably good.

Err... Nope. If they're Fajitas, they're pure Tex-Mex. They originated with Sonny Falcon's taco stand in Kyle in the late 60s.

A place called Alligator Soul back in my hometown of Everett, WA has a placard in the foyer which reads: "Please wait to be heated." Next to that is a sign reading: "This is not Burger King. You will not have it your way. You will have it MY way, or you won't get the son-of-a-bitch."

The menu warns not to get the sauce of their shrimp creole in your eyes or you'll go blind. Another dish, their crunchy chicken gumbo, warns the patron that "this one will hold you down and tickle you." And it's all deightfully, deliciously and masochistically true. When someone asks me what I miss about Seattle food, I say "spices".

Reminds me of a few places. When I visited my folks when they were living in NM, I complained about the lack of heat. They took me to a local place as revenge. The place had a "tourist beware" sign, I ordered the carne adovada, extra hot. And yes, I got satisfaction. :D

I love spicy food, and I make an outstanding chili.

As do I. I scared a NY Yankee, who ened up naming mine: Real Texas Yankee Killer

The secret to good spicy food is to balance power with flavor. Too often, people overlook one for the other. :)

Indeed, indeed.

And always remember to wash your hands after you have prepared the chillies...especially if you need to go to the loo.

Trust me. I speak from painful experience.

Chopping fresh habaneros w/o protection = chemical burns on the fingers.

oh god, I rubbed my itchy eye while in the process of cutting up a jalapeno. yes, I'm estupid.
yeah....I've done that as well.
My worst experience though was with a scotch bonnet. Never ever drink and cook chillies. You'd think the booze would deaden the pain. Oh how wrong I was.
so then not being able to see through burning eyes isn't as bad as burnign genitals? I hope I shall never find out.

I've managed to avoid the eyes. Balls was very, very, very BAD!

Na-uh, its from California. (Or that's what I was told, anyway)

Chili is from, and will always be in, New York. (http://www.townofchili.org/index.php)

After re-researching, it's most accurate to say it's origins are likely from within 'Greater Mexico', but in what is now the US. If chili was as indigenous Mexican dish, it would still exist in Mexican cuisine, and not just in a few spots that target tourists.

Soviet Haaregrad lives. H N Fiddlebottoms VIII swings from the nearest tree. And Kiryu-shi... well, lets just say that what happens to poor old Kiryu-shi will go down in tales to scare bad children...

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)

I am a big fan of spicy. Raw jalapenos eaten in rapid succession is not an unknown performance for me.

For chili, I'll use ground beef, kidney beans, onion, tomatoes, green and red peppers, jalapenos, plenty of chili powder, tequila, and another sauce and various possible spices if I'm going for a particular kind of flavor. (ie. BBQ or Worchestershire sauce, oregano, black pepper, cayenne)

I used to go to a Korean restaurant in Baltimore, when I lived there, at least once a month. There's an octopus dish they served there that was delicious but deadly spicy hot. I'd be eating it, with tears streaming down my face, and the waiter would come over every few minutes and ask if I was okay. They didn't get many non-Korean customers there. I think they were afraid they were going to kill me.

I like hot food... the hottest I've had was when I was in India for two months. The guy I lived with had his relatives over and his aunt threw some chili or something in the wok-pan. The fumes reminded me of the gothenburg riots as it was if someone had sprayed a can of mace down my throat. THE FUMES! I couldn't even swallow a spoonful of it, and I usually drown my food in tabasco and jalapeño and such.

Poor Heretichia.

Raw chillis are odd. You shove it in your mouth, crunch crunch crunch, and it just tastes green. Then you finish chewing and swallow. Then you wonder what the fuss was about.
Then you say "Hmm, that wasn't hot at all. Must've been a duff one", and carry on with whatever you were doing that caused you to eat a whole raw chilli.

And only then does it start to burn.

:D I have a bad rep for eating the raw chili fruit. A few years ago, the owner of one of the local Korean restaurants put a raw pepper on my pplate as an appetiser. He loved me when I ate it and asked for the "adult version".

One of my good pals is an Aussie deep intyo Thai culture. A few years back, he brought some of his friends special hydroponic chilis. On myt way tro the bar he sent me a text telling me one of my Japanese friends was there. When I showed up after work, my friend was gone. He'd tried one and had to go have a lie down. Just as I tried my first, he returned. I had a half dozen, commenting on the different flavors of the strains. Yuske, my J pal, wanted to kill me.

(BTW: Anyone who dares to mention that Cincinnati spaghetti sauce crap in this thread will meet a fate worse than Kiryu-shi...)

I am a big fan of spicy. Raw jalapenos eaten in rapid succession is not an unknown performance for me.

For chili, I'll use ground beef, kidney beans, onion, tomatoes, green and red peppers, jalapenos, plenty of chili powder, tequila, and another sauce and various possible spices if I'm going for a particular kind of flavor. (ie. BBQ or Worchestershire sauce, oregano, black pepper, cayenne)

BEANS??? THOU ART FOUL AND UNCLEAN!!!!! :::Crosses self::: (;))

I used to go to a Korean restaurant in Baltimore, when I lived there, at least once a month. There's an octopus dish they served there that was delicious but deadly spicy hot. I'd be eating it, with tears streaming down my face, and the waiter would come over every few minutes and ask if I was okay. They didn't get many non-Korean customers there. I think they were afraid they were going to kill me.

Reminds me of my first time at my fave Indian place here. The place withg the real Indian chef.... :D

I am a big fan of spicy. Raw jalapenos eaten in rapid succession is not an unknown performance for me.

You and I need to have Beer and Jalapenos Night, my friend. :D

You and I need to have Beer and Jalapenos Night, my friend. :D

Can I come? I promise to bring or not bring my Sister-in-Law's habaneros along. (Although I reserve ther right to snicker in the latter case...)

Either way, I'll bring the Shiner. :D

Here's a question...

Why is it that spicy/hot dishes are so much better the following day?

Actually same with spag bol sauce as well...

Here's a question...

Why is it that spicy/hot dishes are so much better the following day?

Actually same with spag bol sauce as well...

Lots of dishes work that way. It's a matter of the spices and flavors having a longer time to mix.

Lots of dishes work that way. It's a matter of the spices and flavors having a longer time to mix.

too easy! LOL

I want a fully defined scientific explanation ala Heston Blumenthal! ;)

too easy! LOL

I want a fully defined scientific explanation ala Heston Blumenthal! ;)

I might give you one were I sober...

Can I come? I promise to bring or not bring my Sister-in-Law's habaneros along. (Although I reserve ther right to snicker in the latter case...)

Either way, I'll bring the Shiner. :D

Hell yeah. And you can bring habaneros if you want, as far as I'm concerned. I just like the jalapeno flavor better.

I used to go to a Korean restaurant in Baltimore, when I lived there, at least once a month. There's an octopus dish they served there that was delicious but deadly spicy hot. I'd be eating it, with tears streaming down my face, and the waiter would come over every few minutes and ask if I was okay. They didn't get many non-Korean customers there. I think they were afraid they were going to kill me.

Hehe. The folks at the local Thai restaurant gave me some odd looks when I specified that I wanted my food as spicy as they could get it, and very impressed looks when I finished the food with a pleased expression and without drinking a gallon of sake. I'm guessing they don't get many spice lovers.

BEANS??? THOU ART FOUL AND UNCLEAN!!!!! :::Crosses self::: (;))

Beans, beans the musical fruit...

*whistles*

:D

BEANS??? THOU ART FOUL AND UNCLEAN!!!!! :::Crosses self::: (;))


what's wrong with kidney beans? :confused:

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)

pffftt...you are sweating for a couple of jalapenos ?

I can generally go up a notch or two in spicyness with no trouble. Kara Kuzhambu ( http://www.cookchoice.com/recipe.php?recipeid=211 ) is one of my favorites. But my friend, he is a telugu guy, he is a different breed. While I add chillies to the other materials that I cook, he adds other materials to the chilly he cooks.:eek: It is that spicy.

what's wrong with kidney beans? :confused:

Americans seem to have this beans/no-beans chilli con carne holy war going on. Probably awaiting War On Beans funding in the Senate or something.

Everybody knows, of course, that proper British chilli con carne includes kidney beans. Preferably from a tin.

Hell yeah. And you can bring habaneros if you want, as far as I'm concerned. I just like the jalapeno flavor better.

Excellent

Hehe. The folks at the local Thai restaurant gave me some odd looks when I specified that I wanted my food as spicy as they could get it, and very impressed looks when I finished the food with a pleased expression and without drinking a gallon of sake. I'm guessing they don't get many spice lovers.

Or many requests for sake at a Thai restaurant, I would hope. (But that's probably asking too much of the US.)

what's wrong with kidney beans? :confused:

Nothing wrong with beans, kidney or other sorts. But putting beans in chili is a big no-no.

Americans seem to have this beans/no-beans chilli con carne holy war going on. Probably awaiting War On Beans funding in the Senate or something.

To appropriate the slogan from a popular t-shirt from my college days, it's a Texas thing, you wouldn't understand.

I'm sad to say there is prejudice involved in Texas-style cooking, as well as in other styles.

Most often heard here in Texas is "If you know beans about chili, you know chili ain't got no beans". It is a near hanging offense to serve up chili with beans in it down here in the Lone Star State
http://www.texascooking.com/features/oct2001chiliperformance.htm


Everybody knows, of course, that proper British chilli con carne includes kidney beans. Preferably from a tin.

Proper British chili?!?!? :mad:

If you were to suggest such a thing in Texas, your fate would make the one I gave Kiryu-shi last night look down right, cotton-pickin' nice.

I'm ready to call Mr. Bush and have him launch a nuclear strike, even if hes a GDY. :mad:

(;))

As you might have figured, we Texans tend to get a mite bit worked up (read "hopping mad" (http://users.bigpond.net.au/jellery/yosemite-sam.gif)) over our national dish (http://www.texasescapes.com/CFEckhardt/National-Dish-of-Texas-Chili-Con-Carne-Recipe.htm), seeing as we invented it (http://www.chilicookoff.com/FactsFun/..%5CHistory%5CHistory_of_Chili.asp).

We have quaint local sayings about it: "Anybody who knows beans about chili,
knows chili has no beans."

We make rules about it:
(International Chili Society) Official Contestant Rules & Regulations
The following rules and regulations for cooks at the World’s Championship, State, Regional and District Cookoffs are as follows:

1. Traditional Red Chili is defined by the International Chili Society as any kind of meat or combination of meats,cooked with red chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients, with the exception of BEANS and PASTA which are strictly forbidden.

2. Chili Verde is defined by the International Chili Society as any kind of meat or combination of meats, cooked with green chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients, with the exception of BEANS and PASTA which are strictly forbidden.
http://www.chilicookoff.com/Event/Event_Rules.asp

We even write songs about it:
If You Know Beans About Chili,
You Know That Chili Has No Beans
by Ken Finlay, singer, songwriter,
and owner of Cheatham Street Warehouse
(a music hall in San Marcos), written in 1976.

You burn some mesquite
And when the coals get hot
You bunk up some meat
And you throw it on a pot.
While some chile pods and garlic
And comino and stuff
Then you add a little salt
Till there's just enough
You can throw in some onions
To make it smell good
You can even add tomatoes
If you feel like you should
But if you know beans about chili
You know that chili has no beans

If you know beans about chili
You know it didn't come from Mexico
Chili was God's gift to Texas
(Or maybe it came from down below)
And chili doesn't go with macaroni
And dammed Yankee's don't go with chili queens;
And if you know beans about chili
You know that chili has no beans
http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/Chili.htm

Holy war would be just about the right word sometimes. ;)

(Hotrodia, being another Texan, knows what I mean, especially seeing as he's a beans-in-chili heretic, and should thusly burn forever in the lake of fire! ;))

Anyways, Pat Garrett once commented about Billy the Kid that "Anybody that eats chili cant' be all bad.", and I'll even tack on, even if they (:::shudder::: ) put beans in it. But I reserve the right to call you foul and unclean (in a freindly, joking manner) if you put beans in it. :D

I like Mexican food and Sechuan Chinese food (with all those little red peppers) like Kung Pao chicken and hot garlic chicken.

The hottest food I ever tried was Thai food. I was in college and dating a boy from Thailand; he invited some friends and me to a homemade Thai dinner. One of the girls who was there was Mexican - it was too hot for her. Good, though.

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)
Love the hot foods.

Had a nice beef chilli last night. Didn't cook it, pay for it, and there's still plenty left over for breakfast!

Err... Nope. If they're Fajitas, they're pure Tex-Mex. They originated with Sonny Falcon's taco stand in Kyle in the late 60s.


Holy crap! I've been to the restaurant in Kyle! I was engaged to a woman in San Marcos for six months, and the place we shared was about 20 minutes from Kyle. Some ass-kickin' spicy food in the greater Austin area.

I'm currently battling my way through a bowl of stew containing a couple of jalapenos...and loving it. *wipes brow*

Who else has a liking towards hot/spicy foods in general? What are your favourite dishes? Hottest thing you've tried? And so on. :)

I grew up in a family that used jalepeno pepper cheese instead of jack or chedder. My dad introduced me to Tobasco when I was still in grade school. I remember bottles of "Mustard from Hell" and "Hot Sauce From Hell" sitting on the dinner table when i was a kid. I like to collect bottles of stuff like "Pain Is Pleasure" hot sauce and "Dumbass Hot Sauce."

I can't really taste anything anymore. :(

Holy crap! I've been to the restaurant in Kyle! I was engaged to a woman in San Marcos for six months, and the place we shared was about 20 minutes from Kyle. Some ass-kickin' spicy food in the greater Austin area.

Yes indeed.

Holy crap! I've been to the restaurant in Kyle! I was engaged to a woman in San Marcos for six months, and the place we shared was about 20 minutes from Kyle. Some ass-kickin' spicy food in the greater Austin area.Austin has great everything. My ex and I used to eat at Z Tejas and he loved the chipotle trout.

I eat picante sauce on half of everything I eat. But I like moderately spicy food. I'm no longer that fond of the tears running down my cheeks type spicy.