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Buffalo Cantina Seppuku Challenge Review

I went to Manhattan this past weekend to visit my Sister in Law and to see the Yankee's game. On the way down there my brother in law and I did the Blazin' Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings. In the Blazin' Challenge you have to eat 12 Blazin' Wings in 6 minutes. To be honest the sauce wasn't that hot. It was hotter than Defcon 1, but no where near as hot as Dave's Insanity Sauce. My brother in law and I were able to eat it with ease without any side effects.
Since I was in NYC I figured I'd do a more serious challenge, so we went to Brooklyn to Buffalo Cantina to try the "Seppuku Challenge". In the Seppuku Challenge you have to eat 12 wings in 3 minutes without any dairy, gloves, or napkins at any time. After completing the challenge you have to stay in your seat for another 3 minutes and can only have water. This place was featured on Man Vs. Food, but on the show Adam Richman only attempted the old "Suicide Challenge". The Suicide Challenge was only 6 wings in 6 minutes, and you can dip them in ranch or blue cheese. Buffalo Cantina also claimed that the Seppuku sauce is 10x hotter than the Suicide sauce!!!
I was able to finish the wings without to much trouble, but as soon as I was done my face was ON FIRE!!!!! Snot was running down my face, tears down my cheeks, and everything hurt like hell. As soon as my 3 minutes were up, I ran to the bathroom to wipe my face down with cold water, and wash my hands about 100 times to get all the sauce off of them. Once this was done I felt much better, and actually thought that I had won this challenge without any harm done, but boy was I wrong!
On the way home my stomach started to feel less than fantastic, but I figured once I took a crap that it would go away. I hurried back to my sister in law's apartment and dropped a duece, but then things only got worse! My stomach would feel fine for a while, and every 15 minutes or so I would be in extreme pain, almost like I was being stabbed in the stomach (now I understand why they call it the Seppuku challenge). This went on for around 6 hours or so, throughout the entire night. I woke up at least 10x, and thought I was going to throw up every time. I had to sleep on a bench leaning against a wall, because it would hurt even worse whenever I laid down flat on my back.
When I finally woke up for good at 8A.M. my stomach felt fine (thank god!), but as soon as I took a dump that morning my ass was ON FIRE!!!!!! I went at least a dozen times within the first 3 hours of the day, and each session was beyond painful! I had to wipe with toilet paper soaked in cold water, but in reality that just cooled the burn momentarily. As the day wore on I began feeling better, and can say that today I am pretty much back to normal.
This challenge was no joke, and I hope this review was a warning to all who dare attempt it. I've eaten the hottest of the sauces without any damage done, but for whatever reason this stuff just kicked my ass all over the place! If I was at home, I would have most likely gone to the Hospital that night, because of how intense the pain was in my stomach.
I forgot to mention that Buffalo Cantina charges $10.75 for a dozen wings, but the Seppuku Challenge costs $23!!! If you are able to successfully complete the challenge you get it for free, and you get your picture taken and posted on the wall. I am only the 19th person to complete the challenge!
Here is a video of me doing the challenge:


My sister in law only recorded me eating the wings (none of the aftermath), but trust me, the rest is 100% true!
If anyone else has done this, please tell me how it went for you.
 
Very cool man! I like watching ,but, I could never do that! It would take me an hour to eat 12 wings.Great job.Fun Watch!
 
Very cool man! I like watching ,but, I could never do that! It would take me an hour to eat 12 wings.Great job.Fun Watch!

Thanks! You never know! I wasn't sure if I could do it either. Mostly because of the amount of wings in such a short period of time. They were sticklers at Buffalo Cantina as well, as they wouldn't let me do all drumsticks. The challenge is 6 drumsticks, 6 wings. Thanks for the positive comments!

Good job, glad your feeling better. :dance:

Thanks! Me too!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so damn good to not be in pain, after you go through something like that. lol
 
awsome job! i saw this place on a show called foodography it was all about spicy foods. the guy said people were talking smack about his suicide wings so he made the seppuku wings. he showed how he makes it and it has the most extract i've ever seen in any wing recipe by far. it made my stomach hurt just watching him make the sauce! i wasn't aware that you only had 3 minutes to eat 12! i don't think i could do it and i damn sure wouldn't like the after effects. congrats man. that's hardcore!
 
awsome job! i saw this place on a show called foodography it was all about spicy foods. the guy said people were talking smack about his suicide wings so he made the seppuku wings. he showed how he makes it and it has the most extract i've ever seen in any wing recipe by far. it made my stomach hurt just watching him make the sauce! i wasn't aware that you only had 3 minutes to eat 12! i don't think i could do it and i damn sure wouldn't like the after effects. congrats man. that's hardcore!

Thanks! I never knew it was on that show, but I just searched it, and found when the episode is airing next, so I can give it a watch. I'd love to see just how much extract they use in the sauce. Honestly, all I could smell was extract when they brought it over, nothing else! So, I'm guessing they use quite a bit!
They changed the time limit from 6 minutes down to 3 and upped the amount from 6 wings to 12 when they went from the Suicide Challenge to the Seppuku Challenge. The waiter told me that the whole wall was covered with pictures of people who had completed the Suicide Challenge, and now that they have changed to the Seppuku Challenge only 18 people (19 now, including me) have completed it. I think he told me that they have been doing it for 6 months or so.
I'll never do it again, but I am proud to say that I did it once. Now that the pain is gone, I can honestly said that I'm glad I did it!
 
The extract grip is a helluva drug - I think we all have experienced it in some fashion and it is NOT a pleasant feeling - congrats on finishing and getting your name on the wall :beer:
 
The extract grip is a helluva drug - I think we all have experienced it in some fashion and it is NOT a pleasant feeling - congrats on finishing and getting your name on the wall :beer:

Is that what they call the intense pain I was feeling in my stomach? LOL.
I've eaten all sorts of sauces that contain extract, as well as Mad Dog 5 Million Extract, but never this much of it I guess.
Thanks! I can't wait for my face to be up there. I guess I'll have to go back someday and make sure they actually put it up!
 
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