life & style // no. 12 theotherpress.ca

McDonald's spicy
challenge: Part three

>» Ghost Pepper McChicken

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

 

fter eating the first two sandwiches,

which did not give me the “spice face”
mentioned in McDonald’s commercials,

I was finally able find out if I could
accomplish the full challenge with the last
sandwich in the Spicy McChicken series—
the Ghost Pepper McChicken.

Ghost pepper used to be thought of
as the spiciest chili until it was surpassed
by the Carolina Reaper in 2013. Its actual
name is Bhut jolokia, and it ranks between
855,000 and 1,041,427 Scoville heat units.

I found that there was not a lot of

 

sauce in the sandwich itself, which may be
because it is supposed to be super spicy—
or it might just be because the quality of
McDonald’s is fairly inconsistent, especially
with new products. Either way, the limited
sauce may not have given the full effect of
the pepper. I ate the sandwich and initially
it was not spicy. So, I took another bite and
I started to taste the pepper. It definitely
has more heat than the previous sandwich.
As I was eating through it, my mouth got
warmer, but I was able to handle it and I
did not give in to “spice face.”

Overall, the spicy McChickens were
very flavourful. If you would like to do the
challenge yourself, the sandwiches are still
available at McDonald’s until March n.

Photo via McDonald's Canada

 

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As we try and shake off the winter cold, I challenged our staff to give mea
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