Meeting my match……
Being a self proclaimed food junkie I have had the opportunity to taste and make foods from all corners of the world. I think myself lucky that I have been blessed with a palate that enjoys not only the flavor of exotic dishes but also those that are typical fun fare. Every once in a while it’s nice to take a break from the world of fancy foods to just kick back, relax and enjoy some of these types of foods. One particular favorite of mine is the classic hot wing. There is nothing more fun than eating foods that (1) go great with a nice cold pint of ale (2) you can eat with your fingers (3) getting messy is part of the experience.
Recently I went out at a local pub after returning from an international food exhibition. I was looking to just unwind from an overload of sights, smells and of course fancy cuisine. I had made arrangements to meet a couple of friends there to do some catching up, have some pints and maybe watch a game of soccer on the big screen. When I arrived food was the furthest thing from my mind, but as we all know after a couple of cold ones the munchies start to set in. We decided to order some traditional bar foods including an order of chicken wings. As anyone who has ever had wings at a pub most places boast their own special sauce in lieu of the typical hot, medium or mild. This particular establishment had a wing that could only be described as “death by hot wing”. Feeling that we had nothing to lose we ordered 6 of the house wings and a dozen mild, just by chance the hot ones were really hot.
Let me start by saying that I enjoy spicy food as much as the next guy, but this was a hot even I had never encountered. After the second wing my forehead was sweating, my tongue felt as though it was swollen and no amount of beer was helping. Admitting defeat by way of leaving the remaining 4 wings on the plate I asked our server what exactly went into the sauce of death. She laughed and told me all she knew was that there was cayenne pepper, jalapeno, fireball whisky and barbeque sauce the other ingredients were a well guarded secret.
We polished off the plate of mild wings and some stuffed potato appetizers finished off a few more pints and only by that time was the burn beginning to subside. I have had many a hot and spicy dish in my day but nothing quite compared and nothing has since. I have returned to that establishment on a few occasions and have to laugh anytime some unsuspecting patron (usually male) orders the wings of death. Maybe because I was that guy once, or maybe it’s because I know what’s to come, either way my experience was something I will not forget anytime soon nor do I wish to revisit at least not in the near future.
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