Hot!
 

As in "like hell", as in "burns like a star", and "made me see God".

But the food must still have taste, because spicy food without taste isn't food, anymore. Some hot sauces, such as "Endorphin Rush", are just pain without taste and therefore ruin food.

Recipies, hot sauce suggestions, etc, are all needed! Complex, simple, whatever.

Nothing beats tobasco on eggs in the morning and the varieties of chili always astound me. Makes me want to go get a plate of wings at Tampa Brewery right now. Mmm, oh baby...

("Hot_Pastrami" does not count.)

I don't like tobasco, has a green olive taste that I can't get past... don't like Old Bay either. I like horseradish hot... light pink cocktail sauce for dipping shrimp, and enough wasabi on my sushi to clear my sinuses. I like habanero chilis in mexican food, love chili rellanos etc., hate chili (con carne).

Man, I'm glad there are others out there riding the same wave as me.

My buddy and I once drained an entire bottle of McKilhenny (well, one of those small ones) eating chicken cheesesteaks. It was like ... barely flavoring. So frustrating.

The hottest stuff I've come across is Pirate's Booty (or something like that). I had it in the bahamas, but I'm sure it can be find stateside. The metal/aluminum cap on the bottle was corroded from the acid. I put a fair amount on my jambalaya - like 8 or 9 solid drops - and my mouth was absolutely on fire. It was fantastic.

Don't have too many recipes for you. Only thing I've ever made that's been pretty hot is chili, which is simple: Just add jalapenos and chilis to taste (or until you can't taste anything :) ).

At the least, we would do well eating together.

There used to be a place in Havertown that sold a yummy Habanero pepper salsa. Unfortunately they seem to have folded... I can't find them anywhere, and they used to have a booth every year at the Haverford Township Day flea market. I'm now on the lookout for a good recipe to try Habanero peppers in but haven't fou anything I want to try yet.

I like those hot popper peppers. i think they're hot cherry peppers with prisciuto and motz inside, stored immersed in olive oil. they burn nearly as bad going out as they do going in. zesty!

Hot wings
5 lbs of wings
1 stick of butter ( the REAL STUFF )
1 med size bottle of louisana hot sauce ( this is a bace )
1 small bottle of red tobasco ( a little fire )
1 small bottle or green tobasco ( a little heat)

Melt butter , add hot sauce s , put wings in a big zip lock bag, maranate for at least 4 hours ( of as long as you can stand it ) rotateing frequently to get all the good stuff all over every thing .
Grill the wings on a charcoal grill , brushing with the remaining sauce ( nuke it to melt the butter ) , cook them untill done , then dip in blue cheese , pop open a beer and enjoy !!!!!:D

You can mess with the type of hot sauce . Tobasco has a hobenyero version out that i intend to try one day .
The green tobasco helps the sauce cling to the wings just a little bit better .
I have been told that this works well for chicken breasts as well .

enough wasabi on my sushi to clear my sinuses.

That kind of hot is deceptive! You add a little and think, "Mmm, that's mighty good! I'm going to add some more." And then on attempt #2 you're pinching your nose, crying, while the all the chefs get a good laugh.

Tonight, I dumped quite a bit of tobasco on spaghetti. It is my opinion that the stuff only works well on a couple of things, mostly pizza and spagheti. It tastes horrible on chicken for some reason, unless that chicken is liquid (eggs). Interestingly enough, the back of the bottle mentions that it also works on salads, which makes me very curious to know what kind of salad you dump hot sauce on!

The green tobasco helps the sauce cling to the wings just a little bit better.

Ahhh, so that's what the green stuff is good for. Their garlic one isn't bad, either, but I have no idea what it is useful for. It tastes a little too salty, though.

If any of you ever end up in Florida on vacation, you must try Tijuana Flats for lunch. This little chain that exists in Tampa, Orlando, and elsewhere makes their own hot sauces, including the wonderful Slap My Ass and Call Me Sally. Their "Hot Bar" allows you to sample from about a dozen different sauces, both locally produced and from outside vendors, ranging from sweet to the kind that makes your face turn red with delight.

I'm rather curious to know what it is that makes hot food so appealing. There is nothing like breaking out into a mild sweat from the food you are eating.
:D

Hey, everyone! I'm new to the forums and my first post is going to be about food that bites back!

Actually, I'm curious too. I've always wondered what was so alluring about food that causes you pain as you're trying to eat it. Makes about as much sense to me as hitting your hand with a hammer because hammers are made to hit things.

I've got a friend will seek out (search and destroy!) hot food and eat it. He once found these hot potato chips and didn't believe they'd be as hot as they said they would be on the bag. The very first whole chip has him on the ground screaming. 10 seconds later, he gets up and has another one.

hello, cyber wolf. you'll need a nickname.

you'll need a nickname.

Ok , i'm sorta afraid to ask , whats mine .

I need lots of things but I didn't know (another) nickname was one of them.

Don't mind jim ;)

A study I read about in the "Owners Manual For the Brain" said that in tests where people who loved hot foods were given endorphin blockers they found the food highly distateful.

So in essence, all of you guys who like hot food are oral masochists...

for the birds...
 

Chilies evolved a chemical that is interpreted as 'pain' by a select group -- mammals. Birds are largely insensitive to capsaicin (either orally, or ..uh, rectally.) See here .

The best quote: "We eat chilies because it feels so good when we stop!"

- Pie


Tip: Never let your husband confuse teaspoons with tablespoons when measuring out the cayenne for the chili con carne. :angry:

I love original Tabasco...use it on damned near everything. I also like Cholula and Frank's Red Hot.

Qdoba has a super hot sauce that I have yet to try...perhaps today should be the day.