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[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I once participated in the German Hot Food Competition, it started off with having to eat a whole Bhut Jolokia chili and only got worse from there.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

It was several teams from different German cities, five people per team. Don't remember how many teams exactly, but at least eight. I got 9th in the solo ranking but we won the team title.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Worse how? Please ~~don't~~ elaborate.

Edit: Fuggin keeb...

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Haha I think my keyboard took control on that one to save me.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

So I participated a bit longer ago, the hottest pepper extract available at the time was called "The Source" rated at 7.1 million Scoville units. To put that into perspective, Carolina Reaper peppers, depending on how well they're grown, can reach about 2.5 million Scoville (Reapers weren't around at the time either, hottest pepper was the aforementioned Bhut Jolokia).

I quit when they served a lemon sorbet with a large amount of that in it - which was the most sadist thing they could come up with in my opinion. Imagine you're in a lot of pain from having suffered through all the enormously hot rounds before that one, and then they serve you something icy cold, which you are desperately longing for, but you also know it will just inflict immense pain.

It's like throwing a drowning man a barbed wire rescue rope.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Holy shit. Fucking Germans, man.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Um... thanks, I guess. I'm one too..

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I appreciate that you were efficient enough to know you could back out before consuming the frozen treat that melts your mouth along with it.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

To be honest I only backed out because some medics who were present took my blood pressure and emphatically recommended that I stop.

PS: While I didn't win the solo title, my team got the most points, so at least I won the team title, which is nice.

PPS: Rank one and two had a decider - pure The Source wiped from the plate with slices of dry bread. Painful to watch.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Haha. I say that endearingly.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Well, I don't like it, but you definitely have a point. :)

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As someone that grows super hots and has eaten the pods whole many times, that extract sounds like a nightmare. Extracts are both instantly hot (versus the more natural building up to the true hell) and either taste awful or taste like nothing at all. I am sure that was extremely unpleasant.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

That particular extract tastes very awful, really bitter. There's a British manufacturer called Grim Reaper who has figured out how to produce extracts that aren't bitter, but "The Source" will ruin the taste of your food along with making it extremely hot.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine with a scoville rating that high, it would ruin it regardless, but thanks for letting me know to stay far away from it.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Definitely. I have stopped using extracts altogether, I go for best taste now, make my own sauces, I frequently attend Chili Festivals here in Berlin and I've tried hundreds of hot sauces. It's become a hobby.

But I will never, ever again participate in a hot food contest.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'm with you, contests for spicy foods are never worth it even if you can win. I used to make tons of sauces and spices, but since I have moved to a significantly colder climate, I can no longer grow vast amounts of super hots like I used to. I can make enough for my own sauces and dry spice at least.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Same here. My balcony faces North. No way I can grow my own peppers, but I know some places where I can at least get decent quality habaneros, scotch bonnets and jolokias.

Recently made a mango habanero sauce using fermented yellow habaneros. Lovely stuff.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 19 hours ago

Even though my growing season is short here, I can still get at least one round of Morugas, 7 Pot, and Nagas (these are my go to favorites). Usually around 30-40 pods a plant. At my previous place I'd have large buckets full. Oh well!