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spicy eating challenges
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TampaBay.com reports that Parker East finished the Inferno Soup challenge at Nitally's in St. Petersburg, FL to claim a bounty that had increased to $1500.
A 19 year old man in Virginia was hospitalized after drinking a bottle of soy sauce. He reportedly had the highest level of sodium intoxication that did not result in permanent damage.
Mirror.co.uk has an article about the spicy curry challenge at Brick Lane Curry in New York City.
A "Kismot Killer" curry challenge to benefit Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh was cancelled due to health concerns and a poppadom eating event will replace it. A 2011 "Kismot Killer" contest resulted in hospitalization for two competitors.
Smithsonian Magazine has a report on the Naga King Chili Pepper eating contest held in Kisama, India which includes information about the science of spicy food. Express.co.uk also has an article about spicy food competitions.
In the third episode of "Stuffed", Jimmy Lin, Miki Sudo, Naader Reda and Dax Swanson take on the 50 spicy wing challenge at Barney's Beanery in Los Angeles.
A new study about the "cinnamon challenge" in which a person consumes a tablespoon of the spice without liquids reports that the stunt can result in permanent damage to the lungs. Calls to the American Association of Poison Control Centers related to the challenge more than tripled between 2011 and 2012. update April 23 Medical Daily has a list of five more dangerous challenges.
Slate.com has a column asking why people are compelled to attempt spicy eating challenges.
The Daily Mail has an article about the Saltdean Sizzler challenge at Paul's Pizza in Saltdean, England billing it as the hottest pizza in the world. The challenge has been completed 9 times out of the 1,307 times it has been purchased.
Spin.com has a gallery of rock singer Andrew W K participating in a spicy wing contest at SXSW in Austin.
Smithsonian Magazine has a blog entry about the Scoville Scale used to rank the spiciness of food.
RocketNews24 reports that a man in Wuhan, China was diagnosed with a hole in his stomach after he consumed a spicy "hot pot" soup. (via DailyMail)
Miller Lite is currently running a commercial titled "Corner Men" where a diner attempting a spicy chicken wing challenge drinks Miller Lite to soothe his throat (spicy challenges generally do not allow liquids during attempts). (commercial without age restriction) update Jan 7 Emilio Rivera of Sons of Anarchy plays the chef. Thebackground music is Sleepy Silver Door by Dead Meadow.
The Daily Mail reports that Arif Ali was hospitalized after attempting a Bhut Jolokia pepper hot wing challenge at Jimmy's restaurant in London's O2 arena.
Molly Schuyler has started a twitter at http://twitter.com/MollySchuyler announcing she finished the 12.4 pound Big Joe challenge at Frank's Pizzeria with partner Tyler Danforth. WTBX has a podcast of an interview with Molly recorded last week. update Oct 19 Molly was the first person to finish the spicy "Death" pizza challenge at the Nebraska Brewing Co. yesterday, which is now called "Molly's Humble Pie" (Omaha.com article | facebook post)
Aaron Wakamatsu has http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb4d7GCFzeM">produced a video about the spicy challenges and a video about eating challenges Naader Reda did in Oregon Memorial Day weekend.
Naader Reda has a video of his attempt at the 28 inch pizza topped with ghost chilis with "The Spicialist" at Surfer Joe's in San Bernardino, CA. Stephanie Torres provided advice.
Cracked.com has a list of five awful life lessons learned from an attempt at the phaal challenge at Brick Lane Curry in Manhattan.
Youtube has a video of Stephanie Torres eating the challenge burger at Woodside Bar & Grill in Johnstown, PA in 8:55. 40 minutes earlier, she ate the restaurant's spicy burger challenge.
The curry contest held at Kismot Restaurant in Edinburgh requiring hospitalization for two of the competitors is #3 in the London Independent's list of the 10 weirdest stories of 2011. (Susanne Eman's quest to become the world's fattest woman by reportedly eating 20,000 calories a day is #1 in the list)
The Daily Meal has compiled a list of the ten spiciest items available at American restaurants.
Live Science asks the question "Can Eating Too Much Spicy Food Kill You?" (via NY Daily News)
The Daily Mail reports that a spicy curry contest held in Edinburgh, Scotland hospitalized two competitors.
Heat Seekers will debut on the Food Network July 22 at 10 pm eastern. The show will be focused on the spiciest foods in the United States and will fill the time slot formerly occupied by Outrageous Food.
Easy Reader News reports that a diner at Amigos Tacos in Huntington Beach, CA was hospitalized after completing a ghost pepper burrito challenge.
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