The World's Spiciest Foods

Some of the hottest cuisines come from Central and Southeast Asia, whose curries contain large amounts of spicy chili peppers, and it’s here we find the two of the top dishes. Originating from Southern India, phaal—the hottest curry in the world—combines at least 10 different peppers into a single, thick curry with its distinct spicy kick comes from a core ingredient, the Bhut jolokia chili pepper, confirmed by the Guinness World Records as the most potent pepper on earth. A widely popular Indian restaurant in New York, Brick Lane Curry House, has been running a "p'hall of fame" challenge for the last eight years that dares its customers to dig into their phaal.


Phaal curry

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Other sizzling foods from Asia include the Malaysian devil’s pork curry, and neua pad prik from Thailand, a potent stir-fry of sliced beef, shallots, garlic, basil, and red chili peppers. Both dishes share a common ingredient—birds-eye (or Thai) chili, a small red pepper grown throughout Southeast Asia.


Devil's pork curry


From the Sichuan province of China hails the infamous Sichuan hot pot, the consumption of which chef and Travel Channel host Anthony Bourdain described as watching a sadomasochistic ritual. He went on to talk about witnessing the people in China sweating and clutching their stomachs in agony as they ate this dish.


Sichuan hot pot

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However, spicy foods aren’t limited to faraway, exotic lands.

If you’re heading to Chicago, be sure to stop by Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap to try their Seriously. Ridiculously. Over-the-Top. Hot Wings lathered in a blazing red sauce made from the one-of-a-kind Red Savina. “We use Red Savina peppers which are among the very hottest in the world,” says the original creator of the wings’ potent sauce, Chef Robin Rosenberg. “We get the extract of the pepper from India. Then, we kick it up another notch with different chilies to layer the flavor!”

Its recipe was under development for a couple months because he wanted to achieve the perfect balance of hotness while retaining ample flavor. To finish off the sauce’s recipe, Bhut Jolokia, the most potent pepper in the world is added to the simmering mix.


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