15 Spiciest Dishes In The World Every Foodie Worth His Salt Must Taste

1. Sichuan Hot Pot, China

As Indians, we are already infamous for hot spicy dishes. However, there is a whole world of extreme gastronomical adventures out there that can easily give you heartburn at the very first nibble or spoonful. Foodies, who dare to think beyond the mundane masala, get ready with a pen and paper as we bring you the 15 hottest dishes in the world to jot down for your bucket-list!

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Hands down, the hottest dish in the world! Full of garlic, onion and Sichuan peppers and mixed with meat and vegetables, this hot pot dish is very popular in China. So hot that it can get you breaking out in a sweat with just a few spoonfuls, the Sichuan Hot Pot is a challenge for even the most seasoned spice lovers.

2. Hot Wings, USA

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American hot wings come second in this list. However, not all hot wings are flavored with hellfire. The commendable ones are from Jake Melnick＊s Corner Tap in Chicago and Binga's Wingas in Portland, Oregon which make them with bhut jolokia, one of the hottest chili peppers in the world! For buffalo wings, you have Ghost Wings from Girvan Grille in Brooklyn, New York, and Homicide Wings from Wings To Go, made with a secret combination of 47 spices.

3. Phall Curry, United Kingdom

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Although it is an Indian curry, it is not from India 每 but from England. The Indian restaurant kitchens in Birmingham came up with spicy bowlful 每 made from ground ghost chili peppers, habanero and Scotch bonnet peppers. To this is mixed tomatoes, fenugreek, ginger and fennel 每 which mixes together wonderfully to make for the ＆world＊s hottest curry＊!

4. Vindaloo Pork, India

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The Goanese Vindaloo Pork, originally introduced by the Portuguese, is easily one of the hottest dishes in the world. Succulent pork preserved in red wine, peppers and garlic and cooked in a rich brown gravy, this Indian dish is deadly hot because of the incorporation of the bhut jolokia.

5. Otak Otak, Southeast Asia

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Popular among Malaysians, Singaporeans and Indonesians chiefly, this is a spicy fish cake that is traditionally served in a banana leaf, in which the dish had been steamed or grilled. Minced fish, dried shrimp paste (belacan), nuts, lemongrass, shallots, turmeric and some other roots are blended together with a whole lot of dry chilies and cooked in banana leaves. Looks innocent enough, but it sets your tongue on fire from the very first bite.

6. Cau Cau, Peru

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Cau Cau is a tripe stew famous in the Peruvian cuisine 每 and the Creole style of making it is by far the spiciest one. The yellow chili pepper is heavily used in this stew, which has tripe and potatoes in it 每 giving it the bright yellow hue. Another dish that looks quite light, but can start a fire in your innards.

7. Neua Pad Prik, Thailand

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This is another extremely hot dish from Asia 每 and translates to Thai Pepper Steak. Unlike some of the other dishes on this list, this one is quite simple enough to make. Seasoning some beef slices in a heated pan with herbs, shallots, basil and garlic 每 the chef then goes on to add the main ingredient birds eye chili peppers that give the dish its discerning fiery red hue.

8. Kimchi Jjigae, Korea

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A stew made with pickled vegetables along with seafood/meat, Kimchi Jjigae is the hottest dish from Korea that deserves a mention in this list. Usual ingredients in this soupy dish include green onions, garlic, tofu, mushrooms and broth with a whole lot of chilies. What makes this stew an intimidating experience is the fact that besides its extreme spice levels, it is also served as just below boiling temperatures 每 which make your sweat glands work overtime!

9. Doro Wat, Ethiopia

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Also called Sik Sik Wat, it is a popular Ethiopian and Eritrean dish 每 beef stewed in red pepper paste. Served alongside Injera bread 每 a spongy crepe-like pancake, Doro Wat＊s mouth-melting spiciness comes from cayenne pepper, chili pepper and paprika mixed together in a distinctly Ethiopian style and the meat soaks up all the heat from these peppers as it stews. As delicious as it is hot, it is a must try when you explore Ethiopian cuisine.

10. Shrimp Cocktail, USA

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There are shrimp cocktails, and then there is St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail from Indianapolis, Indiana. Petite and harmless in its looks, it is something you should definitely not trust easily. Although there is no pepper used, the horseradish sauce used so generously is so extremely spicy and pungent that people seated a couple of tables away swoon at its strong smell. Good luck!

11. Shrimp Creole, USA

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If you ever visit New Orleans in USA, you should definitely try out the Creole cuisine 每 and Shrimp Creole in particular. A tomato-based dish that incorporates shrimp, celery, onions, peppers and garlic and oodles of hot sauce, this dish will make you have spoonfuls one after another even as your eyes tear up from all that spice!

12. Jerk Chicken, Jamaica

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One of the world＊s most favorite Caribbean dishes is the Jamaican Jerk Chicken. The spices rubbed into the chicken (or any other meat) include pimento, Scotch bonnet peppers, habanero, cayenne and jalapeno. Nicely browned and bursting from its skins, you will not even remember KFC after you take one juicy bite of this Jamaican delight.

13. Griot With Sauce Ti-Malice, Haiti

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Another world cuisine known for its spicy dishes is Haitian 每 and this dish of pork shoulder cooked in crazy hot Haitian sauce (made from habanero and spicy pickled pepper garnish) is an exotic delight that will make you see stars. According to legend, a trickster named Ti-Malice once slathered on that hot sauce on his meat to stop his freeloading friend from eating his lunch 每 and the dish is what we now know as griot with sauce Ti-Malice.

14. Steamed Fish Heads in Chili Sauce, China

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A Chinese delicacy from the Hunan Province, this is a simple enough dish that has cooked fish heads served with a blistering sauce made from handfuls of green and red Hunan chilies that is a challenge to the bravest of them all.

15. Widower Curry, England

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With 20 Naga chilies, this unbelievably hot curry served at the Bindi Restaurant in Grantham, UK is a challenge that most are too scared to take. It is a typical Indian curry, except for its overgenerous use of chilies that very few customers have been able to finish till date. Priced at 20 pounds, this is something that deserves a tasting if you ever visit this Indian restaurant.