Food Theory: How to CONQUER Spicy Food! (Hot Ones Challenge)

The only reason we feel

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now, or at least most of it, is because we take it off. So this plus these others? You are golden. Yeah! It took us three years, but I think we finally found the optimal solution. You don't have any Apollo sauce! Get out of here! You've done your last dab. So here we have defeated the final boss. But there is another one lurking behind the scenes. Was it a play on words? behind the scenes? Oh! There is a

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that unites Stephanie and me from the beginning of our relationship. For those of you who don't know, Stephanie grew up in a town that has one stoplight and not much happens there.

But there is one thing she has going for her: the best ice cream parlor in the world. People come from about 50 miles around to go to this ice cream shop, which is called Sunni Sky's. It's run by a guy who has two kids named Sonny and   Skyler. Yes, it's that cute. And they are home to the world's first famous spice cream. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Cold Sweat. This is so intense that you have to sign a waiver to try it. They won't let you buy a spoonful until you've tried it completely and said, yes, I really want a spoonful of that.

There are actually three layers of protection around these things, right? First, you have to sign the waiver and say, "Okay, I agree." Secondly, they do what is called the rice grain test, where they literally give you a piece the size of a grain of rice and you would think, oh, that's a grain of rice. What is the problem? It will remain in the mouth for no less than 15 to 25 minutes. I went to the store the other day to buy this in preparation for this test and I said, please don't make me do the final test, which is the three pepper test.

They give you a spoonful with the three peppers present and you have to take it. But at this point, we've done The Last Dab. We've made all these spice solutions. I feel like I should be better. The other day I made the rice; the size of the grain of rice just to buy this. And I was like, Oh no, this is just as hot as I remembered. In fact, they came up with a new flavor that's even a level above this one called Exit Wound. Which, h

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tly, I think is a fun name, but not as much as I would have called it: Frieza Burn.

Matthew has been saying this for years. I agree. It's a missed opportunity. I'll do the free pepper thing. Oh, wow, you just... You just did it. Good for you. Oh wait, oh wait, oh wait! *laughing?* Oh no, oh no. THAT WAS SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT! So not only is it incredibly hot and incredibly

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. : Oh man... From a texture standpoint, it sucks because they're frozen peppers and frozen peppers are just disgusting. Well. Well. No, I feel... Okay, I'm abandoning that. Wow, and here it comes. I thought that years of me doing spicy

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s would make me say, "Oh yeah, this is nothing." “I clearly overestimated this when I was younger.” No.

Even if any of these are in your mouth, they really help. They really do. The problem with this ice cream and I don't know exactly what it is or how they got it to this level of potency, but every time someone we know has tried even a little bit, they say it lasts. And that is the problem. It just becomes relentless and doesn't last and it's like, oh, it's a little tickle in the back of your throat. My throat burns. There you have it friends. If you really want it, enjoy a unique, unbeatable and strangely exciting experience.

Cold sweat or exit wound from Angier, North Carolina, no less, is a flavor experience you'll never be able to replicate. Thanks, Live-Action-MatPat, I'll take it from here. And with that, we can finally finish our tier list: our top tier pre-shake selection is now surpassed by the excellent key lime pie. At level A, we have peanut butter and honey. Our B levels are heavy on citrus with frozen lemonade, lime syrup, lemon juice, sugar water, and ice cubes. Our C, D, and E levels have remained relatively the same, except with the addition of perfume in D. And the worst things ever used as spice busters to round out the list are vodka, mouthwash, and ketchup.

Seriously, I'd rather drink The Last   Dab than try any of those again. I prefer bathing in Cold Sweat and I don't even know if I'm talking about ice cream or body fluid. But of all of them, an unexpected solution reigns. In a league of their own: nose plugs, a solution so powerful it silenced the almighty Last Dab sauce. It may not be glamorous to wear nose plugs in a restaurant, but I ask you, what seems less dignified, this or this? Wait a minute, Estefania. What if we do Cold Ones? Cold ice cream, even colder and harder truths.

Sean Evans, you are my Mr. Incredible and I am your Syndrome. Cold Ones is coming soon to a Food Theory channel. So there you have it friends. Over the course of these three episodes, we've tried over 20 different spice solutions. And now we're done. No more! No ah. My stomach can't take this anymore, I won't do this again. Until, of course, it inevitably gets rebooted next year, as all good trilogies do. But hey, that's just a

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. A THEORY OF FOOD! Enjoy. And hey, if you've ever wondered if all this extremely spicy food can kill you. Well, I looked into it and that answer is on the screen right now.

Click on the video on the left if you are interested in spicing up your life. or if you are interested in knowing to what extent smell can affect your sense of taste, the video is to the right. We did a really fascinating experiment for that one. And with that, my friends, I'm in for a very unpleasant trip to the bathroom. I'll see you next week if I make it.