Quiz: Relax and Chili with me!

This is Phall, one of the hottest curries that is made using some of the hottest peppers of the world like the Carolina Reaper, Bhoot Jholokia, etc. This curry originated in the Bangladeshi-owned curry-houses found in this region of the United Kingdom. Name the region in question.

Pictured here is the Papa A La Huancaina, a delicacy of the Peru. In this dish, the main vegetable is boiled and then covered with an even yellower spicy and creamy cheese sauce, and accompanied by hard-boiled eggs and black olives. What gives this dish its punch is the Amarillo chilli peppers that is used aplenty in the sauce. What is the vegetable in question?

The Sik Sik Wat is a rich beef stew in a spicy red pepper sauce. In this dish, cubed beef pieces are stewed with spices and condiments along with wine and a tomato puree. The heat comes from the black pepper and berbere, a spice mixture. In which country would you find this dish?

This is a dish in Haitian cuisine consisting of marinated pork shoulder that is braised and fried. What lends this dish the heat is the use of habanero chilli peppers in the sauce used on the pork for marination. Usually served at parties, this dish when combined with diri ak pwa wouj (red beans and rice) is considered as the national dish of Haiti. Name the dish in question.

This is Otak Otak, a popular Southeast Asian snack made of ground fish that is mixed with spices and wrapped in leaf. It is usually served with coconut milk and a chili paste. The spice comes from this chili paste, a ground combination of the spiciest chilies. The word “Otak” actually means “X”, a part of our human body since the dish resembles the gelatinous consistency possessed by this part of the body. What is X?

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