Being Chile Heads, a lot of us have stories of eating some Hellishly hot things, that afterwards we may have wished we'd never done.
But too late, what's done is done.
The hottest thing I've ever eaten was some stew that had a bit too much Dave's Gourmet Insanity Sauce in it.
The sauced up stew was so hot that everytime I put a spoonful of it into my mouth, I had to wait at least 45 seconds to a minute for the heat to subside before I could continue.
My scalp started to sweat and my nose was running.
But because i was eating one or two raw Habaneros a day back then, I reasoned that because I could handle the heat of the Dave's enhanced stew in my mouth after a minute or so, that I should just pace myself and continue to chow down on the stew.
So I continued to eat for another twenty minutes or so.
I thought that I would get used to the heat, but no the heat did not subside at all as I ate, and I still had to pause because of the intense extract induced heat.
Finally I had enough and thought, well that wasn't so bad.
But I was wrong...
About ten or fifteen minutes after eating my meal, my stomach started to have an uncomfortable burning sensation.
I sort of shifted from one foot to the other for a couple of minutes, waiting and more likely hoping that the painful burning sensation in my gut would subside.
But then realizing that might just be wishful thinking, I decided I would lie down on my bed for a while and maybe the pain would go away.
So I went and laid on the bed.
And I seemed fine for about a minute, and then the side that I was lying on would start to burn on that side of my stomach as well.
So I rolled over and got some relief...but only for about a minute.
Then that side of my stomach would start to burn.
So I rolled over to the other side again, and once again gained relief from the burn for about another minute or so.
After I had rolled over 4 or 5 times, I realized that I might have to do this all night long, something I was not looking forward to at all.
And then I remembered reading something about taking something sweet to help deal with a stomach burn caused by hot chile products.
I got up and went into the kitchen and poured out one or two tablespoons of liquid Blackberry honey and quickly swallowed those down.
The good news is that the honey took the pain away after a few minutes and I was very relieved about that.
But I had gained a very healthy respect for Dave's extracted hot sauces and all extracts in general.
I have eaten raw peppers, not any raw Superhots yet, but those that I have eaten have not caused me the distress that the Dave's hot sauce did.
My story was not too severe and I'm sure some of you have endured much worse.
dvg
But too late, what's done is done.
The hottest thing I've ever eaten was some stew that had a bit too much Dave's Gourmet Insanity Sauce in it.
The sauced up stew was so hot that everytime I put a spoonful of it into my mouth, I had to wait at least 45 seconds to a minute for the heat to subside before I could continue.
My scalp started to sweat and my nose was running.
But because i was eating one or two raw Habaneros a day back then, I reasoned that because I could handle the heat of the Dave's enhanced stew in my mouth after a minute or so, that I should just pace myself and continue to chow down on the stew.
So I continued to eat for another twenty minutes or so.
I thought that I would get used to the heat, but no the heat did not subside at all as I ate, and I still had to pause because of the intense extract induced heat.
Finally I had enough and thought, well that wasn't so bad.
But I was wrong...
About ten or fifteen minutes after eating my meal, my stomach started to have an uncomfortable burning sensation.
I sort of shifted from one foot to the other for a couple of minutes, waiting and more likely hoping that the painful burning sensation in my gut would subside.
But then realizing that might just be wishful thinking, I decided I would lie down on my bed for a while and maybe the pain would go away.
So I went and laid on the bed.
And I seemed fine for about a minute, and then the side that I was lying on would start to burn on that side of my stomach as well.
So I rolled over and got some relief...but only for about a minute.
Then that side of my stomach would start to burn.
So I rolled over to the other side again, and once again gained relief from the burn for about another minute or so.
After I had rolled over 4 or 5 times, I realized that I might have to do this all night long, something I was not looking forward to at all.
And then I remembered reading something about taking something sweet to help deal with a stomach burn caused by hot chile products.
I got up and went into the kitchen and poured out one or two tablespoons of liquid Blackberry honey and quickly swallowed those down.
The good news is that the honey took the pain away after a few minutes and I was very relieved about that.
But I had gained a very healthy respect for Dave's extracted hot sauces and all extracts in general.
I have eaten raw peppers, not any raw Superhots yet, but those that I have eaten have not caused me the distress that the Dave's hot sauce did.
My story was not too severe and I'm sure some of you have endured much worse.
dvg
....
