Video at site.
Posted on 11/02/2017 6:33:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
"Someone get her help. Seriously."
Note to news broadcasters everywhere: trying super hot foods probably isn't going to end well.
Yesterday (October 25) saw the brave/foolish team of KWGN's Daybreak show attempt the One Chip Challenge from Paqui Chips, who have created a tortilla chip called Carolina Reaper Madness, flavoured with the world's hottest pepper.
As some of the team took it in their stride, the heat really affected Natalie Tysdal, who made the decision to try and wash it down with coffee.
Bad idea.
As Natalie appeared to be sick behind the desk, one of her co-anchors got quite worried, saying: "This is going very poorly, folks. Someone get her help. Seriously."
Fortunately, she's OK and explained the whole ordeal on Facebook.
"I thought I was okay until I had a drink of my coffee to wash down the chip. I threw up, couldn't breathe and felt like fire was coming out of my mouth, nose and ears," she wrote.
"I had a bottle of water, a glass of milk, a tablespoon of honey and 3 mints and still felt on fire. An hour later, I had chills and a massive headache."
Oh and to make matters worse, she even SHARED the chip with someone else.
Still, at least Natalie was composed enough that she didn't swear live on air like some of her UK counterparts have done this week.
Video at site.
I’ve seen some of those hot pepper videos on youtube. Surprised someone hasn’t been killed. Idjits.
She’s lucky the food matter only came from the front end.
When your body’s system is overwhelmed, you don’t have full control of it until most the ‘toxin’ has been removed by WHATEVER means necessary. Doesn’t matter if you’re a well dressed, refined Lady.
Let’s just say the headlines would have been very differently worded.
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A few million Scoville units, a few to many for her; she should have had better judgement. Capsaicin is actually good for you, but not at that level.
That said, in a practical sense, no real difference between a Ghost pepper and the Reaper. When you get to that level of heat....?
Only used them diced up in eggs, corn bread and a Chinese scallop recipe.
I was eating at a Mexican restaurant and bit into a habanero seed that wasn’t supposed to be there. It knocked me out of my seat and damned near shut my breathing down. It took about a minute before I could even talk.
At least you know you were eating authentic Mexican food.
It was at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Dallas,
which is Mexican enough for me. LOL
That’s about my level of Mexican food too although I live in a city with numerous authentic Mexican food restaurants.
I was born there at St Joseph’s hospital and lived in Belen until five or so. I went back for a visit a few years ago and didn’t recognize a thing...
I consider myself to have a pretty good tolerance for spice...I went to a Chinese place in NYC where they custom make whatever you ask them to, and I asked for something really, really spicy.
It WAS pretty spicy, but not enough to dampen the taste, which is how I like it. The guy came out to the table and asked how it was, and when I told him it was delicious, he said “Cook say you take a lot of pepper...” and I looked past him to see several grinning guys peering out of the kitchen in our direction!
A few years back, my wife gave me a big bunch of dried peppers strung together with string, the thing was a mass of peppers, not hot, with a lovely taste that reminded me of dried tomatoes.
I used to just walk by, break one off and chew on it, they weren’t hot at all.
Well, one day I broke one off and began chewing, and I could immediately tell that pepper was not the same as the others, and the fire built slowly, but very strong.
I began to gasp for breath, my face felt like it was red, and my entire head, face, scalp, and everything inside it down to about my shoulders felt like it was on fire.
I was all alone in the house, and began to feel very apprehensive...there was nobody to help me. I did all the usual things, drinking milk, ice, just putting my entire mouth under the kitchen faucet, but it was a looooong time before I felt the heat begin to leave. I was actually panting.
After that, the days of piling an unknown pepper in my mouth came to an end. Unless I know exactly what it is, I nibble a little piece off the end...:)
That was not a pleasant experience...I felt like I was going to suffocate because I couldn’t take a breath!
He gave me a toothpick dipped in the sauce.
I had a similar reaction.
Not even a bite of the pepper, just a lick of a toothpick and I was in agony.
I'm someone who can take *some* heat, but his was on a different plane.
Never again!
I have no idea what kind of pepper it was, but it was brutal.
No amount of beer or water could wash the pain away.
Heh, funny, of everyone I know, I have the most desire and tolerance for spice.
But there is no way I would do what these people do on camera. I think that is the stupidest thing. What is the purpose? I don’t have a problem trying a tiny nibble of something experimentally, or taking a sauce on a toothpick like you did, but these people who stick a whole pepper in their mouths??????
No thank you-once was enough for me!
I live here and can see the changes monthly. I need to find a more deserted part of NM.
My I recommend Elida? If you like
gyp water, that is. ;)
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