The Spice Thread

[Uncle Liam]

from my understanding, the seeds arent the evil most people are lead to believe. the hottest part of the chili is the white pith in the middle, thats where the majority of the capsaicin is stored as far as I know.

feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure Boris knows his stuff, and I'm happy to be corrected, but I'm sure thats the case.

This was my understanding as well.

[Uncle Liam]

http://www.funkypepper.co.uk/More+Great+Sauces/The+Hottest+Fuckin%27+Sauce.html

The Hottest Fucking Sauce.

Will report back hopefully at the weekend.

[Boris]

Absolutely right, the membrane/ placenta is where most of the chilli's capsaicin is concentrated. Yes I do include the seeds in my powder.. as this suggests, they're not the hottest part anyway.

[feral chile]

FC don't put us all down. Some of us in South Wales are into exotic. A friend in my village is a member of a chilli club and they compete to grow the hottest chillis. Try this link http://www.worldofchillies.com/offsiteclub/offsitechilliclub/chilli-club.html

I can't get the link to work, it keeps breaking my IE

I'm still traumatised by a serious event in my childhood, when I ordered curry sauce and chips from my local chip shop and ended up with chips in oxtail soup

[Uncle Liam]

Does anyone have any experience of pure capsaicin extract? 6.4 Million on the Scoville scale. Twice as hot as US Police issue Pepper Spray!

[The Nal]

Does anyone have any experience of pure capsaicin extract? 6.4 Million on the Scoville scale. Twice as hot as US Police issue Pepper Spray!

Pretty sure it only comes in crystal form at that heat?

Either way it has no useful purpose. Unless you want to injure someone.

[Uncle Liam]

Pretty sure it only comes in crystal form at that heat?

Either way it has no useful purpose. Unless you want to injure someone.

It's for the sale on that website which was mentioned a few posts ago. I've seen it used an an ingredient in some of the hottest curries in the world.

http://www.worldofchillies.com/saucessnacks/saucesextremechillisauces/chilli-sauces-extreme-chilli-sauces.html

[t8yman]

theres 13 million SHU available, and some at 16m apparently, its a paste, normally used as a food additive - will probably be banned once someone seriously burns their insides!

[windy_miller]

Well the Ramen I made last night was absolutely amazing

[Uncle Liam]

My sauces haven't arrived yet :-(

Still had some 'regular' insanity sauce and some Satan's Revenge Naga Sauce. My chickpea and spinach curry had a nice heat to it but want to ratchet it up.

[Uncle Liam]

The Hottest Fuckin Sauce has arrived.

Will report back later.

[Uncle Liam]

Added a capful of The Hottest Fucking Sauce to a pan of soup tonight.

DELICIOUS. Made my lips tingle, almost slightly numb.

Not painful though. Will be adding to tomorrows curry, which will be significantly less diluted.

[Jackmypie]

Dorset Naga is supposedly the hottest chilli in the world. It is grown a few miles down the road from me (in dorset too who would of thought?).. You can buy em off here. http://www.peppersbypost.biz/

[The Nal]

Added a capful of The Hottest Fucking Sauce to a pan of soup tonight.

DELICIOUS. Made my lips tingle, almost slightly numb.

Not painful though. Will be adding to tomorrows curry, which will be significantly less diluted.

Excellent. Ive yet to use mine. Soup for lunch on Sunday so!

[Uncle Liam]

I put a dab on my finger, and I can say it's a legitimately lovely sauce.

I've been recommended this. http://www.hotsauceemporium.co.uk/shop/hot-chilli-sauces/176/psycho-juice-extreme-ghost-pepper/

Will be investing next week.

[t8yman]

Just thought I might give people a heads up about a fantastic ebook I bought last week, it's by Dan Toombs, aka "the curry guy".

He has basically done a cookery book that teaches you how to make Indian food exactly the way they are made in your favourite curry house. Authentic Indian cuisine is all well and good, but Indian restaurant food is exactly how I like it. I made chicken tikka masala last night (yeah, mild I know, but I was feeding my chili phobic family) and I didn't want to mess with the spice as I wanted to see how accurate it tasted. It was perfect, can't wait to make the hotter ones.

The ebook was cheap as hell too.

[Uncle Liam]

Funnily enough I was looking at that last night.

I think i've been an Indian restaurant once in the last year, which was in October after a Boomtown Rats gig me and my mate ventured down to the Curry Mile. I had a Vindaloo as I wanted the cliched "hottest thing on the menu" in classic pissed up Englishman style. (I imagine I wanted something hot and authentic).

The thing is, it's all about the 'gravy' and the Ghee. Now, not that the Isle of Man is any kind of mecca for south asian cuisine, but the curries I've had here have been, for the most part, shit. A few depressing cubes of chicken in a tub of grease most of the time. Which really puts me off, especially considering my 'new' healthy lifestyle.

Hence why I just make my own these days.

The book does sound intriguing, although I suspect nothing you can't find online for free.

[The Nal]

Added a capful of The Hottest Fucking Sauce to a pan of soup tonight.

DELICIOUS. Made my lips tingle, almost slightly numb.

Not painful though. Will be adding to tomorrows curry, which will be significantly less diluted.

What soup did you make?

Anyone got a good tomato and basil soup recipe? I have one but it looks a but bland.

[Andre91]

My local pizza shop has been all over the newspapers and the internet for creating the 'world's hottest pizza', which is made with a sauce measuring 12,000,000 on the Scoville Scale and 20 Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Peppers.

A few people I know have attempted the challenge (to finish it in 30 minutes with one cup of liquid) and not come close. Everyone has said it is unimaginably hot. It has caused severe stomach cramps and burning urine according to certain papers. A few stories have said that it made a man's tongue bleed (that must have been a sharp piece of pizza )

Although, the challenge has been completed by two guys from out of town, apparently.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Andre91

[t8yman]

Anything online about that one Andre? I'm skeptical about it because I dont see how you can get 12m SHU just from the chili's. They must be using some capsaicin extract as well?

12m will not be pleasant at all, it would be bordering on dangerous to consume. I love chilis and hot food more than most people, but theres a huge difference between enjoying a slight burn, and fucking up your digestive system!

On a slightly unrelated note -

I have been using my Naga Viper sauce recently, just 3 or 4 drops on just about any dish makes the world a better place. I love it.

[Uncle Liam]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/458130/World-s-hottest-pizza-that-is-120-times-spicier-than-a-vindaloo-can-make-tongues-BLEED

[Essex_George]

Anything online about that one Andre? I'm skeptical about it because I dont see how you can get 12m SHU just from the chili's. They must be using some capsaicin extract as well?

12m will not be pleasant at all, it would be bordering on dangerous to consume. I love chilis and hot food more than most people, but theres a huge difference between enjoying a slight burn, and fucking up your digestive system!

On a slightly unrelated note -

I have been using my Naga Viper sauce recently, just 3 or 4 drops on just about any dish makes the world a better place. I love it.

This might be the one.

http://www.foodbeast.com/2014/02/08/worlds-hottest-pizza-willl-make-your-tongue-bleed-seriously/

[Andre91]

That's the one! Any article that has it at the Little Italy Pizza Company in Lincolnshire is the right one.

[t8yman]

My thoughts exactly mirrored in one of the comments on the express piece

"This pizza does not measure in at 12m SHU.

The sauce used does. And the scorpion peppers range from around 700000shu to 1.5m SHU.

The rest of the pizza only dilutes the heat. I would say, at best, this pizza would measure around 2-4 million SHU.

For it to measure 12m SHU it would have to be completely made from extract sauce and contain no actual pizza."

[The Nal]

So if I wanted to grow my own chilis (hot and sweet green ones) where would I get the best seeds?