Bottom Line: The Fiery Big Fish Sandwich from Burger King is a tasty and hefty fast food seafood offering that also brings a nice kick.
Fish is on the menu again. And it will be again and again for a while, and that’s a good thing. It is Lent Season when fish and seafood tend to be more plentiful at restaurants (especially fast food joints), and as a lover of a good fish sandwich, I really enjoy this season. Last week, I tried the Spicy Jack...
Bottom Line: Ba Nam Cali Super Hot Chili Garlic in Oil is the best of three substitutes I tried for Huy Fong’s Chili Garlic Sauce and Sambal.
Huy Fong’s Sriracha Sauce is finally starting to show back up in the stores after a shortage of a couple of years due to a drought in the area where their chili peppers are grown and other factors. But still rather sparse are bottles of the Chili Garlic Sauce and Sambal, both of which are favorites of...
This recipe for spicy grilled (or smoked) chicken uses up some of that extra hot sauce you have in the pantry and makes some pretty tasty chicken to boot.
Ingredients 10 Skin-on Chicken Thighs 6 oz Louisiana-Style Hot Sauce or Wing Sauce (see comments below) ¼ Cup Tablespoons Honey 2 Teaspoons Black Pepper 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder Directions Rinse the chicken thighs and pat dry then place them in a large bowl. Mix the hot sauce, honey, and...
Bottom Line: The Shredded Chicken Crunchy Tacos from El Pollo Loco deliver some tasty tacos that pair up perfectly with their spicy Salsa Roja.
El Pollo Loco is a West Coast-based fast food chain that focuses on fire-grilled chicken and other Mexican-inspired items like tacos, burritos, tostadas and more. They have had two soft tacos on their regular menu--Chicken Taco Al Carbon and Chicken Avocado Taco--and they previously offered for a limited...
Pico de Gallo translates to "beak of the rooster", and this salsa can be found with many different ingredients in the various regions across Mexico. But here in the states it is best known as a mixture of chilis, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. Following is a quick, easy and very tasty recipe.
Ingredients 5 to 6 Medium Tomatoes, Diced 1/3 Cup Sweet Onion, Finely Diced 1 Jalapeno, Finely Diced 1 Serrano, Finely Diced 2 to 3 Cloves Garlic, Minced...
Bottom Line: The Serrano chili is hotter than the better-known Jalapeno with more taste and can be used in a wide variety of dishes or as a topping by itself.
While the Jalapeno is the most-recognized chili pepper worldwide, and the superhot pods like the Ghost Pepper and Carolina Reaper get a lot of attention these days, the Serrano chili is a major contender as well, and one that I personally reach for quite often. They may not be as well...
Bottom Line: The Spicy Mac & Cheese Wrap from KFC may have familiar ingredients but it is a tasty and filling wrap that actually delivers some heat.
KFC (or Kentucky Fried Chicken for those of us old enough to remember when it went by that name) has been doing chicken since Colonel Harlan Sanders was frying it up in the back of his gas station in the 1930s (yes, he was a real person). But chicken is big business these days, and chains...
This quick and easy recipe uses the wonderful Trader Joe’s Peanut Satay Thai Noodles as a base and adds veggies along with a nice kick. (If you don't have a Trader Joe's near you, I have some optional ingredients mentioned below.)
Ingredients 1 Container Trader Joe’s Peanut Satay Thai Noodles 3 to 4 Dried Thai Chilis or Chili de Arbol ½ Cup Boiling Water ½ Teaspoon Sesame Oil 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil 1 Cup Broccoli Florets ⅓ Cup Red...
Bottom Line: The Buffalo Whatawings from Whataburger are heavy on the tang, but they are rather tasty and deliver some good heat.
Wings are gold these days, with nearly every restaurant chain having some version of the poultry flapper on the menu. And while Texas burger icon Whataburger has had chicken strips and sandwiches on its menu for years, it is only just now taking a flyer on adding wings to its selection of fast food offerings. They did...
Bottom Line: The Lay’s Numb & Spicy Hot Pot Chips will not numb your mouth from the heat, and they have an unusual flavor, but I rather enjoyed them.
Walk into any store selling snack items and you will quite a large selection of chips on the shelves, many of which deliver a kick. But the fact is that these represent a fraction of what you can find around the world and there are some pretty crazy flavors out there. (Anybody for some Whisky...
