Today starts my five-part series for World Hum on my quest for the spiciest food I could take. (And there’s video of me talking about it too!) It’s a story that took several years to research and then a long while to write, but I’m pretty proud of it, so have a look!
The Heat Seeker: Eat, Sweat, Love — The Travel Channel’s World Hum
May 11, 2009 by alisonwellner
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What have you found it to be. I no theose little red peppers are just to much.
Good luck…