Ow, ow, ow!

[Arch]

Just made myself a chilli con mattessons sausage. Ran out of Mild Chilli Powder last time I had chilli, and found that Sainsburys now only do hot chilli powder.

Bearing in mind that the old stuff (mild) would have got a bit stale, and the new stuff (hot) is fresh, I really shouldn't have just dolloped in the same old amount...

My tongue is on fire!

 

[Globalti]

Wait until tomorrow morning! Put wet wipes in the fridge now in preparation.

 

[surfdude]

heres a good song to listen to when the wet wipes are needed (Johnny Cash-Ring of Fire)

 

[Arch]

Argh!

Tongue is better now, after a generous glass of cocoa lassi (that's chocolate milk to the uninitiated) and a cup of tea. I have got indigestion though, which is unusual.

In the pub yesterday our chilli fiend colleague was offered a drop of the Landlord's special chilli sauce - he keeps it behind the bar, and instructs people to have a smidgeon the tip of a finger, and to put it straight onto their tongue, avoiding the lips. 800,000 Scovilles apparently. David agreed that it was a bit warm.... Landlord said it cost him $30 in the States, but it's the best $30 he'd ever spent, using it to take down those buffoons who boast that they can take anything hot.... (I hasten to add that my colleague is not like that at all, but he can take a fair bit of heat).

 

[Riding in Circles]

A few years ago in mexico I was with some people and the head honcho of the group was a keen chef, he once handed me a tiny chili pepper wrapped in bread, he was eating them merrily, I bit into it and chewed it up, it was incredibly delicious but then the heat started to build, I think there was a beer shortage in mexico that year after I had finally abated the fire in my mouth. I like very hot food but that was diabolical.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Argh!

Tongue is better now, after a generous glass of cocoa lassi (that's chocolate milk to the uninitiated) and a cup of tea. I have got indigestion though, which is unusual.

In the pub yesterday our chilli fiend colleague was offered a drop of the Landlord's special chilli sauce - he keeps it behind the bar, and instructs people to have a smidgeon the tip of a finger, and to put it straight onto their tongue, avoiding the lips. 800,000 Scovilles apparently. David agreed that it was a bit warm.... Landlord said it cost him $30 in the States, but it's the best $30 he'd ever spent, using it to take down those buffoons who boast that they can take anything hot.... (I hasten to add that my colleague is not like that at all, but he can take a fair bit of heat).

was it 'dave's insanity sauce'? i had some of that; it could melt it's way through polystyrene

 

[Fly]

ate one of these and had fever for two days after.

 

[NormanD]

Set alarm clock to early so I can hear the screams from the North East 

 

[slowmotion]

Good luck, Arch, but count your blessings.

You need a defibrillator at hand for this stuff....

http://carolinasauce.stores.yahoo.net/ef0000-1080748908.html

 

[Maz]

glass of cocoa lassi

Where did you get cocoa lassi from, or did you make it yourself?

 

[EssexRider]

some tescos sell Dorset Naga chillis.

put one of them in your food and be blown away

 

[661-Pete]

I reckon, time for Frank The Chilli Taster to get another airing!

Honestly, what's this with wanting to get at the hottest possible scoville rating? In a decent dish you should be able to savour the chillis for what they are, not just react to the capsaicin burning! Ah, never mind....

Arch, try using fresh chillis for a change - I'm sure Sainsbury's have them. Thing about fresh chillis is, they're more unpredictable and variable in strength, so you could be in for the occasional surprise. All adds to the fun!

 

[TheDoctor]

Bog roll in the freezer, would be my recommendation.
[/voice of experience]

 

[slowmotion]

Bog roll in the freezer, would be my recommendation.
[/voice of experience]

Oh no! Chapati and yoghurt surely!!!

 

[Kestevan]

We always have a few Scotch Bonnets in the fridge. They make a cracking spicy chicken with rice and peas. Good in a Chilli too, although I prefer proper Habanearos for their more "smoky" taste.

The extrasuperinsanelyhotchilli sauce like Daves Insanity et al are just about the heat. The capsaicum [sp] is refined, purified and generaly messed about with in order to up the schoville rating. They're gimics as they remove all the underlying flavour you get from fresh chillies.