Man vs. Food

[Surfah]

My sister and her husband have been in town and wanted to taste some of the local foods. After seeing Throwdown and Man vs. Food visit Buz & Ned's BBQ in Richmond they wanted to go there. Man that is probably the best barbecue I have ever had. The ribs are amazing. I took my brother-in-law's leftovers to work yesterday earning his ire.

Anyway, last night they wanted to go to Quaker Steak and Lube after seeing the Atomic Challenge on TV. It's mainly a wings place with a car themed atmosphere. We got the Atomic wings sampler. You have to sign a waiver before you can even try them. I can usually handle hot food. But I couldn't even finish one wing. I was crying. My fingers burned from holding the damn thing. My mouth was on fire. My lips were on fire. My cheeks where sauce touched were on fire. Breathing was painful and felt like fire. After about 3 glasses of water and 20 minutes did the pain subside. Until this morning. You know something is hot, when it burns on the way out about as bad as it does going down.

[YOhio]

Aside from their inedible atomic wings, how is Quaker Steak and Lube? We have one in the area but the name is so repulsive that I've never wanted to go there. A Surfah recommendation may compel me to give it a shot.

[Surfah]

Aside from their inedible atomic wings, how is Quaker Steak and Lube? We have one in the area but the name is so repulsive that I've never wanted to go there. A Surfah recommendation may compel me to give it a shot.

The wings weren't bad. I liked that they were meaty. Unlike wings at some place like Hooters. They're better than many of the other wing joint including Buffalo Wild Wings, Wingstop, etc. Several good sauces. They have a Thai flavored one with garlic chili sauce which were good. Also the Arizona ranch was good. The SuperCharged was their hottest one below the Atomic level. That one was very good. Lots of heat, but still tasty.

The atmosphere was kind of fun. The one here just opened and it was happy hour when we went so it was busy, loud, and boisterous.

It's your standard chain food though otherwise. I'd rank it ahead of say Applebee's/TGIF/Chili's etc. But really it's in the same vein.

I likely never ever would have gone except for my brother-in-law and sister wanting to try the Atomic wings. I am kind of sorry I did. My culo is on fire.

BTW, they have a triple Atomic sauce but you have to be able to polish off the Atomic before trying that one. It's 3 times hotter than the Atomic. The Atomic was 5 times hotter than the Supercharged I ordered for reference.

I think it'd be a fine place to grab a lunch. It seemed like a popular spot to grab a drink after work. Lots of people in suits, scrubs, and blue collar guys all having a good time around the bar.

[Non Sequitur]

My culo is on fire.

I haven't eaten a lot of spicy food in my life, so for a long time I was unaware of this phenomenon. Then I went to an Indian restaurant and the next day was en fuego. I honestly thought I had a medical condition and confided to a friend that I might need to see a proctologist. He immediately asked what I had eaten the previous day, and when I told him I had eaten Indian food, he just laughed. That's one of those things you don't learn with a college education.

[YOhio]

I haven't eaten a lot of spicy food in my life, so for a long time I was unaware of this phenomenon. Then I went to an Indian restaurant and the next day was en fuego. I thought I honestly thought I had a medical condition and confided to a friend that I might need to see a proctologist. He immediately asked what I had eaten the previous day, and when I told him I had eaten Indian food, he just laughed. That's one of those things you don't learn with a college education.

That's hilarious.

[Shaka]

You know something is hot, when it burns on the way out about as bad as it does going down.

Welcome to my mission life when I served in Indian areas.

[TripletDaddy]

I haven't eaten a lot of spicy food in my life, so for a long time I was unaware of this phenomenon. Then I went to an Indian restaurant and the next day was en fuego. I thought I honestly thought I had a medical condition and confided to a friend that I might need to see a proctologist. He immediately asked what I had eaten the previous day, and when I told him I had eaten Indian food, he just laughed. That's one of those things you don't learn with a college education.

Rookie.

"hot going it, hot coming out"

[Surfah]

Welcome to my mission life when I served in Indian areas.

Same with mine. My trainer was form D.F., Mexico and could eat hot food like none other. After a few weeks with him I started to be able to tolerate quite a bit of heat to the point where I thought I was pretty bravo and members would try and make me cry. I finally met my match with a raw habanero from Satan's own garden. That one had me throwing up at a member's home much to their delight.

[Flystripper]

Same with mine. My trainer was form D.F., Mexico and could eat hot food like none other. After a few weeks with him I started to be able to tolerate quite a bit of heat to the point where I thought I was pretty bravo and members would try and make me cry. I finally met my match with a raw habanero from Satan's own garden. That one had me throwing up at a member's home much to their delight.

haha this reminded me of a time on my mission as well. My companion was super competitive and wanted to hprove that he had a better heat tolerance than me. I love hot food and had a reputation of being able to take the heat and so he was constantly on the lookout to one-up me.

One of the members in the area grew habaneros and scotch bonnets as well as other hot peppers. While visiting I dared my companion to eat a whole habanero. He asked if I would eat one as well. I said no way since unbeknown to him I had eaten whole habeneros before and did not want the pain if I was not incorporating the heat into a dish. Well he proceeded to eat the whole thing. He chewed and swallowed very quickly. About 30 seconds later he was puking so forcefully that the blood vessels in both of his eyes ruptured and he was left with bloody whites of the eyes for several days. I almost pissed my pants from laughing so hard. He sweated and moaned for over an hour in the living room of the member house.

[Lost Student]

haha this reminded me of a time on my mission as well. My companion was super competitive and wanted to hprove that he had a better heat tolerance than me. I love hot food and had a reputation of being able to take the heat and so he was constantly on the lookout to one-up me.

One of the members in the area grew habaneros and scotch bonnets as well as other hot peppers. While visiting I dared my companion to eat a whole habanero. He asked if I would eat one as well. I said no way since unbeknown to him I had eaten whole habeneros before and did not want the pain if I was not incorporating the heat into a dish. Well he proceeded to eat the whole thing. He chewed and swallowed very quickly. About 30 seconds later he was puking so forcefully that the blood vessels in both of his eyes ruptured and he was left with bloody whites of the eyes for several days. I almost pissed my pants from laughing so hard. He sweated and moaned for over an hour in the living room of the member house.

That's funny. I witnessed a similar experience on my mission in Brazil. My greenie ate a pepper that the other Elders called a "tres nao comem" (three don't eat). The name was apropos because the three of us watched as he ate it and began crying and sweating profusely immediately. He started wiping his sweat and tears from his face without cleaning his hands and his skin and eyes started burning, too.

I don't know what the actual name of that pepper is or how it compares to habeneros, but by his reaction, it was a pretty spicy one.

[NorthwestUteFan]

I haven't eaten a lot of spicy food in my life, so for a long time I was unaware of this phenomenon. Then I went to an Indian restaurant and the next day was en fuego. I thought I honestly thought I had a medical condition and confided to a friend that I might need to see a proctologist. He immediately asked what I had eaten the previous day, and when I told him I had eaten Indian food, he just laughed. That's one of those things you don't learn with a college education.

Indian food is stealthy-hot. The hot dishes are often mixed heavily with yogurt, which masks much of the heat on the way down.

The day after is when you KNOW you had good Indian food!

[NorthwestUteFan]

I don't know what the actual name of that pepper is or how it compares to habeneros, but by his reaction, it was a pretty spicy one.

That reminds me of the video where the ESPN reporter is in the field, talking with the NMSU professor who was growing the world's hottest pepper. The prof hands the reporter a pepper to show him, and the reporter eats the whole thing.

FWIW, this pepper is just over 1,000,000 on the Scoville scale. Jalapenos are ~3,000 and habaneros are ~150,000. Pepper spray is around 2,000,000.

Vid here:

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[Flystripper]

That reminds me of the video where the ESPN reporter is in the field, talking with the NMSU professor who was growing the world's hottest pepper. The prof hands the reporter a pepper to show him, and the reporter eats the whole thing.

FWIW, this pepper is just over 1,000,000 on the Scoville scale. Jalapenos are ~3,000 and habaneros are ~150,000. Pepper spray is around 2,000,000.

HAHA love his reaction!

anything over 1 million is starting to approach pepper spray.

[NorthwestUteFan]

On many peppers you can 'fake it' and avoid eating the stem and seeds. Most of the capsicum is contained in the pithy tissues surrounding the seeds.

Pure capsaicin, btw, is 16,000,000 Scoville. It is an unbelievably powerful molecule for mammals, but is completely unnoticed by other animals. It WILL burn you through your skin, and can be fatal if it interferes with breathing. Ironically it works well as a topical ointement for to treat neuropathy, kill some cancer cells (experimentally), among other conditions. Cool stuff.