Cheese and Death Sauce?

I had to write this before my next post on oven-baked cod seeing as how I mentioned cheese and crackers in the grilled steak post, so here it is!

Blair’s death sauce has a tag line which states, “Feel Alive!” and it makes perfect sense. For you haven’t truly felt alive until you’ve put a drop of this crazy hot sauce onto a piece of your favorite cheese and bitten into it. The first sensation you notice as it hits your palate is the amazing flavor. A few seconds later, your head is on fire. Oh, it’s painful at first, but then the endorphins kick in and you go for another piece.

Made with habanero chili peppers, some of the hottest peppers known to man, Blair’s Death Sauce is not for the weak. A single drop can transform the average chili into an inferno, and although it can be used in many different applications, I prefer to put it directly on slices of seriously sharp cheddar cheese. Here is my story:

Many moons ago, I shared an apartment with a roommate who often ate things I had never heard of before. I remember walking into our kitchen one fateful evening, and there he was, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, as he sat there eating pieces of freshly cut cheddar drenched in Tabasco sauce, one after the other.

“What the hell are you eating, man?” I asked him.

“Tabasco and cheddar, have you ever tried it?”

“Um, no, how can you even do that?”

“Oh, Mario, you don’t know what you’re missing out on.”

Hands shaking and clammy from his exploits, he cut a piece from the hunk, poured on the Tabasco and handed it to me.

“Go ahead, try it.”

Getting past the fact that what I was about to swallow could quite possibly disrupt my digestive tract for the next 24 hours, and not wanting to seem like any less of a man, I let out a breath, opened my mouth and ate the entire piece in one single bite. All I can say is that it was a flavor explosion of heat and creamy goodness that to this day, I live to experience again and again. I was completely addicted, and from there went on to try hotter and hotter sauces, with seriously sharp cheddar being the delivery device of choice.

It was not long after that first taste, and through the same roommate, that I discovered Blair’s “Mega” Death Sauce, one of the company’s hottest. Just how hot is Blair’s Mega Death sauce? Well, the label states that it contains ingredients 500 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper. That is about 3 to 5 times hotter than Tabasco sauce which is made from Tabasco peppers. (For a better comparison of hot peppers to one another see the Scoville Scale.) I was advised to taste it on the point of a toothpick at first, and I advise you to do the same.

Blair’s makes a variety of Death Sauces which all vary in flavor and intensity. The closest to Tabasco, but far more flavorful, is the “Original” Death Sauce. If you made it past the Tabasco test, you can literally pour this stuff on anything, and I must mention it’s AMAZING on eggs. The three Death Sauces I prefer and use regularly are the After Death, Sudden Death (with Ginseng) and Mega Death. They are all pretty close to being of the same intensity, but the Mega is the hottest of the three. As a matter of fact, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. I may need to go have some right now! But before I do, let me tell you that hot sauces are a great way to spice up many different meals and are also excellent in helping to ease the symptoms of colds, stomach viruses and allergy-induced ailments. If you have the guts (and the stomach) to try such a snack, I advise you to do so with caution. Start with Tabasco, and then work your way up from there. Keep some Ritz Crackers handy as they will help absorb the hotness and as always, Enjoy!

For more info on Blair’s Death Sauce visit: Extremefood.com