Adam Richmond was the host of
travel channel's man vs food from 2008 to 2012.
he took on a lot of insane eating challenges to the delight or
disgust of many viewers the show has been off the air for a while so it's
time we revisited some of his spicy food challenges
let's look back at 10 times adam richman takes on
spicy food a man vs food oh goodness gracious nuclear flavor
explosion you know what's more destructive than a
nuclear bomb chicken wings adam richmond seemed enthusiastic about
his trip to quaker steak and lube in pittsburgh pa
that is right up until he sunk his teeth into the first of
six of this restaurant's atomic wings why the face
i think i just i just love chicken wings so much
these famous wings are featured in the atomic wing challenge
contestants or victims depending on your point of view agree to
sign a waiver that absolves quaker stake in lube of any responsibility for any
ill effects that might result from
participating in the atomic wing challenge
according to richmond these particular hot wings rate a score of 150
000 on the scoville scale the score apparently means each wing's spiciness
would feel like at least 40 jalapeno peppers or a
whopping 240 peppers for the plate of six wings
richmond started out strong supported by a glass of milk
he was clearly in distress after finishing just the first wing
but he soldiered on there is no time limit but the quicker you finish the
better he did indeed complete the challenge
with his body drenched in sweat what is this feeling my body is burning
he then immediately doused his face with milk to cool the burn
for a job well done richmond earned a bumper sticker and his name
on the wall of flame at quaker steak and lube
warrior tuna many of us think of bushido as the japanese warrior code but to
food lovers everywhere it's a sushi restaurant in charleston south carolina
bushido's offers a spicy tuna roll challenge that requires participants to
eat 10 progressively more spicy tuna rolls
hundreds of people have attempted this challenge but adam richman was trying to
become only the ninth person to successfully complete it
winners are honored by getting their name added to the
legends of the roll list you've made me my rolls you've made me very afraid
i'm ready to become a legend but before he could accept the honor he had to
endure sweat and shake inducing spicy tuna rolls
although he had his trusty glass of milk by his side it didn't really help quell
his pain by the time he swallowed the sixth spicy
roll richman was visibly sweating the tenth roll included flaming hot red
chili and something called sulfuric sauce which
does sound extremely spicy my mouth my beautiful mouth to the victor go the
spoils and richmond enjoyed the victorious moment when his
name was added to the storied legends of the roll i am the golden god
of this place i reign supreme to hell and back
i don't like the sound of that over in salt lake city utah a japanese
restaurant called kobe is famous for a food challenge called
the spicy tuna hellfire challenge the ordeal starts off with worthy
contestants having to down three rolls of sushi featuring varying
levels of the restaurant's hellfire sauces
but that's just the appetizer the main course is a whole other animal
you must fully consume an entire six piece roll of spicy tuna
all with the incendiary level seven hellfire sauce
whoa i just got real scared i just got really really scared
things start off well for adam he puts down the levels four
five and six appetizer pieces with relative ease
but things take a turn for the spicier when adam goes in for the real
challenge level seven he's clearly struggling to eat these and
quickly reaches for his milk before stating that
well it doesn't even help by the fifth piece of the sushi roll adam is in
literal tears and we aren't sure if he'll be able to finish
with one piece left and the crowd cheering him on adam puts down the last
piece of level seven and everyone including the chef is there
to applaud his victory adam sums things up perfectly by saying
he might be in pain but he's won a t-shirt and spicy food
glory shut up and eat a lot of places think
they make the best barbecue but in little rock arkansas there is a
place where they make the hottest barbecue the mean pig
barbecue boasts of a pulled pork sandwich topped with a habanero-based
barbecue sauce that is so spicy it's called
shut up juice adam richman's man vs food challenge was made for just this kind of
larger-than-life eating experience the shut up juice challenge is actually
two challenges in one because first the challenger has to finish the
entire sandwich but the second part is keeping the spicy
pork bomb down for five minutes bring it on can't
shut me up can't tame this the hot habanero
barbecue sauce shut richmond up pretty quickly
and he was feeling the effects of the spice with only a quarter of the
sandwich finished look at me sure look at me sure i'm the
captain now however he rallied with an infusion of cold milk a
dose of dairy helped him stay in the game but by the time he had finished
half of the sandwich he was clearly getting into trouble this
was gut check time and richmond decided he had to dig
deep and plow ahead as fast as he could if he was going to finish the challenge
focus use all your mental powers this strategy worked and richmond
finished the first part of the shut up juice challenge
but then he had to sit there while every part of him from his face
down to his stomach simmered with the spicy remnants of the sandwich
he had to keep it down for five minutes to complete the challenge
he conquered the shut up juice challenge and earned his t-shirt
and all the milk he could drink spice with a side of burger
i can't not again i'm not strong enough burgers aren't
exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you think of spice but
chunky's burgers in san antonio texas is here to bring the burger heat
this is called the four horsemen challenge and that's because it features
four of the hottest chili peppers known to man
all in one burger that's not ominous these four
are jalapeno serrano habanero and ghost chili peppers at the time of
adam's visit there have been over 100 attempts but only three people had
defeated it and ended up on the wall of flame adam puts on some
gloves and starts biting into the flaming burger
even after the first bite you can see the struggle is real
adam does not have his usual energy he just keeps his head down and slowly
plows through the burger but now comes the last five minutes
where the burger is fully consumed but you are still
not allowed any cooling remedies that means no milk
ice cream or anything you might use to beat the heat
how can you be so cruel this five minute endurance test is a big part of the
challenge adam is sweating profusely and clearly
in pain he states that his stomach hurts his
mouth hurts and he's trying to speak as little as
possible this is how adam gets through the final
five minutes before taking a big gulp of milk and high-fiving anyone and
everyone around him mission accomplished suicide hot wings you know actually
heard about a guy who died while eating hot wings really
yeah he was terminally ill beforehand though unrelated adam richmond of man vs
food fame is a brooklyn new york native and went back to his hometown to face
one of his early defeats in fact his very first spicy food
challenge was at brooklyn's buffalo cantina and he sadly only ate
one of six so-called suicide wings before conceding defeat everything hurts
and i'm dying richmond jumped at a second chance to
prove he could survive the suicide six wings challenge
he knew he had his work cut out for him when the buffalo cantina's judge
explained that he only had six minutes to finish the six wings
richmond revealed his strategy right from the opening wing
douse the chicken with as much blue cheese dressing as possible
and bite off as much meat as possible with each desperate bite
he had good momentum going but he stalled about halfway through the
challenge after taking a few moments to gather
himself he plunged back into the fight with renewed gusto and tore at the spicy
chicken wings with a ferocity he hadn't shown in many of his other challenges
richmond's mindset was made clear when he declared
this one's for pride he could certainly feel pride at battling the suicide wings
for a second time and coming out alive and well mission
accomplished 30 minutes in hell in the little tokyo
neighborhood of los angeles there is a non-descript little restaurant called
orochon ramen but don't be fooled by appearances this
little eatery is home to some of the spiciest ramen noodle dishes anywhere
according to the restaurant as many as 20 000 customers have attempted to beat
the red hot ramen challenge but only a few hundred have pushed
through to victory and had their name added to the wall of bravery the special
number two is the most exclusive club in this
office adam richmond was determined to add this noodle challenge to his man vs
food resume but he wasn't attempting this particular
challenge by himself a pair of fire dancers sat at the table
with him to attack the big bowls of noodles and broth
challengers are given 30 minutes to consume the fiery bowl of food
richmond took on the noodles first and made good progress but by the time he
was a quarter of the way into the countdown he was definitely feeling the
heat the tears rolling the belly is
definitely warm i have that effect on women
he held off refreshing himself with milk for as long as he could he still had
about 10 minutes left when he finished the noodles
but then the real challenge was before him he had to gulp down
every drop of the fiery broth before time ran out
richmond was sweating profusely by this point with the help of his fans he
persevered and finished the broth he looked a
little queasy but he'd proudly earned his spot on the
coveted wall of bravery you've not only proven
yourself but you've raised the bar for everyone
around you korean disfavor brick lane curry house in new
york boasts that it makes the spiciest curry dish in the entire united states
of america at first glance this is a basic chicken
and rice curry meal but when you see the cook wearing a gas mask in the kitchen
to protect himself from the 10 different chilies used in the dish
you realize this is anything but basic i'm terrified
i have to wear protective gear to have food according to brick lane curry house
this dish is as much as 60 times more spicy than jalapeno
peppers so richmond goes into the challenge for
warrant if you're having any second thoughts
now would be the time to back out he also goes in with glasses of milk and
indian mango smoothies he starts off the challenge okay but he does feel the
overwhelming heat right away his troubles really begin when about
halfway through he accidentally wipes his face with the towel he used to wipe
his hands with that wasn't very smart was it this sets
his face on fire but he keeps plugging away at the fall
determined to finish there is no time limit to consume the six
ounce dish but he proceeds at a pretty good pace until he gets to the final
bite victorious richman gladly accepts the
free beer he has earned for conquering a spicy food challenge that has a nearly
90 failure rate the ghost in the sauce salesman promised me that
it would burn my face off uh make me cry and some organs when you
think about what foods are associated with boston massachusetts you might
think of seafood like lobster and clam chowder but if you're thinking
about the spiciest foods in bean town then east coast grill is where you want
to go three nights a year east coast grill hosts
hell night that features an entire menu of spicy dishes that the chefs dream up
the centerpiece of the menu is the pasta from health because each serving of
pasta and sauce is made with not one but three ghost chili peppers while this
is not an actual food challenge like with a free
t-shirt or your name on a wall somewhere it's about as spicy as pasta gets adam
starts off by happily taking bites and saying that his producer wants him to be
in tears from the heat but not this time 10 seconds later when
the heat kicks in adam starts doing exactly that he's
starting to kick it now isn't it no i'm just thinking of something really
sad pacing around tears of heat rolling down his face he
of all people should know any dish considered the hottest should
never be taken lightly you impede the price
for your lack of vision bring the hellfire
yeah that's hellfire all right hellfire is a good name for one of the us army's
missiles because it is intimidating hellfire is also a
good name for smoke eaters hot wings because
they are intimidating the san jose eatery challenges its customers to eat a
dozen super spicy chicken wings that have been cooked with an overly generous
six ounces of dried habanero peppers the official rules are simple
12 wings in 10 minutes or less my mouth and or nose may bleed profusely
is that legit adam started out strong but the sheer intensity of the habanero
spice quickly began to overwhelm his senses
halfway through the challenge richmond was sweating and tearing up and wishing
he had a cold glass of milk in front of him
he didn't back down he kept going and he did
finish the 12th and final hellfire wing with
time to spare he then gave the camera a very intense
stare hands and face covered in hellfire sauce
and was met with an uproarious applause from the crowd of
onlookers well done adam incredible time here
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