/r/spicy

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A place to talk about all spicy things, including hot sauces, salsa, recipes, and growing chiles.

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Our rules:

  1. Store owners, hot sauce makers, basically anyone with anything to promote either directly or indirectly must post it to the weekly vendor's thread. This includes Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns. The vendor's thread goes up on Sunday nights and comes down on Wednesdays.

  2. Please don't just link to a company's website/store. Describe or review the product; we'd like to hear your thoughts.

  3. Memes are welcome but please keep it to a minimum.

  4. No posting pictures of just food without adding any context. Please include name of establishment/location or the recipe in the comments or your post will be removed. If the recipe is in the image link please note so.

  5. Racism, exceptionally foul language and non-playful name calling will not be tolerated. In other word simply please don't be a jerk. You get two strikes and you're out. If you post a video containing foul language, please mark it NSFW.

  6. Please keep all megathread related topics to the meathread.

/r/spicy

1,117,292 Subscribers

4

Feel the burn my ass

They have a really good sweet flavor though, they might be my new favorite

7 Comments
2025/02/04
07:25 UTC

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My favorite spicy snack

Found my perfect combo: Pita chips with hummus, and slices of whatever pepper you want to try. I’m no expert, but it seems that the hummus absorbs a lot of the unbearable heat and lets you enjoy the flavor of the pepper. Just knocked out a habanero, and I’m sweating, but I haven’t had to drink milk of suck on ice. Habaneros are the cap to my tolerance at the moment. Love the flavor, but the heat sometimes hits a little too hard.

5 Comments
2025/02/04
04:45 UTC

8

My favorite way to consume spicy

I’ve discovered my perfect spicy snack. Simply cut up whichever pepper is your current limit (habaneros for me at the moment) and place slices on a pita chip with hummus. You get the flavor and the heat, but the hummus absorbs a lot of the oils that make peppers unpleasant. This may not be the best way to build tolerance, but it’s a good way to enjoy peppers that you might not be able to handle on their own.

1 Comment
2025/02/04
04:38 UTC

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I like a slow burn

My dinner. I start with the hellfire’s pure hell. Then move onto the Woodstock ghost pepper sauce. Finished by da bomb because I love the way it burns despite the taste

28 Comments
2025/02/04
02:58 UTC

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Can people have differing experiences on what peppers they think are hot or mild?(Despite scoville)

I can eat ghost pepper hot sauce(Melinda's brand) really easy, it seems mild. And I have no limit on how much cayenne pepper I can put in a bowl of food, even over a tbsp.

But taco bell Diablo sauce (aji panca pepper) is really fucking hot to me when it's supposed to be mild.

This isn't a troll post. I'm actually really perplexed by this/slightly worried like I may be allergic. But experiencing extreme spiciness is not a symptom of allergic response. So I am really confused.

I did find one other reddit post with a similar question. They could handle habanero but not cayenne. And some commenter even said they can handle Carolina reaper but not taco bell Diablo sauce.

7 Comments
2025/02/04
02:56 UTC

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how to deal with a lip that burns easily but also loving spicy food?

i love spicy food. i always try spicier things every week but the problem i have is that my lips burn easily when eating spicy food. usually the pain only lasts about half an hour, and the redness goes away in a couple hours but sometimes (a little rare, but happens every once in awhile) my lip will actually get burned and it will be red and burn for a few days to a week. i usually eat spicy food with lip gloss on so that might be the problem but i have tried using aquaphor before instead but it rlly didnt change anything.

3 Comments
2025/02/04
00:24 UTC

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How long does it take you to get used to the spiciness?

I started eating spicy things lately, and I bought three different sauces with different gradients of spiciness.

The first was 1/4, the second 3/4 and the third 4/4 (probably the brand had some sauce for the 2/4 gradient but I couldn't find it)

The first one was super smooth, the second one was on point for me.

But the third, with one drop, left me ten whole minutes alternating between drinking cold milk and eating sugar. Much spicier than anything else I've ever eaten.

How long does it usually take you to get used to the spiciness of a sauce that seems impossible to eat for you?

5 Comments
2025/02/03
23:26 UTC

0

Ill have nightmares about how spicy last night hot wings where Lmao.

5 Comments
2025/02/03
22:25 UTC

6

Anybody been to jungle Jim's and seen the collection of crazy ass sauces...If so post what you got

Those of you don't know jungle Jim's this huge international store Cincinnati Ohio and they have I think one of the world's biggest hot sauce selections some bottles ranging upwards of 10 to $20, 000k if they don't have it you can't get it..

7 Comments
2025/02/03
22:11 UTC

8

Danger Berry Spice Co fruit based and gourmet flavored Hot Sauces (with very strong flavors that come through how they should) Our etsy store is now live! Check us out!

A reminder that my Etsy store is now live and open for orders. If you've ordered from me previously I encourage you to use this store for ordering as it's much more convenient for you and you're now able to leave reviews somewhere. The reviews will really help us grow our presence on etsy and trust with future customers. Our link is below but also in our company bio.

https://dangerberryspiceco.etsy.com?section_id=0

1 Comment
2025/02/03
21:59 UTC

29

My order from blazing foods finally came

I'm very excited to try all of these. Which one should I try first? I am saving the death nuts to eat with my friend at a later date.

9 Comments
2025/02/03
21:43 UTC

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What's y'all opinion on this one??

I'm from a country where there's not a lot of options available for spicy stuff, other than Tabasco, Tabasco and more Tabasco. I decided to order this one, looks promising. Not tried it yet tho.

37 Comments
2025/02/03
20:40 UTC

12

Crack balls 🥵

Finally got some of these. 7-pot primo is 🔥, but I think the powder hitting the back of your throat makes that sting more. Delicious tho, but fiery

1 Comment
2025/02/03
20:24 UTC

0

Does your ass burn all the time?

To all the regular spicy eaters: Does your Ass burn all the time? Do you geht used to it? Does IT stop burning?

1 Comment
2025/02/03
20:16 UTC

32

Buldak habanero lime, instructions below

Cook the noodles, flake packet and tofu for 5 1/2 mins. Drain all the liquid. Add about 6oz coconut milk and sauce packet to pans and heat. Add noodles and tofu and cook for 30 secs. Enjoy 😁

I'm trying this technique with the tom yum flavor next time.

3 Comments
2025/02/03
19:49 UTC

2

Homemade Balinese Sauce "Sambal matah"

0 Comments
2025/02/03
18:32 UTC

3

Did "Hot n Saucy" change the formula for the ghost pepper collard sauce?

Previous bottle I had was one of my favorites. This new bottle is much runnier and the flavor seems off.

Anybody else notice this? Maybe I just got a bad batch.

0 Comments
2025/02/03
17:35 UTC

48

Cholula Extra Hot

My bottle came in this morning, and I couldn’t even wait until lunch to try it. Looking forward to slathering my lunch with it in about an hour.

14 Comments
2025/02/03
16:17 UTC

5

I feel so bad about capsaicin being SO bitter to me

Ever since I was little, although I didn't "like" spiciness itself, I found any spicy food hard to it because it was just bitter the second it hit the back of my tongue.

I've been aware that this is actually a "condition" some people have, where they perceive capsaicin as bitter and not tasteless, and I realized I had it, but never has it been as bad as today.

I asked my mom to cook me some spicy pasta as I love the way she makes pasta and I was in the mood for spiciness. But I could barely eat anything, because although in the front of my mouth I loved it and also enjoyed the burn, the second a bit of saliva went further back I was hit with a bitter taste so strong I had to control myself not to puke. I tried drinking milk alongside, but that bitterness was simply impossible to withstand.

I now feel so bad for my mom for acting like this with her food, and I also feel so bad knowing I'll never be able to enjoy any capsaicin. And I'm certain it's specifically capsaicin, because stuff like horseradish I don't find bitter at all and really enjoy its spiciness.

10 Comments
2025/02/03
16:16 UTC

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I feel like this would be cool to have ..

41 Comments
2025/02/03
12:41 UTC

1

Zero tolerance now

I had a tooth extracted under anesthesia and now I can’t taste anything but capsaicin and a few things like pickles.

Basic red peppers are SCREAMING hot. Has anyone has oral surgery that changed their taste ability?

I miss my screaming peppers.

10 Comments
2025/02/03
11:23 UTC

1

What’s the Best Hottest Chips I Can Get in Montreal, Quebec?

Hey, I’m looking for the hottest chips I can find in stores like Walmart, Metro, or IGA in Montreal, Quebec.. I used to love Paqui Haunted Ghost Pepper Chips, but they’re discontinued now. Can anyone recommend something just as spicy?

1 Comment
2025/02/03
09:11 UTC

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Took inspo from a post on here last week. Fermented hot sauce! Also threw in a chocolate habanero from my garden.

Halved the recipe and was done fermented in only a week. Kickstarted a new hobby with this!

6 Comments
2025/02/03
08:05 UTC

12

My thoughts on when to use sauce versus flakes or powders.

So here's my thoughts on when to use sauces versus flakes or powders. It's one of those things I never really thought about until I started carrying around my own spicy powder. Sauces are for dry food. Hamburgers french fries quiche stuff that does not really have a sauce. If the food in question has a sauce such as soup or fettuccine alfredo or guacamole or bean dip that's when you add your powder or your flakes. What are your guys' thoughts on my thoughts?

Can anyone come up with an exception to my rule? Two exceptions I can think of at the moment would be Pizza that's a dry food but generally I put the pepper flakes on it and not hot sauce but it can go either way. And the other one would be hot wings that's a wet food but you generally add sauces to that one.

14 Comments
2025/02/03
05:15 UTC

1,566

I told the local Indian restaurant in town that I want to die, they delivered.

That curry is usually yellow even when I get it extra hot which has a good burn to it as is. It was delicious but I payed for it in the morning.

71 Comments
2025/02/03
02:25 UTC

7

Adoboloco’s KoloheKid Review

KoloheKid hot sauce is the little troublemaker that turned my burger into a thrill ride.

First, it lures you in with a sweet, smoky charm. Then, BAM! A sneaky heat sucker punches your taste buds just when you’re getting comfortable.

It’s the perfect balance of island mischief and fiery attitude, and now my ketchup is officially on notice.

3 Comments
2025/02/03
02:07 UTC

16

Spicy-ish Pepperoni Pizza

9 Comments
2025/02/03
01:19 UTC

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