Dare yourself – spiciest dishes in the world
Have you been searching the internet for hot and spicy food recipes, let's explore the spiciest dishes from around the world.
Suicide Chicken Wings, U.S.
This dish has earned its name because it is one of the hottest foods you will ever come across. The sauce includes Tabasco, chili powder and cayenne pepper, which takes it to the highest level of spiciness.
Papa a la Huancaína, Peru
This cold dish is made of boiled potatoes mixed with a spicy sauce consisting of cheese, oil, milk and topped with slices of hard-boiled eggs, lettuce and olives. The dish's fiery sauce owes its heat to aji Amarillo and habanero chili pepper.
Phaal curry, U.S.
This dish, served at the Brick Lane Curry House in Manhattan, New York, has left customers crying and hallucinating. It consists of eight types of extremely hot chilies combined with Indian spices. The person who successful eats the entire dish is given a certificate.
Thai Fried Rice, U.S.
Served at Pearl Café in St. Louis, Missouri, this dish consists of rice, chicken, vegetables and powdered bhut jolokia and kachai peppercorn, which give the dish an ultimate “Level 100” spiciness. This one is sure to make your eyes water.
Pork Vindaloo, India
This dish originated in Goa and features a sauce of garlic, vinegar and fiery red chilies mixed with chunks of pork. It is believed that just like pickles, the dish gets tastier if kept for a day as the meat gets marinated better.
Jerk Chicken, Jamaica
Jerk is a Jamaican style of cooking in which the meat is rubbed with a fiery mixture of jerk spice composed mainly of pimento (Jamaican allspice) and Scotch bonnet pepper.
Otak-Otak, Southeast Asia
The spicy steamed fish cake wrapped in a banana leaf is famous in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The ingredient that makes this dish spicy and delicious is dried chilies.
Bibimbap with Kimchi, South Korea
The spicy dish, whose name means "mixed rice," features pickled cabbage, garlic, chilies, onion, and ginger mixed with meat and vegetables atop rice. The traditional variety is served with raw egg on top.
Sichuan Hot Pot, Mongolia, China
Hot pot dishes are very popular in these ｃountries, but the Sichuan hot pot beats all in terms of spiciness. The dish consists of a broth full of Sichuan pepper hot enough to burn your mouth and leave a tongue-numbing feeling.
Tom Yum soup, Thailand
This hot and aromatic soup owes its spiciness to the small but extremely fiery Thai bird’s eye chili, which is added to the soup along with shrimp, chicken or fish.
Sambal, Indonesia
A popular relish among tourists visiting Indonesia, its spiciness comes from a variety of chilies, such as habanero pepper, cayenne pepper, bird’s eye chilies and Spanish pepper.
Kimchi jjigae, Korea
This spicy stew includes green onions, garlic, tofu, mushrooms, and a copious amount of red chili pepper.
Doro Wot, Ethopia
This spicy stew is the national dish of Ethiopia. Chicken is cooked with a spicy powdered mixture called "berbere," which blends red chili with ginger, garlic, cloves and other spices. Hard-boiled eggs are often part of the final dish.
Sopa de camarones, Mexico
This spicy shrimp soup gets its fire from chipotle and guajillo chilies.
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VOCABULARY WORDS:
1. Fiery (adj.) ~ (of food) producing a burning sensation
2. Hallucinate (v.) ~ experience a seemingly real perception of something not actually present, typically as a result of a mental disorder or of taking drugs
3. Broth (n.) ~ soup consisting of meat or vegetable chunks, and often rice, cooked in stock
4. Relish (n.) ~ a condiment eaten with plain food to add flavor
5. Copious (adj.) ~ abundant in supply or quantity
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. What is the spiciest dish you have ever tried?
2. What are the spiciest Korean dishes? Give some examples.
3. Which of the abovementioned dishes would you like to try?
4. What do you think are the health benefits of eating spicy food?
