Indian woman blazes through chili-eating feat

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

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The "ghost chili," the world's spiciest chili, seems to suit her palate.

A 28-year-old Indian woman smeared its seeds on her eyes before gobbling up 51 fire-hot chilies in two minutes for an entry into the Guinness World Records, organizers said Friday.

Anandita Dutta Tamuly performed the feat Thursday, cheered on by celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay who was visiting India's northeastern Assam state for a television shoot for his new global food series.

The thumb-sized chili pepper was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest chili. It is eaten in India's northeast as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.

The chili has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.

Ramsay tried a bite of the chili — and ended up regretting it.

"It's too much," he shouted as he pleaded for water from a stage in Jorhat, 200 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of Gauhati, the Assam state capital.

Tamuly cried too but for a different reason.

"I felt so terrible I could eat only 51. In 2006, I had eaten 60 of them in two minutes for a local record event. But I am sure I shall make it to the Guinness World Records," the homemaker and mother of a 3-year-old told The Associated Press.

"Ramsay comforted me saying there was no reason I should feel sad. He said my feat was extraordinary," she added.

Tamuly has been eating the "ghost chili" — called "bhut jolokia" by locals — since she was 5.

"While children of my age roamed the village to look for berries, I used to look for 'bhut jolokia' which I took with salt," she said.

Organizers said they would send a video to Guinness authorities to certify the feat.

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[Immort4l Ranger 10+ year member]

i wonder what habaneros range form on the scale. jalapenos arent that bad i dont think, but this thing is 100x worse? insane!

 

[mattf 5,000+ posts]

Interesting.

 

[RetroAudioinc 5,000+ posts]

habaneros if I remember right are not that high either only about 80k I love hot food, kind of have to living in fl and all the Spanish foods.. lol

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

i wonder what habaneros range form on the scale. jalapenos arent that bad i dont think, but this thing is 100x worse? insane!

200,000-300,000

so yeah

These are pretty nuts

I wanna try one in my cookin. Put 1 in some gumbo and see how it goes

 

[RetroAudioinc 5,000+ posts]

I as wrong.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Habaneros are the hottest chile peppers and rate around 200000 - 300000 Scoville Units

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

i eat fire

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

i had that red savina habenero its 577,000 scoville units i thought that was the hottest?

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

i wonder what habaneros range form on the scale. jalapenos arent that bad i dont think, but this thing is 100x worse? insane!

I always thought the habanero pepper was the hottest - guess I was wrong.

Here's a chart:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale#List_of_Scoville_ratings

Notice the 'heat' value of pepper spray...

 

[RetroAudioinc 5,000+ posts]

I have only tried one thing to hot for me, I was on my way back from cali to FL, and stopped in NM, little store and a DG something about come see the "thing" still no idea what the hell the "thing" is as I tried some hot sauce and lets say I jumped to the front of the line at DQ and sucked down a mike shake.. LOL

I bought 3 bottles of it I have used 3 drops in a chilli and MY GOD IT WAS SUPER HOT.. One drop on a chip is all you need. I can get a pic if anyone wants one.. I have made grown men come to there knees with this shit. I am like of check out this sauce and dump it on.. LOL I am an ***, there are crying for like 30min...

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

chocolate habenero tasted hotter than the red savina for me

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

I always thought the habanero pepper was the hottest - guess I was wrong.
Here's a chart:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale#List_of_Scoville_ratings

Notice the 'heat' value of pepper spray...

pepper spray sucks.

Dont get sprayed

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

pepper spray sucks.
Dont get sprayed

you havent felt shit.. try getting that 6,000,000 scoville unit sauce on your hands and go to the bathroom //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

good thing i had a plastic bag.. ice cream and milk close by

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

I can stand to eat some pretty hot food, passing it out the other end however is the real problem :burningringofire:

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

you havent felt shit.. try getting that 6,000,000 scoville unit sauce on your hands and go to the bathroom //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif
good thing i had a plastic bag.. ice cream and milk close by

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif That happened to me after I cut up some Habanero peppers - I was down and out for nearly an hour...

All I can say is I wouldn't want to be around that woman when she lets one rip.