A British chef who ate the world's hottest noodles - 4,000 times
stronger than Tabasco sauce - went deaf for two minutes after scoffing
the dish.
Ben Sumadiwiria, 22, from London, found the dish at a tiny back street restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The
‘death noodles’ have 100 bird’s eye chilies crushed together giving it a
Scoville rating of 20 million - compared with hot Tabasco which is just
5,000 on the scale.
After Ben scoffed the noodles he started
sweating, became dizzy, had to soak his head in water and even went deaf
for two minutes.
The chef said: “This was definitely the hottest thing I’ve ever
eaten. Within seconds of tasting them I was sweating and feeling sick.
“Everybody
who tried them threw up outside in the drain. They’re known as ‘death
noodles’ and some locals can even finish a whole plate, which is just
crazy.
“We’ve done the calculations and these are definitely the hottest
noodles in the world. They are definitely the hottest commercially
available dish.
“I’m not really partial to spicy food but when somebody throws down a challenge I just can’t say no.
"I went temporarily deaf and my mouth was burning for hours afterwards.”
The 22-year-old downed half-a-dozen glasses of water, milkshake and
ate a cold banana but was still dizzy from the intense heat in his
mouth.
He lost his hearing for two minutes and threw up outside in the street several times.
Ben added: “You don’t really taste the noodles, it’s just pure heat with a tiny hint of noodles.
“My lips were burning and I couldn’t feel anything. I’ve eaten wasabi
and plenty of other hot food, and I’d take that any day over those
noodles.’
22 year old British chef went temporarily DEAF after eating the world's hottest noodles
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