{"id":836,"date":"2013-02-08T18:09:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T22:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2013-02-08T18:18:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T22:18:15","slug":"the-phall-curry-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=836","title":{"rendered":"The P&#8217;Hall Curry Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, some colleagues\u00c2\u00a0and I got to talking about spice tolerance. \u00c2\u00a0One thing led to another and \u00c2\u00a0I somehow found myself committed to the P&#8217;Hall curry challenge at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bricklanecurryhouse.com\/downtown\/\">Bricklane Curry House<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0The challenge had been on my mind since I first saw Adam Richman take down this bowl of inferno on Man v. Food (see below). \u00c2\u00a0I even had plans with various NYC cohorts to take on the challenge, but we never seemed to be able to pull of the coordination. \u00c2\u00a0Though to the detriment of my taste buds, my stomach, and my pride, t<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">his week, I finally made it with a group of coworkers (one of whom took the challenge with me). \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hottest curry in the world..on Man v Food\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ImBrrZXjnho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The deal is simple. \u00c2\u00a0Thirty minutes to take down a 16 ounce bowl of the stuff and you get a certificate, a beer, and your picture on the website.<\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To state the\u00c2\u00a0obvious, the curry is hot. \u00c2\u00a0Not the hottest thing ever to pass my lips. \u00c2\u00a0That honor goes to <\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Da\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Bomb The Final Answer \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hot Sauce\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=630\">the bomb<\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. \u00c2\u00a0But, unlike other\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>fiery\u00c2\u00a0concoctions I&#8217;ve encountered before, there was just too much. \u00c2\u00a0I got through most of the chicken and maybe a quarter of the sauce. \u00c2\u00a0The only flavor\u00c2\u00a0discernible\u00c2\u00a0above the heat was the bitter sweet flavor of one of the less finelly chopped chilies. \u00c2\u00a0The heat wore on me as the water, rice and, bread I foolish used in my attempts to\u00c2\u00a0quell the burn filled my stomach\u00c2\u00a0until I couldn&#8217;t take another bite&#8211;I felt sick.<\/p>\n<p>I may have lost the battle, but I don&#8217;t consider the war over. \u00c2\u00a0An observing coworker thinks she has what it takes and my fellow challenger is eager to declare victory. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m reformulating my strategy away from rice and water and preparing mentally for a rematch in the next few weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, some colleagues\u00c2\u00a0and I got to talking about spice tolerance. \u00c2\u00a0One thing led to another and \u00c2\u00a0I somehow found myself committed to the P&#8217;Hall curry challenge at Bricklane Curry House. \u00c2\u00a0The challenge had been on my mind since I first saw Adam Richman take down this bowl of inferno on Man v. 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