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ProfessorGAC

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8. The Hottest Thing I Ever Had....

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #7)

Fri May 1, 2026, 07:54 PM

May 1

..was a sauce made from malagueta peppers in Brazil.
One of our manufacturing sites there had a fantastic commissary and the sauce was a condiment made in their kitchen.
The people who made it wore gloves because the liquid could raise welts in the tender areas between the fingers.
Just the tip of a serving spoon mixed into the meal was enough.
About 100k Scoville, IIRC.

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Did you know there was NO spicy (capsicum-based) food outside the Americas prior to Columbus? [View all] AZJonnie May 1 OP

Yep tonkatoy8888 May 1 #1

Black and white pepper are native to India though to be fair Ponietz May 1 #2

Completely different plant species, though. WestMichRad May 1 #3

True, hence why I specified capsicum-based heat :) AZJonnie May 1 #4

The Active Ingredient Is Piperene ProfessorGAC May 1 #5

Another Fun Fact ProfessorGAC May 1 #6

Thanks Prof! I'd do all that in very small quantities, but I'm NOT a ghost pepper fan AZJonnie May 1 #7

The Hottest Thing I Ever Had.... ProfessorGAC May 1 #8