antdad said:
What's doing Martin,
Slightly surprised you hadn't heard of Franks or Crystal but I'd like you to try this local place for some pizza pie.
I get it....your asking me to do a small review of the place! Never caught the address but it's easy to find. Thank you for you're interest....
Hah, sorry Tony....couldn't help myself, knowing you're pet peeve as I do. Maybe this will teach you what happens when you show any weaknesses....
I may have tried the Crystal in the past I think, along with a few others of that type. If I'm not mistaken, it's more of a vinegar base that I'm not crazy about. Heh, before I forget, I'm a fan of Pickapeppa sauce....ever use that? Nicer option than steak sauce. Please do try that green taco sauce if it's available near you. Great change up from reds.
Actually, I much prefer a crispy thin crust over the more doughy option. There's just something about......well it's kinda like having pizza toppings on bread in a way. Nah, gimme a nice thin crackly bottom (with very light soot marks) anyday,
I'm guessing the hot sauce revival (and all it's rage for being the 'hottest') really came into it's own maybe 20 years ago. I remember all the brands trying to top each other on the Scoville scale....pretty funny names to the stuff. I believe back then Endorphin Rush held the record, and the Scotch Bonnet was the hottest pepper used at that time.
Never much of a fan of those types, but I had a best buddy who'd try just about anything regarding hot sauces or peppers. Sigh.....guys like that are very fun to be around. You got to see someone in a bit of distress.....sometimes serious distress. The thing is, you know it's not gonna kill anyone, so the harm it feels like it's doing really isn't so bad as you imagine it being.
One morning maybe 20 years ago, he and his family and me with mine were all at a farmers market in Boulder Co. There was a vendor selling different varieties of hot peppers. He had the Sotch Bonnet, but offered others that he said were more intense.
One of these was maybe an inch long and not the dried type....this was a fresh one. Came three in a package and were called 'Vietnamese Bullets of Death'.......catchy eh? I was lucky enough to see my friend bite one half of one pepper and chew that small morsel. Man......now that was entertainment! I miss that friend of mine........sigh,
Yeah, everything starting to run from whatever orifices there are on you're (can't help myself) head. His nose opened up right away and eyes got red and watery. Heh, turned a medium bright red there for a while.Gasping for breath while trying to flap his lips at the same time. He mighta been making other pitiful sounds, but sadly I can't remember em.
He also (later in the day) tried one drop of that Endorphin Rush sauce. That was also fun to be around. Yeah, everyone should know someone like my buddy Jamie.
Martin