One Man's Quest for the Hottest Wings in the World

I have always been a connoisseur of hot and spicy foods. I hadn't done any food challenges until a week ago. I'm not a professional or competitive eater of any kind. I'm just a guy that loves food, and keeps a special little place in his heart for those foods that aren't afraid to hide their flavors.

Below are the wings I've ventured to consume in my personal quest to find the hottest wings in the world, along with my critiques of each of them. Some are part of food challenges, others are not. This is kind of a living article per say. As time goes on and I find new hot wings that peak above the rest, I will add them to this post. So bookmark this page and stop back often.

Staying Warm in Fargo, ND

It’s Fargo, ND in the middle of January and there’s a windchill of -37° F outside. That doesn’t leave a lot of options for things to do. Fargo has been ranked one of the five coldest cities in the U.S. by Farmer’s Almanac, and the 2nd drunkest city in the U.S. by The Daily Beast. So, you could go out and get hammered drunk so it doesn’t bother you so bad – when in Rome so to speak. Or else, you can do what I did.

Quaker Steak & Lube has a food challenge that will help bring your core temperature up a couple notches. Their “Triple Atomic Wings” challenge consists of eating 5 of their wings in under 5 minutes. I did 6 in 3:54. If you don’t think that sounds too bad, consider this. They are 200 times hotter than the average jalapeno. They actually only let you eat these spicy wings after signing a waiver! This is also the same challenge that was done by Adam Richman of the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food!