A few years back the Naga jolokia, which is nicknamed the Ghost Chili, was deemed the spiciest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records. How spicy is the Ghost? "You can hallucinate from this chili," declares Upper West Sider Jeff Blaine, who is growing it in his apartment. Blaine tells the Daily News that he has enough to make 500 jars of hot sauce, which he plans to sell to anyone fearless enough to ride the snake to the fire lake. "We want to call it 'Killer Sauce' but we're afraid—if you're not used to this, it can be dangerous," boasts Blaine. more ›

Midtown Lunch has a revolting review of the "spiciest sandwich in midtown": the “off the menu” Special Vegetarian at Blimpie on 46th Street. The madness starts with a standard Blimpie roll topped with crushed Doritos and American cheese. After that, “the whole thing is put in the microwave (yes, you heard me right) to melt the cheese (naturally) and then topped with almost every vegetable Blimpie offers (lettuce, tomato, carrots, onions, green bell peppers, pickled hot peppers) before getting finished off with this neon green spicy “chutney” which is fancy code for jarred habanero sauce… This sandwich need not answer to anyone!” more ›