Hot Spots

Heat up your life with these spicy secrets.

efore you read further, we’d like to ask that you pay attention to this brief safety demonstration. The burning sensation you’ll soon be feeling after eating the spicy foods we list below is caused by an oil called capsacin, and drinking water only makes it worse. So keep some milk nearby—that’s right, milk, or other dairy products such as yogurt. Lemonade will also work, or just plain lemons. Tomato juice, too. Or rice, or bread. Okay, we’ve done our duty. Now you’re ready. Get fired up. Here are some spicy secrets:

Jalapenos in your maki, anyone? This sushi joint is glad to serve them up.

Classic Mexican with hearty, spicy flavors—in the ‘burbs

A southern-style, manly sports bar with a menu so spicy, it comes with a Hoodsie chaser to calm your taste buds

A place where the wings are so hot they’re called ballistic

French and Cambodian spice to rock your palate

Spicy Ethiopian cuisine in a hidden-away basement restaurant

Spicy jerk chicken at a restaurant that will transport you to Jamaica

Try the spicy pork at this Japanese/Korean dive