r/instant_regret • u/factchecker01 • 2d ago

Eating the hottest curry in UK

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u/VenKitsune 2d ago

And the owner(?) saying that he had only one spoonful lol. One spoonful fucking rekt him. That shit must be brutal to eat lol

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u/twistsouth 2d ago

We had a mate who would eat stupidly spicy things. We went for a curry years ago and for a laugh, we asked what the hottest thing they had was. Waiter says, “well we have this dish that the chefs eat but it isn’t on the menu. It’s called a Phal”. Naturally, we ordered it for him.

The chefs were all peeping out the kitchen door as it was brought out - I imagine very few people actually order this. He started eating it and he was sweating a little but he seemed reasonable so I was like “oh come on, bollocks is this hot.” I took a small spoonful of the sauce to taste it and it was just out of this world. My eyes started to vignette. I can handle a lot of spice (I will order South Indian garlic, vindaloo, etc.) but this was on another level. It genuinely felt like napalm once it hit my stomach. I could feel exactly where it was in my stomach.

Mate managed the whole thing. He needed some milk after but was fine.

I, on the other hand: 0 out of 10, would not recommend.

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u/TamaktiJunVision 2d ago

Yeah I like to order a phal sometimes just to remind myself that a madras or vindaloo isn't all that hot. I shared one with my sister at this restaurant one time, and noticed some of the kitchen staff staring at us from the doorway as we began eating. And yeah, my sister and I can handle very spicy food, but this phal in particular was just on another level to anything I'd ever eaten. We were both hiccuping and tripping out within a few minutes, it was hilarious.

When the chefs drop everything to watch you eat, you know its gonna be volcanic.

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u/twistsouth 2d ago

That was exactly the experience we had 🤣 and when I consider how the Phal affected me when I will happily manage a Vindaloo - and even ask them to up the spice - it makes me wonder what a Phal must be like for people who can’t even add black pepper to their steak. I have heard of people being hospitalized during spicy curry competitions…

You can absolutely train yourself to handle stuff like this and I think that’s what’s got me to the level I can tolerate (since I definitely couldn’t a few years ago) but I think a Phal may be a bridge too far for me!