Name: Hot & Spicy
Released: 2010-04-15

Modern Marvels

S16 · E10 — Hot & Spicy

S16:E10 · Hot & Spicy

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19 episodes in this season

Dirt

44 min

Eggs

44 min

The Potato

44 min

Tuna

44 min

Winter Tech

44 min

Breaking Point

44 min

Chrome

44 min

Start to Finish

44 min

Beans

44 min

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44 min

E11

Deliver It

44 min

E12

Helicopters

44 min

E13

Super Ships

44 min

E14

Big & Small

44 min

E15

Keep Out

44 min

E16

Super Steam

44 min

E17

Doors

44 min

E18

The Real National Treasure

44 min

E19

Top Ten

44 min

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Season 16 · Episode 10 · Apr 15, 2010

Chili head alert! It's time to get hot and spicy. First we'll take you to the home of sizzling Tabasco sauce–McIlhenny Company of Louisiana, and to McCormick in Baltimore, Maryland–the leading spice manufacturer in the world. Then, head down south to see who likes it hot at the Southern Mississippi Chili Cook Off. At the Chile Pepper Institute, taste the rare "Bhut Jolokia," the hottest Chile pepper in the world, and learn about the chemical substance capsaicin, which gives the "Bhut" and other popular peppers their tongue-burning heat. At Sol Toro restaurant in Connecticut, owned by basketball great Michael Jordan, customers need to sign a waiver to dine on their sizzling dishes. Go to the manufacturers of horseradish, wasabi and mustard to find out how their roots and seeds deliver their own distinctive blazing burn. Using the same heat many savor, we'll demonstrate the powerful punch of pepper spray as a weapon.

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Modern Marvels

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Hot & Spicy

Season 16 · Episode 10 · Apr 15, 2010

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