#fire octopus

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Did a wooshy fire octopus draw

[sweet-and-spicy-blog]

Spicy | Beware Fire Chicken

Tango told Sweet and me about a deadly sort of ramen known as...FIRE CHICKEN. This came up in conversation after Tango presented Sweet with a package of Fire Octopus ramen, which was a spicy sort of ramen one can hardly find here in the midwest. But, Tango warned us, Fire Chicken takes things up a notch. 

It was so spicy that it sent one of Tango’s relatives to the Emergency Room, clutching his bowels in incredible pain. So when I was putzing around Asian Food Store downtown, I was craving some spicy ramen. I bought the pack seen here, and what did I discover on the back? 

An evil-looking cartoon chicken flanked by Korean writing! Note the inclusion of the term “(Mania)” on the front of the package. I knew I was staring at Fire Chicken. The devil in dehydrated ramen noodle form. 

What did I do? What any other sane person would do. I cooked the ramen and ate it. The first time I made it, I added too much water, leaving me a thin layer of broth to sup. This was liquid fire. I consumed this bowl with a steady stream of tears flowing from my face. I do not recommend this for the faint of heart. Mr. Turtle stayed clear away, although I suspect he considered performing a delirium assessment on me.

I cooked the Fire Chicken again another night, making sure to strain the ramen before adding the packet of hell sauce. This version, the correct one, was even more fiery. The most painful thing about Fire Chicken is how delicious it is. The pepper flavor is vaguely sweet and very addictive. So that just left me, this poor slobbering fool prostrate under my table, chopsticks ready for more ramen while my face pulsated in physical pain. 

Fire Chicken. Will probably not send you to the Emergency Department if you have an iron stomach. Will most definitely make you weep like a small child.