I am not a fan of spicy food but interestingly, all three of my younger children are. Yep, you read that right. My four year old and two year old twins love spicy food. While I generally make my own mild salsa. . .they prefer their salsa with jalapenos if I have them. But I have a feeling even their brave bellies wouldn’t be able to stomach these chicken wings.
Starting this Thursday, January 10, Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap in Chicago will begin serving chicken wings with a waiver and an alarm bell. The alarm bell is to summons wait staff for sour cream, water, milk, sugar or white bread if things get to hot to handle. The waiver is to ensure that the patron won’t sue should the wings go awry and cause physical injury.
And just what is in this chicken exactly? More precisely, it’s the sauce made with the Red Savina pepper, the hottest type of habanero pepper and formerly recognized as the hottest pepper in the world. The chef says that he’s been playing with the idea for years but was afraid he’d never actually be able to serve it due to “liability” issues.
Who knew you’d need a permit to serve chicken wings? By the way, the red savina pepper is only half as spicy as the ghost chili I wrote about several months ago. The red savina tests at only a mere 577,000 scoville units. Nonetheless, it’s enough to actually cause your skin to physically burn if you’re not careful.
If you think you’re brave enough to stomach this pepper try this salsa recipe first. If you can still talk and breathe after eating a few mouthfuls of this on a tortilla chip. . .you’re good to go.
Habanero Pepper Salsa
2 large tomatoes
1 bunch of cilantro
1 medium onion
1 habanero pepper
cumin, salt and pepper to taste. . .if you can taste anything after the habanero
Dice all the ingredients up very small. Mix together. Some people need to wear gloves when handling a habanero pepper. Serve the salsa with tortilla chips and sour cream.