That had me laughing a lot. Your friend looked really bad.NaughtyCalibur said:
HA! You took it like a champ. Can't say the same thing for your buddy. Looked like he got pepper sprayed.NaughtyCalibur said:
Watching that video (and some others) has me really nervous hahahaNaughtyCalibur said:You pretty much have the right idea with #1, except you need to make sure whatever you eat isn't just spicy, but "OMFG I'M DYING" hot. Then after you get through that pain, you put yourself through it a few more times until it becomes only mild discomfort. Once this is accomplished, you will pretty much be invincible, at least when it comes to the mouth. You will still probably feel like shitting yourself afterwards and have to make a mad dash to the nearest toilet. I know this from experience. :/ (the video I linked above is a friend and I, with me being the one on the right)
no, but apparently this is pretty common.Nelo Ice said:curiouse are u doing this at smoke eaters? it sounds like the challenge they have
Fong Ghoul said:HA! You took it like a champ. Can't say the same thing for your buddy. Looked like he got pepper sprayed.
Was he spitting in his lap?
crisdecuba said:Watching that video (and some others) has me really nervous hahaha
hahaDogWelder said:Oh yeah? Well my dick is bigger than yours!
Fernando Rocker said:hahaha... USA-Whiteys!
I literally eat raw habaneros with some of my meals.
NaughtyCalibur said:I wouldn't worry too much. I highly doubt that the wings are anywhere near as hot as this stuff. Do they make you sign a waiver before eating the wings? If not, chances are it's probably only gonna be somewhere around Dave's Insanity level of heat, which is still really hot don't get me wrong, but I don't think it'll make you feel like death.
But everybody reacts differently, as you saw, so I don't know. You're just gonna have to test yourself before the challenge. See what your limits are.
crisdecuba said:They do make you sign a waiver haha. And it's called the "Ghost"-something challenge, which makes me think it's that "hottest pepper."
crisdecuba said:Do you guys think it would be good, when I'm there, to "ramp up" by having a bit of tobasco sauce (like 1/2 teaspoon) and then some habanero sauce? (That would be as opposed to just diving in and having it hit me all at once).
CrankyJay said:Actually, something else I saw Adam do with a spicy wing challenge...he used his fingers to take all of the meat off the bones, and THEN ate the meat in one pass.
This does two things:
1. It will let you eat faster
2. It may help prevent the wings from touching your lips.
Yes, might as well go with flushable wipes.NeededSleep said:not really helpful before hand but after its over get very soft toilet paper.
AndyD said:This. Definitely do this. Put lotion on your hands an hour or so before, so that you wont get sauce stuck in your fingernails too. Then pick off the meat off the bone and swallow it in one go. Less contact with your mouth, less chance to burn you.
Alternatively, make a pile of all the meat then eat it in 1-2 big bites. Done with the heat in 30 seconds, then just wait out the 5 minutes.
Thanks for the feedback (also about not ramping up).NaughtyCalibur said:Yup sounds like they'll be using that Bhut Jolokia pepper. I remember watching an episode of "Man vs. Food" the other day where for one of the spicy food challenges they used a pizza sauce that was Sriracha mixed with blended up ghost peppers. I bet the sauce on the wings will be something like that. So your best bet would probably be to find a sauce that has the ghost pepper in it as an ingredient to prepare yourself for the real deal. The only one I know of off the top of my head is "Dragon's Blood," but I'm sure there are others.
It probably won't be just ghost pepper either. Chances are they'll mix it with habaneros, jalapenos and -- if they're really fucking evil -- wasabi. Just to be on the safe side I would probably get some wasabi to try as well, because if you're not prepared for that particular burn (one that goes right for the nose) you may be screwed if it turns out they use it in their wing sauce.
crisdecuba said:Thanks for the feedback (also about not ramping up).
Funny thing, I did wasabi eating in college (just me and friends seeing who could take the most) and would win.
I don't think I can find the "dragon sauce," but I did get those naga chili peppers (seems to be the same thing as the bhut jolokia peppers.
Should I just eat those, chewing them up finely, or should I try to make my own sauce of some sort by blending it together with some tabasco or habanero sauce?
Haha I'm doing this this Friday, so not enough time.CrankyJay said:You would be surprised what sort of shit you can order on Amazon.com. Hot sauces, yes. =)
Not sure you want to pay $32 for this though: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LL27UY/?tag=neogaf0e-20
crisdecuba said:Haha I'm doing this this Friday, so not enough time.
Actually, that brings up another question. Assuming I'm going to do the bananas and pepto approach, followed by milk after it's done, would it be better to:TheRagnCajun said:Chances are, you're going to regret it the next morning.
Nope, sorry. Haha it's surprising how common this seems to be!ShinAmano said:Just curios are you doing this at Caliente in Richmond?
If so i feel for you. I love the wings and spicy food, but they do use ghost peppers and it is not fun.
I made it through, one other friend did as well, one friend did not and another guy was puking his brains out for about 45 minutes after eating them.
The other guy who finished complained about it for the next few days...but I don't think he was much for eating really spicy stuff in the first place.
crisdecuba said:Actually, that brings up another question. Assuming I'm going to do the bananas and pepto approach, followed by milk after it's done, would it be better to:
1. Suck it up and digest
2. Throw it up shortly after the event is done
I can see the risk with #1 (the pain out the other end), and yet I also wonder if there's a risk with #2 in letting all that stuff come back up.
Best advice yet...noting like the fire of hot peppers in your sensitive areas...if nothing else follow this guys advice.Slappers Only said:If you have to use the restroom afterward, don't touch ANYTHING.
Fernando Rocker said:hahaha... USA-Whiteys!
I literally eat raw habaneros with some of my meals.
Hex said:Iwipe your hands often
Fernando Rocker said:hahaha... USA-Whiteys!
I literally eat raw habaneros with some of my meals.
See, the collateral damage is why I'm considering just throwing it up afterwards.Fong Ghoul said:Dude, eating hot shit one week before this could end up doing more harm than good. It takes way longer than a week to get used to eating super-hot food, and you risk messing up your stomach.
If this were more of an endurance run than a sprint I'd say you need some training. But you just need to stuff the meat down as quickly as possible, then tough it out for 5 minutes. It's all mental. Torturing yourself the week before isn't going to help that much unless you just have zero experience with spicy foods and need to know what to expect.
Just remember - it's not going to kill you. Pain can be tolerated. If there's prize money, stay focused on that (if there's not, what the fuck are you doing man?). Get it over with as quickly as possible, then sit like a boss for five minutes.
As others have said, the absolute worst part is the 24-48 hours after. I don't know what to tell you on that. I guess shower carefully with soap after each movement? Or does that make it worse? Pepto is your savior also. And Tums.
I love eating really spicy food, but I hate the collateral anal damage.
Don't do that.crisdecuba said:See, the collateral damage is why I'm considering just throwing it up afterwards.
crisdecuba said:Actually, that brings up another question. Assuming I'm going to do the bananas and pepto approach, followed by milk after it's done, would it be better to:
1. Suck it up and digest
2. Throw it up shortly after the event is done
I can see the risk with #1 (the pain out the other end), and yet I also wonder if there's a risk with #2 in letting all that stuff come back up.
Oh I'm willing to tolerate it. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to go about it.claviertekky said:Don't do that.
You risk burning your esophagus lining, which will equate the experience of extreme heart burn.
Just back out of it now if you don't want to tolerate the painful consequences.
CrankyJay said:Nevermind, that's like spicy teriyaki sauce. Not sure it's the same sauce.
Giant Robot said:where are you doing this at?
I did this at the place Adam Richman did, before it changed its name to Smoke Eaters in San Jose. Shit is fucking unappetizing because it's more pasty than saucy.
I ate HALF a wing and ran next door to a grocery store and tried to down a half gallon of milk......or what actually turned out to be GOAT'S MILK. I proceeded to puke all night long, unsure if it was from the hot wings or the goat's milk.
NaughtyCalibur said:Nope, this is the one I was talking about. It actually taste really good too, and the burn is intense. Don't think they even have it on Amazon, though. :/
crisdecuba said:So I'm going to try this spicy chicken wing eating challenge. They're supposedly insanely spicy. (The waiter said the most common outcome is that the person will eat 3 and then either quit or throw up.)
The rules seem pretty standard:
* 10 minutes to eat 10 wings
* No napkins, you have to lick your fingers clean
* No drinking or eating anything else
* After finishing the 10 wings, you have to sit there for 5 more minutes with no food or drink
So, any tips on how to prepare for it? I was thinking of doing the following:
1. Eating spicy foods throughout the week leading up to it
2. Drinking milk before the challenge
3. Drinking Pepto before the challenge
Anything else you guys would suggest to make it more likely that I succeed?