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CAUTION --
FRITTERS ARE HOTTER THAN THEY APPEAR.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?!
All: HOT, HOT, HOT!
BECAUSE THESE... ARE HABANERO FRITTERS
SERVED WITH THE HOTTEST HABANERO SAUCE AROUND.
AND IF I CAN EAT ALL FIVE OF THEM IN FIVE MINUTES,
I EARN A SPOT ON THE WALL OF FLAME
AND A REPUTATION
AS ONE OF PORTLAND'S TOUGHEST TONGUES.
Darielle: LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE TRY IT,
AND VERY FEW HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCEED.
I'M STARTING TO FEEL THE PAIN NOW.
OH, MY GOD!
GOODNESS GRACIOUS, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE.
I'M ADAM RICHMAN,
A FOOD FANATIC WHO'S HELD NEARLY EVERY JOB
IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ.
AND NOW I'M ON A MOUTHWATERING JOURNEY
TO FIND AMERICA'S GREATEST PIG-OUT SPOTS...
OH, MY GOD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
...AND TAKE ON THE COUNTRY'S
MOST LEGENDARY EATING CHALLENGES.
Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE CARNIVORE CHALLENGE.
I'M NO COMPETITIVE EATER...
THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
...JUST A REGULAR GUY WITH A SERIOUS APPETITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Richman: SUICIDE SIX-WINGS CHALLENGE.
All: GO, ADAM, GO!
Man: ONE MINUTE AND COUNTING!
THIS IS MY ULTIMATE HUNGER QUEST.
THIS IS...
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TODAY, MY MISSION BRINGS ME DOWN THE OREGON TRAIL
AND INTO THE ROSE CITY OF PORTLAND.
BECAUSE IN THIS ECLECTIC AND DIVERSE CITY,
WHEN IT COMES TO CHOWING DOWN, OREGONIANS ARE TRUE PIONEERS.
Richman: ON MY EATING EXCURSIONS,
I'M ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A TRUE HUNGRY-MAN BREAKFAST.
AND THAT QUEST HAS BROUGHT ME HERE,
THE STEPPING STONE CAFé,
WHERE THEY'RE KNOWN FOR THEIR MAN-CAKES --
A STACK OF THREE PLATE-ENGULFING,
13-INCH PANCAKES.
PLATE UP!
AND YOU'VE GOT WHAT I'M GONNA GET.
YOU'VE GOT MAN-CAKES.
AND YOU GOT MORE THAN ONE.
SO YOU ARE A TRUE -- THOSE ARE MANLY MAN-CAKES.
I WAS FEELING VERY MANLY THIS MORNING.
GRRR!
THIS MASSIVE MAN-CAKES
ARE THE STEPPING STONE'S BREAD AND BUTTER.
BUT AT A JOINT KNOWN FOR SERVING
HEARTY, STICK-TO-YOUR-RIBS FARE SINCE 1948,
YOU BETTER BELIEVE
"BIG" DESCRIBES EVERYTHING ON THE MENU AND MORE,
LIKE THEIR BEHEMOTH BISCUITS AND GRAVY...
IT'S THE BEST GRAVY IN TOWN.
...TO THEIR SUPER-SIZE STEAK AND EGGS...
WHAT IS YOUR METHOD WHEN YOU ATTACK IT?
TO CONQUER AND DESTROY, ALWAYS.
...AND THIS FEISTY FAVORITE, THE BADASS OMELET.
IT IS.
I HAVE.
I HAVE.
I AM.
THE TWO-POUND BADASS OMELET
IS A MAMMOTH MéLANGE OF CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK,
HASH BROWNS, ONIONS, JALAPEÑO PEPPERS,
AND TILLAMOOK CHEDDAR CHEESE,
ALL HAPPY ENVELOPED BY THREE JUMBO EGGS
AND THEN SMOTHERED WITH A HEARTY SAUSAGE GRAVY.
SO IT'S LIKE EVERY SINGLE BREAKFAST FOOD
YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH THINK OF INSIDE.
IT IS.
IT'S THE HOLY GRAIL OF BREAKFASTS.
IT'S THE HOLY GRAIL OF BREAKFAST.
WELL, SIR, HERE'S YOUR EXCALIBUR.
COMMENCE YOUR JOURNEY.
MMM.
THAT IS LOVE RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S LOVE.
THAT IS RIGHT THERE. THAT'S LOVE.
WITHOUT A DOUBT,
THE BADASS IS THE BIGGEST AND BADDEST OMELET IN TOWN.
BUT I'M ON A QUEST FOR MAN-CAKES.
Richman: THIS IS A MAN-CAKE.
YEAH. THIS IS A PUMPKIN CAKE.
A PUMPKIN MAN-CAKE.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSUMED ANYTHING THIS LARGE,
OR EVEN ATTEMPTED TO?
NO. THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PANCAKE I'VE EVER HAD.
THESE FLUFFY FLAPJACKS ARE ENORMOUS,
SO I'M MEETING UP WITH AN EXPERT TO GET THE INSIDE SCOOP.
Jennifer: HEY, ADAM!
HOW ARE YOU?
THIS IS JENNIFER WOOD.
SHE'S KNOWN AS "MRS. OWNER" HERE AT STEPPING STONE CAFé.
AND MR. OWNER IS RIGHT THERE. THAT'S ROGER.
NOW, I'VE HEARD ABOUT THESE MAN-CAKES.
IS THAT, LIKE, ONE OF YOUR MOST POPULAR ITEMS?
THEY'RE LIKE THE SIZE OF THE PLATE.
SOMETIMES, THEY HANG OFF THE EDGE OF THE PLATE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A 13-INCH PANCAKE?
YEAH, ROUGHLY.
I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY --
OVER A FOOT OF PURE PANCAKE.
IT'S A FOOTCAKE.
MOST PEOPLE GET A CAKE. THEY DON'T ORDER A STACK.
I MEAN, EVEN THE MARATHON RUNNERS THAT COME IN HERE
LOOK AT A STACK AND GO, "NOT THAT HUNGRY."
THE FOOD LOOKS AND SOUNDS AMAZING.
I HAVE TO SEE THESE MAN-CAKES BEING MADE.
CAN I GO IN THE KITCHEN AND CHECK IT OUT?
GO AHEAD. DEANNA'S WAITING FOR YOU.
AWESOME. I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.
SO, THIS IS WHY I CAME HERE.
YES, WE ARE.
BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN-CAKE IS A STRONG WOMAN.
THERE IS A WOMAN.
WOW! THAT'S A LOT OF BATTER.
THAT'S JUST ONE?
OH, NO. THAT'S JUST ONE.
OFFERED IN WHOLE WHEAT, BUTTERMILK, AND PUMPKIN,
THE STEPPING STONE DISHES OUT OVER 8,000 MAN-CAKES A YEAR.
HOW MANY MAN-CAKES DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PERSONALLY TAKE DOWN?
I COULDN'T EVEN DO ONE.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD.
I THINK THEY'RE READY TO TURN NOW.
YES, THEY ARE.
YOU CAN DO IT.
BE THE PANCAKE.
[ LAUGHS ]
BE THE MAN-CAKE.
NOW GO. OH! YOU ALMOST DID IT.
THERE YOU GO.
I SUCK, I SUCK. I KNEW IT.
I QUIT, I QUIT. I'M LEAVING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
PROFESSIONAL FLAPJACK FLIPPING MAY NOT BE IN MY FUTURE.
PLATE UP!
BUT AT LEAST THERE'S ONE THING I HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH --
DIGGING IN.
Man: HOLY COW.
ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
OKAY, THIS IS THE FIRST ORDER OF PANCAKES I'VE EVER SEEN
THAT HAS A GRAVITATIONAL PULL.
I HONESTLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO ATTACK IT.
I'M THE BIGGEST ORDER OF PANCAKES
MANKIND'S EVER SEEN.
IT'S EXCELLENT, THOUGH.
BUTTERY, LITTLE BIT OF SWEETNESS FROM THE SYRUP.
AND THEY REALLY ARE GREAT. THEY ARE JUST MASSIVE.
SO BIG!
I WOULD EAT EVERY LAST MAN-CAKE MORSEL IF I COULD,
BUT IN PORTLAND, THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO EAT.
OH, MY GOD.
COMING UP...
AHOY!
I TAKE ON FIVE OF THE SPICIEST HABANERO FRITTERS
EVER TO SAIL THE SEVEN SEAS.
IT BE THE BRINY DEPTHS OF ME BELLY FOR YE!
BUT FIRST, VOODOO DOUGHNUT HAS ME UNDER ITS SPELL.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
[ MEN CHANTING ]
THE DOUGHNUT GODS HAVE PUT A SPELL ON ME
AND SUMMONED ME TO PORTLAND, OREGON,
TO FEAST ON THE ULTIMATE VISCERAL DOUGHY EXPERIENCE --
A VOODOO DOUGHNUT.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
VOODOO DOUGHNUT HAS SOME OF THE MOST DELICIOUS
AND UNIQUE DOUGHNUTS IN THE WORLD.
IS THAT BACON?
WITH OVER 70 VARIETIES OF DECADENT DOUGHNUTS,
VOODOO IS THE PLACE FOR SINFULLY SWEET TREATS,
OFFERING SOME OF THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS
AND DELICIOUS TOPPING COMBINATIONS IMAGINABLE.
WHAT IS IT THAT SETS VOODOO DOUGHNUT APART
FROM LIKE OTHER DOUGHNUT PLACES?
EACH DOUGHNUT'S GOT
A LITTLE KIND OF DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TO IT.
WHAT WOULD YOU NAME THE PEANUT BUTTER AND BACON DOUGHNUT?
'CAUSE YOU SEE, LIKE, A PEANUT BUTTER AND BACON DOUGHNUT HERE
WOULD NEVER BE CALLED THE PEANUT BUTTER AND BACON.
I'D CALL IT FABULOUS.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE?
I LIKE THE BUTTERMILK BAR,
WHICH IS A LITTLE LOAF OF HAPPINESS.
AND A HOT BUTTERMILK BAR CAN REALLY, YOU KNOW,
PUT YOUR SHORTS IN A KNOT, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
MEET TRES SHANNON.
IN 2003, HE AND FELLOW DOUGHNUT GURU CAT DADDY
OPENED THE ORIGINAL VOODOO DOUGHNUT SHOP
IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
BY SERVING FRESH-FROM-THE-FRYER DOUGHNUTS 24/7,
THESE TWO GUYS QUICKLY BECAME LOCAL HEROES.
YOU HAVE ABOUT 70 VARIETIES OF DOUGHNUTS.
I'D SAY ABOUT 70. THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT RIGHT.
I GOT TO TRY ONE ALREADY. THIS IS MADNESS.
IT'S DRIVING YOU CRAZY.
WITH SO MANY MOUTHWATERING COMBINATIONS TO TRY,
I DIVE IN HEADFIRST WITH THE UNIQUE MAPLE BACON BAR.
YOU GOT SOME SWEET AND SOME MEAT ON THERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GO, "EW, GROSS."
BUT THEN, ONCE YOU HANG A FANG ON THAT,
YOU'LL REALIZE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
"HANG A FANG."
YUM.
MMM!
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THAT IS EXACTLY LIKE ORDERING FRENCH TOAST WITH BACON
AT A DINER.
BUT THIS SWEET AND SAVORY MAPLE BAR
IS JUST THE FRONT OF THE FRYER.
NEXT, I BITE INTO A FRESH
PEANUT BUTTER/CHOCOLATE/BANANA FRITTER
KNOWN AS "THE MEMPHIS MAFIA"...
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
...THE COCOA PUFF-COVERED TRIPLE CHOCOLATE PENETRATION...
HELLO, CHOCOHOLICS. THIS IS HEAVEN CALLING.
HI. HI!
...AND FINALLY, THEIR SIGNATURE VOODOO DOLL DOUGHNUT.
YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, HEX YOUR EX,
OR YOU CAN MAKE LITTLE SPELLS ON PEOPLE.
AND THEN IT'S FILLED WITH BLOOD.
RASPBERRY BLOOD.
IT'S BLEEDING!
MMM.
CHOCOLATE AND RASPBERRY TOGETHER --
IT'S LIKE SUPER, SUPER DECADENT.
ALL RIGHT. I'VE EATEN HALF.
I WANT TO SEE HOW A WHOLE ONE'S MADE.
LET'S CHECK THIS OUT.
THIS IS CHRIS.
HE'S ONE OF THE DOUGHNUT TECHNICIANS HERE,
ONE OF THE WITCH DOCTORS OF VOODOO DOUGHNUT.
YEAH.
SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND ROLL THIS DOWN FOR YOU
AND SEE HOW YOU DO AT CUTTING OUT SOME VOODOO DOLLS.
JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS
AND HOLD DOWN ON IT AND JUST ROLL IT.
OKAY. COOL.
SHOULD I GO BACK OVER, OR WILL THAT JACK THEM UP?
NO, THAT'LL JACK THEM UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL JUST TAKE THIS OFF.
THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THAT NEVER HAPPENED!
SO, ONE ARM, TWO ARMS... AND STRETCH.
THERE WE GO.
[ High-pitched voice ] OH, NO! DON'T FRY ME!
WHILE CHRIS DOES THE FRYING,
TRES SHOWS ME HOW TO GET A VOODOO DOLL'S BLOOD PUMPING.
GRAB YOURSELF A VOODOO DOLL -- THE VOODOO SHELL OF A DOLL.
STICK IT UP HIS LITTLE, UH...
OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT? GOT IT IN THERE PERFECT.
AND I'LL LET YOU PUSH THE BUTTON.
JUST PUSH IT.
THAT'S IT?
PULL IT OFF.
NOW IT'S FILLED WITH BLOOD.
NEXT, TRES SMOTHERS THE GUY IN THICK CHOCOLATE FROSTING,
GIVES HIM A FACE,
AND STABS HIM WITH A PRETZEL STICK.
THERE'S YOUR WORLD FAMOUS VOODOO DOUGHNUT.
SO, LET'S SEE HOW YOU CAN DO THERE, SPORT.
LOOKING GOOD.
OKAY.
I DO BAR MITZVAHS AND WEDDINGS, AS WELL.
HE'S APPEARING HERE ALL WEEK, FOLKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND FINALLY, THE COUP DE GRACE...
[ DRUMROLL ]
BSSSSH!
ADAM, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THIS GREAT CAREER AS A TV HOST,
WE'D HIRE YOU.
WHETHER YOU WANT TO HEX YOUR EX
OR GET ROMANTIC WITH A RASPBERRY ROMEO,
I'M QUICKLY LEARNING THAT AT VOODOO DOUGHNUT,
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
[ COW BELL RATTLING ]
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VOODOO WEDDING IN THE HOUSE!
THAT'S RIGHT.
IF THERE'S ROMANCE IN THE AIR,
VOODOO OFFERS SOMETHING EVEN SWEETER
THAN THEIR HOMEMADE GLAZE --
FULLY LEGAL AND LICENSED WEDDING CEREMONIES.
LOVE YOU.
KAREN, DO YOU TAKE, WITH VOODOO AND SIN,
THROUGH THICK AND THIN,
TY TO BE YOUR LAWFUL, WEDDED HUSBAND?
YES, I DO.
AND DO YOU, TY, TAKE KAREN?
I DO INDEED.
Richman: MAZEL TOV!
YOU GUYS CAN START MAKING OUT, AND YOU'RE MARRIED.
WHOO-HOO!
I WISH I COULD STAY AND ENJOY THE SWEET FESTIVITIES,
BUT THE SPICY HABANERO FRITTER CHALLENGE
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
COMING UP, I HOBNOB WITH SOME SCURVY SCALAWAGS...
WHAT DO I HAVE ON THE PLATE? FRITTERS!
...AND BRACE MYSELF
FOR THE HABANERO FRITTER CHALLENGE.
IT WOULD TAKE ADAM A CAST-IRON COLON
TO GET THROUGH THOSE FIVE BALLS OF FIRE.
[ BELL RINGS ]
AHOY, ME HEARTIES!
I'M IN PORTLAND, OREGON,
SETTING SAIL FOR PIRATE-THEMED RESTAURANT
SALVADOR MOLLY'S...
AHOY! HEY!
...TO TAKE ON THE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE CHALLENGE!
AVAST!
THESE HABANERO FRITTERS BE FIVE OF THE SPICIEST SCALAWAGS
THAT EVER SET SAIL! YAR!
AVAST, YE HEARTIES! [ GRUNTS ]
CROSSING SWORDS WITH A PIRATE, EH?
IT BE THE BRINY DEPTHS OF ME BELLY FOR YE!
THIS BE MAN VERSUS FRITTER,
AND, FRITTER, IT AIN'T YOUR DAY.
HOW COOL IS THIS PLACE?
LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST PORTLAND,
SALVADOR MOLLY'S HAS CIRCLED THE GLOBE
LIKE SEAFARING SCALAWAGS FOR OVER A DECADE,
SERVING VIBRANT INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
FROM AFRICA, CUBA, AND EVEN INDONESIA.
BUT FOR THIS BUCCANEER, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SPICE,
BECAUSE I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON --
TO TAKE ON FIVE OF THE SPICIEST HABANERO FRITTERS
ON THE PLANET,
PLUS A SIDE OF HELL-RAISING HABANERO SALSA.
THE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE CHALLENGE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
FIVE IS TOO MANY.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYBODY DO IT?
OH, YOU HAVE.
OH, THAT'S LIKE A VERY TELLTALE NOD.
HOW WERE THEY LOOKING AFTERWARDS?
LIKE MAYBE 911 SHOULD BE CALLED.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY I'M HERE.
THE WALL OF FLAME.
♪ WHERE'S THE FIRE? ♪
ALL RIGHT, SO, ROUGHLY, I'VE HEARD, ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE
HAVE SORT OF GIVEN THIS A WHIRL?
WE'VE HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE TRY IT,
AND VERY FEW HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCEED.
IN FACT, OUT OF THE THOUSAND PEOPLE
WHO TRIED IT IN THE LAST YEAR,
ONLY 50 MADE IT TO THE WALL OF FLAME.
SO BEFORE I WALK THE PLANK,
I'M HEADING INTO THE KITCHEN
TO SEE HOW THESE FIREBALLS ARE FRIED.
NOW, HAVE YOU PERSONALLY EVER CONSUMED THE HABANERO FRITTERS?
I HAVE EATEN ONE, AND THEY'RE --
JUST ONE.
THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY HOT.
JUST LIKE A BUILDING ON FIRE IN YOUR MOUTH.
USUALLY, A FRITTER IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FRIED BATTER
MIXED WITH CHOPPED VEGGIES, FRUIT, OR MEAT.
BUT THESE BALLS OF FURIOUS FIRE ARE FILLED WITH HABANEROS,
MORE THAN 40 TIMES HOTTER THAN A JALAPEÑO,
MAKING IT ONE OF THE HOTTEST CHILI PEPPERS IN THE LAND.
THIS IS JUST -- HRLLL! -- PURE FLAME.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, MARCEL, I'M GONNA ASK YOU RESPECTFULLY
TO TAKE ME THROUGH THE WORKINGS OF THE HELL SPAWN,
THE HABANERO FRITTER AND THE HABANERO SALSA.
GOT SOME EYE PROTECTION HERE FOR YOU.
WHAT, ARE WE WELDING?
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA BE SPINNING THIS STUFF UP.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET BURNED, NOW.
I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING A BAKING-SODA VOLCANO.
FRITTER BATTER MIX,
SHREDDED CHEDDAR AND MOZZARELLA CHEESES,
ONIONS, ASSORTED SEASONINGS,
AND, OF COURSE, LOTS AND LOTS OF HABANEROS
ARE ALL THROWN TOGETHER.
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING A WHOLE BATCH,
HOW MANY HABANEROS ARE WE LOOKING AT?
WELL, IN BOTH THE SALSA AND THE FRITTER BATTER,
WE'RE OVER 10 POUNDS.
I'M GOING TO DIE TODAY.
LET'S GO.
VISORS ON.
DON'T CROSS THE STREAMS.
HERE WE GO.
THE INGREDIENTS ARE BLENDED INTO A BURNING BATTER,
CAPABLE OF SCORCHING EVEN THE SAVVIEST SWASHBUCKLER.
WOW! I TOOK A LITTLE BIT TOO DEEP OF A WHIFF.
THOSE HABANERO CLEANED ME RIGHT OUT.
I NEVER NEED AN ANTIHISTAMINE EVER AGAIN.
AND TO TOP IT OFF,
MARCEL WHIPS UP THE FINAL ELEMENT
OF THIS FIERY CHALLENGE --
AN EXTRA-SPICY SIDE OF HABANERO SALSA.
COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL FRITTER BATTER ITSELF,
WHICH USES MORE HABANERO?
YOU KNOW, IT'S DECEIVING.
THE SAUCE IS SWEET,
AND YOU THINK THAT IT'S GONNA BE YOUR FRIEND,
BUT THEY BOTH USE THE SAME AMOUNT.
HOLD ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M ALREADY FEELING THE HEAT.
SO WHILE MY BATCH HITS THE FRYER,
I'M DETERMINED TO FIND A FEW BRAVE SOULS
TO TEST THE WATERS.
WHAT DO I HAVE ON THE PLATE? FRITTERS!
NOW, LISTEN, YOU GUYS ARE TOUGH BUCCANEERS
OF THE SPANISH MAIN AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
All: "MAN v. FOOD"!
I WANT YOU TO TAKE ONE AND TRY IT AND TEST YOUR METTLE.
NO.
WOULD YOU EVEN JUST TAKE A NIBBLE OF HIS?
OH, NO WAY. NO.
I LOVE IT. THAT'S A CATEGORICAL DENIAL.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
THERE YOU GO.
[ CHEERING ]
I'M STARTING TO FEEL THE PAIN NOW.
OH, MY GOD!
WHAT DO YOU THINK MY ODDS ARE OF ME KNOCKING DOWN ALL FIVE
AND THE SALSA IN FIVE MINUTES?
Man: YOU'RE OUT.
YEAH, SLIM TO NONE.
Woman: GO, JOE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GIVE IT UP.
THE SAUCE ADDS --
YEAH.
OH, DEAR GOD.
THE FEAR OF THE FRITTER IS WITHIN ME,
THE FUN AND GAMES ARE OVER,
AND IT IS TIME TO FACE THE FLAMES.
♪ WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A CHALLENGE, ADAM? ♪
♪ WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A CHALLENGE, ADAM ♪
♪ HERE AT SALVADOR MOLLY'S? ♪
IS ANYONE BESIDES ME AT SALVADOR MOLLY'S
IN THE MOOD TO GET HOT TONIGHT?!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COMING UP, THE CHALLENGE IS ON.
All: HOT, HOT, HOT!
BUT ONLY 1 OUT OF 10 CHALLENGERS BEAT THE HEAT.
CAN I HANDLE IT, OR WILL I WALK THE PLANK?
WOW!
I'M AT SALVADOR MOLLY'S IN PORTLAND, OREGON,
PIRATE PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND HOME TO THE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE CHALLENGE.
IF I CAN TAKE DOWN
ALL FIVE SUPER-SPICY HABANERO FRITTERS...
♪ MAKE HIM SWEAT WITH A RED-HOT FRITTER ♪
...PLUS AN ENTIRE DISH OF THE EVEN SPICIER HABANERO SALSA
IN UNDER FIVE MINUTES,
I'LL GET MY PICTURE ON THE WALL OF FLAME.
SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT A FULL BATCH OF BATTER AND SALSA
CONTAINS OVER 10 POUNDS OF HABANEROS,
AND EACH INDIVIDUAL HABANERO
IS 40 TIMES HOTTER THAN ONE JALAPEÑO.
HOW YOU FEELING?!
All: HOT, HOT, HOT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OKAY.
AIN'T NO THING.
ADAM...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE A GREAT BALL OF FIRE CHALLENGE.
ALWAYS BEEN.
YEAH!
GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IT'S HOT, BUT IT'S TOTALLY PLEASURABLE.
ALL THE SPICES THAT WE SAW HIM ADD IN THE KITCHEN --
UNBELIEVABLE.
NOW, THE SALSA IS REALLY HOT,
SO I'M GONNA ADD IT IN SPARINGLY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING.
All: "MAN v. FOOD"!
"MAN v. FOOD"!
"MAN v. FOOD"!
IT WOULD TAKE ADAM A CAST-IRON COLON
TO GET THROUGH THOSE FIVE BALLS OF FIRE.
I THINK ADAM'S GOT THIS IN THE BAG TONIGHT.
Woman: I DON'T KNOW.
I HAD ONE BITE, AND I COULDN'T HANDLE IT,
SO I'M DOUBTFUL.
WITH TWO FRITTERS DOWN,
THE HABANERO FIRESTORM IS IN FULL EFFECT.
WOW!
I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
IT FEELS LIKE I SWALLOWED, YOU KNOW, A PORCUPINE.
BUT I'VE FOUGHT FIERY INFERNOS BEFORE.
SO NOW WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES,
SO DOES MY COURAGE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT'S THE TIME AT? 2 1/2 MINUTES.
Woman: OH, HE'S GOT THAT.
HE'S GOT THAT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I COVERED THE FINAL FRITTER IN THE REMAINING SALSA
AND COUNTED DOWN...
All: 5...4...3...2...1.
...TO VICTORY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
OHH!
HE WON IN THE END.
I HAD SALSA ON MY HANDS, AND I CLAPPED.
I WAS SHOT IN THE EYE BY AN ERRANT PIECE OF SALSA.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, ME AND MY ARROGANCE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
IN THE BATTLE OF MAN VERSUS FOOD,
THE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE CHALLENGE
GOES DOWN FOR A WIN FOR MAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
THERE YOU GO. [ LAUGHS ]
I HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM.
UM, YES, EXCUSE ME.
BEFORE I -- BEFORE I TAKE ANY QUESTIONS,
I'VE PREPARED A BRIEF STATEMENT.
THESE FRITTERS GAVE ME THE JITTERS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE SOME QUESTIONS. YES, YOU IN THE FRONT?
OOH! YOU ATE FIVE.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD EAT LIKE ONE MORE, TWO MORE?
I WOULD RATHER WALK THE PLANK THAN DO THAT AGAIN, EVER.
ADAM, DID YOU EVER FEEL CLOSER TO DAVY JONES' LOCKER
THAN WHEN YOU WERE EATING THOSE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT A DEAD MAN'S CHEST,
BUT RIGHT HERE IS A DEAD MAN'S STOMACH.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW I BEAT THE HEAT,
CHECK OUT MY BLOG AT travelchannel.com.