Sunday, October 11, 2009

Recovering from a singe...

Eating a real hot chili sauce can be beneficial to your health. Though I'm not necessarily qualified to be dispensing medical advice :) I can say that it is common knowledge to man and beast that peppers are a rich source of vitamins but did you know that -
All hot chili peppers contain phytochemicals known collectively as capsaicinoids.

* Capsaicin was shown, in laboratory settings, to cause cancer cell death in rats.

* Recent research in mice shows that chili (capsaicin in particular) may offer some hope of weight loss for people suffering from obesity.

* Researchers used capsaicin from chilies to kill nerve cells in the pancreases of mice with Type 1 diabetes, thus allowing the insulin producing cells to start producing insulin again.

* Research in humans found that "after adding chili to the diet, the LDL, or bad cholesterol, actually resisted oxidation for a longer period of time, [delaying] the development of a major risk for cardiovascular disease".

* Researchers found that the amount of insulin required to lower blood sugar after a meal is reduced if the meal contains chili pepper.

* Chili peppers are being probed as a treatment for alleviating chronic pain.

* Several studies found that capsaicin could have an anti-ulcer protective effect on the stomach.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Husby's hits a home run....



Well, I don't know if my constant badgering for more heat on my chicken tenders had anything to do with it, but finally, Door County has a REAL hot sauce contender. 
Husby's have adopted the venerable "Dead Heat" bottled hot sauce and incorporated it into their menu. This is a respectable "hot" sauce manufactured by Hot Sauce Harry's Inc. It is part of a limited edition run and comes with its own coffin and Death Certificate (100,000 scoville heat units). 
Anyway, mixed with Husby's own house wing sauce it adds a nice bite to your wings or tenders. However, not content to leave well-enough alone, James has thrown down the gauntlet to us heat fiends by introducing the Husby's Hot Wing Challenge. Using undiluted "Dead Heat" sauce plastered on an order of wings, one must eat around 7 of these fiery fiends to successfully complete the HHWC. Various incentives are on offer for people capable (read stoopid) enough of rising to and completing the challenge.


Naturally yours truly became the first moron to suffer through the 100,000 SHU's, downing about 7 or 8 wings and living to tell the tale.

So my hat goes off to Husby's, I recommend you visit them in Sister Bay and try the hot wing challenge.
I'll be dropping in tonight to issue them with their framed "Refrigerated Toilet Roll" award, the first issued to a Door County restaurant. 

How did it feel? - yes those puppies are hot! Not quite a 100 on the SOS, but  darned close at 96. By far my hottest experience in Door County to date.

Kudos to James and the gang for making this old sod suffer. Lets see if any other bar/tavern/restaurant in the area can kick it up a notch or two and compete for the 2010 RTR award.

Cheers!

C