Blog entries tagged controversy

Battle for the World's Hottest Record Continues

Lois Manno — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:39:52 +0100

Whenever someone tries to lay claim to the biggest, best, or most intense record for pretty much anything, they run the risk of being challenged.

When the subject is the world's hottest pepper, the stakes are high, bot...

Dave's Chile Podcast Launches

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:26:37 +0100

James Beck of EatMoreHeat.com is my first guest on the new weekly feature of the SuperSite, and he discusses eating superhot chiles and finishing an Apocalypse Burger. Upcoming guests are Dave Hirschkop who invented Insanity Sauce; chemical engineer Marlin Bensinger, who ...

The Supposed New Mexico "Chile Crisis"

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:10:34 +0100

When the media get wind of a typical change in the ever-fluctuating world of economic agriculture, they just have to turn it into a crisis. Take the drop in harvested chile acreage over the ...

Avoid Burnout at the Scovies and Fiery Foods Show

Kelli Bergthold — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:04:26 +0100

Last week, a judge at the Fiery Foods Challenge, a spicy food contest held in conjunction with Texas-based festival, ZestFest 2011, was hospitalized after sampling an entry. The blind entry in the hot sauce category was described as a “nightmare in a bottle” by another of the contest judges. Speculators ...

Pepper Spray for Your House?

Kelli Bergthold — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:15:36 +0100

The Burglar Blaster security system

Ever wish you had a more appropriate way than an ADT Home Security system to safeguard your hot sauce collection? Imagine if a burglar snuck into your house, tripped the alarm system, and was sprayed with a fiery blast of pepper spray? Now that’s poetic justice. T...

Genetically Engineered Salmon Go Before FDA Approval Panel

Kelli Bergthold — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:12:07 +0100

Genetically engineered salmon (top) compared to natural salmon.

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel will decide Monday, September 27 whether the first genetically engineered food animal proposed for public consumption will be safe to eat and safe for the environment. The...

Peppered Seals?

Kelli Bergthold — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:13:07 +0100

Pepper spray has a long history of being used for self defense against both humans and wild animals. It’s an effective, non-lethal weapon that can keep people safe without having to resort to brute force. The active ingredient in pepper spray is oleoresin capsicum, which is a wax-like resin extracted from f...

Announcing Wing Sauce Showdown!

Kelli Bergthold — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:58:53 +0100

Rippin’ Red Wing Sauce, the newest product from Rizzotti Foods, LLC will be going head to head with the one and only DEFCON Sauces! The gauntlet was thrown in a thread on peppersandmore.com in August, and both Rippin’ Red Wing Sauce and DEFCON have accepted the challenge.

“It is an honor and pleasure...

Media Mangles Report: Capsaicin Does Not Cause Skin Cancer

Lois Manno — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:54:08 +0100

A study in the journal Cancer Research appears to link capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer. This is a misinterpretation of the data, according to SuperSite Publisher Dave DeWitt, international authority on chili peppers and author of more than forty books about peppers, including The Healin...

Babble on the Blogs

Kelli Bergthold — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:15:56 +0100

There has been misinformation flying around on certain Chilehead blogs about the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show. Some folks have been trying to compare our show with a competing show in Texas (which was recently purchased by new people who just managed ...

$765 For a Bottle of Beer? Even if it's 55% ABV?

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:12:57 +0100

At the BrewDog Micro Brewery, in Fraserburgh, Scotland, the whacked-out brewers have created the strongest and most expensive beer in the world. In fact, it's called End of the World, and it's packaged in a taxidermied squirrel or stoat (weasel). ...

Shocking Porno Peppers! Keep This Away from Children!

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:11:34 +0100

Lately the Internet has come alive with images of pepper pods that transcend the bounds of common decency. Some unscrupulous people are actually posting them in their blogs to drive more traffic! Imagine! John Perea of Hot Rod Pickles (yes, a real company name...

What Do You Believe About Food?

Dave DeWitt — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:08:30 +0100

Do You Believe Any of the Following Statements? 1. The "locavore" movement (shopping and eating locally) is a good practice. 2. Shortening food miles (the distance your food travels) helps the environment. 3. Organic gardening and farming techniques are superior to traditional methods. 4. GMOs (genetically modified o...