[CH] Re:
Kris Kumler (kris+chile-heads@kumler.us)
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:25 -0400
The part that stood out for me was "... smeared its seeds on her eyes
before..." That's just... mkay.
--
Kris
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 16:36, John Sphar <chilehead@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> Indian woman blazes through chili-eating feat Friday, April 10, 2009 By
> WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press Writer
>
> GAUHATI, India (AP) The ''ghost chili,'' the world's spiciest chili, seems
> to suit her palate.
>
> A 28-year-old Indian woman smeared its seeds on her eyes before gobbling up
> 51 fire-hot chilies in two minutes for an entry into the Guinness World
> Records, organizers said Friday.
>
> Anandita Dutta Tamuly performed the feat Thursday, cheered on by celebrity
> British chef Gordon Ramsay who was visiting India's northeastern Assam state
> for a television shoot for his new global food series.
>
> The thumb-sized chili pepper was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007
> as the world's spiciest chili. It is eaten in India's northeast as a cure
> for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.
>
> The chili has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement
> of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000
> Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
>
> Ramsay tried a bite of the chili and ended up regretting it.
>
> ''It's too much,'' he shouted as he pleaded for water from a stage in
> Jorhat, 200 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of Gauhati, the Assam state
> capital.
>
> Tamuly cried too but for a different reason.
>
> ''I felt so terrible I could eat only 51. In 2006, I had eaten 60 of them in
> two minutes for a local record event. But I am sure I shall make it to the
> Guinness World Records,'' the homemaker and mother of a 3-year-old told The
> Associated Press.
>
> ''Ramsay comforted me saying there was no reason I should feel sad. He said
> my feat was extraordinary,'' she added.
>
> Tamuly has been eating the ''ghost chili'' called ''bhut jolokia'' by locals
> since she was 5.
>
> ''While children of my age roamed the village to look for berries, I used to
> look for 'bhut jolokia' which I took with salt,'' she said.
>
> Organizers said they would send a video to Guinness authorities to certify
> the feat.
> (Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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>
> Moderates and knuckledraggers alike may cringe at the sight.
>
> John S.
>
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