‘Pepper X’ Creator Ed Currie Blind Tastes 12 of The World’s Hottest Peppers | Hot Takes | Epicurious

[@OurCognitiveSurplus]

I don’t trust Ed’s assessment of “mild” at all.

[@dpclerks09]

Bird's eyes are NOT mild.

[@Tinil0]

Yeah, when his "everyday pepper" that is just tasty and slightly hot but not overwhelming is 1.5 million SHU...There is a massive range of spiciness that normal people can experience that get compressed into almost nothing to him. I like the guy, but his ratings just aren't applicable to normal people, only the top spice heads.

[@LunaticSoldiers]

@@Tinil0 Compared to the other peppers he had, I think the ratings are fairly placed. It isn't the most inclusive chart but the peppers are placed where they should be in relation to the others he had in the video.

[@etmccaus]

But I do trust his assessment of "pain."

[@pskarnaq73]

For real.

[@hjewkes]

Epicurious: Blind tastes Ed: I named this one after a friend of mine

[@davidrbrtsn]

So it wasn't deaf tasting 😌

[@dpclerks09]

Almost like it was an ad, or sumthin?....

[@Juanpopspacks]

@@dpclerks09an ad for spicy peppers? 99% know what a pepper is and if they like it or not

[@GorgeGeourge9565]

@@dpclerks09 basically a showcase for his peppers.

[@Liam.Lacoste]

I'll never get tired of Ed. What an amazing, passionate person! By far one of the best guests on this channel.

[@YuutoGaming]

Epicurious: Blind tastes Ed: We're the ones who did it. We're the ones who sell it.

[@Buchinator12]

Casually eats a habanero "oh that is very mild"

[@akra4424]

It's a habanada. It has no heat

[@srbaran]

​@@akra4424I think they were talking about the orange habanero

[@MineNstuff]

Smokin Ed is such an OG such vast knowledge and passion for his craft

[@zer0tr3s12]

Blind taste test. Proceeds to look at each one.

[@jb76489]

POV: you find words very confusing

[@JgHaverty]

Found the guy that thinks poker blinds make you sightless. "Blind" doesnt (*only*) mean "sightless". It means without knowledge, perception, understanding or intimate knowledge. "Blind" in this case means they threw a bunch of peppers at him without telling him what they are. This is something you learn in like 3rd or 4th grade son.

[@John-Smith02]

​@@JgHavertyhe bred like 3 or 4 of the 12. That's not a "blind" taste test when he can clearly see it's his own creations.

[@Yungbeck]

bro thinks jaywalking is only for guys named Jay

[@alport1331]

​​@@John-Smith02 I'm not even halfway into the video but those 4 you mentioned isn't indicative that they're doing the blind test wrong. He probably did positively identified his just by its looks alone, the taste test just confirmed it. He's 1 of 2 now so it's very likely for him to not positively identify the rest. Edit and spoiler: He did identified traditional peppers and hot hybrid peppers he's familiar with and his incorrect answer being Habanada (which is still correct technically with it being a heatless Habanero hybrid). Ed really knew his stuff.

[@PenDanger2]

"Can you see I'm shaking? That's the endorphin rush." Bro, you always have a persistent tremor.

[@Saintphoenix86]

Yeah it honestly makes it hard to watch, i think he has some undiagnosed condition

[@BunderChowed]

Parkinson's perhaps?

[@patreekotime4578]

​@@Saintphoenix86 He was a hard drug addict for a long time. Fried his system.

[@Pijuli]

​@@Saintphoenix86He surely does. And he is probably diagnosed

[@hrwg]

He had that for years looking at his other appearances on the channel. I'd like to think that other people might have asked him this question already, he got checked and is generally fine. All the best to him

[@Bacher108]

I don't like spice whatsoever. A complete and total baby, I am. But I absolutely LOVE smokin' Ed content of any kind. Vidoes, shows he in, etc.... He is so passionate and funny at the same time. Love it.

[@Scynn]

you need to blindfold, burn like 40 incenses, put hearing protection, and spin ed about 300 times to have him blind taste test peppers at this point lol

[@Alex.E.M]

This guy much have the spiciest hands ever. No touching your face or eyes, no going to the toilet, no touching anyone else

[@davidsobel3303]

definately not touching ANYTHING while in the toilet😆

[@MedalionDS9]

Take a drink everytime he says placental tissue

[@THESLlCK]

he's grown all of these and invented one. This is not a blind test at all

[@ErmineViolinist]

He invented and named at least 4 of those, and bred most of the crosses. But, you can’t find peppers Ed doesn’t know. That they tricked him on one is impressive.

[@liss-7067]

"I'm gonna dance now" lad 😂

[@PZRtheGamer]

Where’s the blind taste test?

[@Yungbeck]

As in he doesn't know what peppers they hand him.

[@hjewkes]

Hes not told what they are - but having literally bred and named a few of them it isn’t fair to say he doesn’t know 😅

[@Drofthechalice]

When a blind double placebo test is performed, I can assure you no one wears blindfolds.

[@tylerwestman5258]

Tell me you don’t know what a blind taste test is without telling me 😂

[@CarCoSaNoLa]

Bro do you really fckn care that he's not actually blindfolded?

[@captainblubber]

Putting a Thai Bird Eye pepper in mild 👍🏼 That's Ed Currie 😅

[@patreekotime4578]

Literally the hottest pepper most people will encounter in a restaurant! 😅

[@dpclerks09]

That was my first thought when watching. I'd call bs on almost anyone else. Those are NO joke, idc how tough you think you are.

[@klasali]

4:39 "My hands are starting to shake" They were not shaking before?

[@smoothieking157]

Yeah lol he most likely has essential tremor

[@DinawanYT]

Funfact: In Indonesia, we also have Thai Bird Eye. But it is smaller. Rather than eating it directly, we prefer to consume it together with fried food.

[@SakarApte]

Blind tasting should've been blindfolded is what i feel. He has eaten a million peppers all his life he can identify every single one just by looking i believe

[@everythingautomotiveeta5839]

Love watching ed do these

[@nazarnovitsky9868]

Thanks you for this amazing type of videos ! We are waiting for the next !!! 🙂

[@Ezddy]

I want to see "erpetologist blind taste every snake venom"

[@blindingirisjake]

Love these videos Mr. smokin’ Ed. Keep em coming 😂

[@PixelDNB-kv2mr]

"Ed Currie Blind Taste Tests His Own Chillies.." ..and i'm all for it.

[@stephaniepinkney6044]

If only I could have a pallet that sophisticated for something that hot. Hats off to Ed! 🍻

[@IELTSix]

Me: I'm not emotional Also me after seeing a stray dog: 4:30

[@xl00tninjax29]

He said all my questions one take yo haha this is awesome to see fr thankyou ed

[@ANGELITOPAPI]

I love these type of videos 👍🏼

[@TheLastHonk]

My spice tolerance is directly correlated to the taste. Im not a person that likes spicy food just because its spicy.

[@jeffshootsstuff]

I love this guy but can someone let us know if his tremors are neurological or has he just fried his nervous system with capsaicin over the years?

[@holyshitmostoriginal]

I was wondering the same, like an alcoholic on withdrawal.

[@winsomemartinez]

Yes

[@jeffreybongos4837]

He's a former alcoholic (I know, it stays, but I mean that I assume he currently isn't drinking, based on his word). Tremors are part of withdrawal when in addiction. I am not sure if they are long-lasting after a point, but that is my guess.

[@SongOfSongsChapterTwoVerseFour]

Likely Parkinson’s.

[@russellschroeder3]

Why is it any of our business? He’s under no obligation to share with the public

[@pekitivey]

We need to see him on "hot ones"

[@eugene937]

he has been on the first we feast channel with sean evans quite a few times, hes even the one who makes some of the hot ones sauces. He has eatenen lots of chilies on the first we feast channel, hes just never done the spicy wings.

[@pekitivey]

@eugene937 oh! L have to check that out. Thanks.

[@skinny0ne]

He provides the peppers for Apollo and all the #10 slot sauces.

[@vintagegamer889]

"12 of the worlds hottest peppers" proceeds to give him a shishito.

[@santauxia]

A little kick for you is the kick of a Mule for the rest of us I guess?? LOL

[@greenzone5146]

Something wrong with the scale when a habenero gets rated as mild.

[@Jhud69]

Honestly when you are interested in spicy stuff enough to build at least SOME tolerance, then yes habanero is mild. Though depends on the application. For me habanero hot sauces are too weak but eating a habanero powder infused fudge was somewhat eye watering (but enjoyable). My favorite hot sauce is carolina reaper beased but a piece of carolina reaper infused chocolate did make me cry, etc. Now, those are processed chillies, raw ones are different, but he doesn’t take that much of a bite of each.

[@1creeperbomb]

I really like how thai chilli is rated mild. I mean I guess when you cook with it, you usually use multiple + red chilli powder, but that stuff is flames to people outside Asia lol. Also interesting that South Asia typically uses it green while East Asia uses it red.

[@outdooraf]

Guy kinda sounds like he's been eating hot af peppers his whole life

[@VelocityZap]

Is this a reupload?

[@JohnCipriano-nl8cp]

This video was entertaining, and enjoyable plus funny to see other people eating hot peppers and the reactions they have.

[@noodlechicken4169]

Capsaicin is like a drug for him

[@Ozai75]

Gotta love Ed. Such an awesome guy.

[@rodbelding9523]

Ed has an iron stomach to be able to eat just one of those, let alone all of them.

[@drjones633]

I could watch this guy eat peppers all day!

[@DrPepperone]

Can anybody ask Mr. Currie to make the allegedly “hottest pepper in the world” available for purchase?

[@jb76489]

Why would he do that?

[@ifalone]

this blind taste test is very indicative

[@studentism]

puckerbutt pretty much sold out of seeds for this upcoming season already. i'm pretty bummed

[@phantomwolf7580]

Loved the vid

[@andrewchamberlain9523]

So an EXPERT is supposed to have NO KNOWLEDGE of this stuff whatsoever...this was great content. Can we just get our first actual upload with Saul of 2025? Tell him vacation is over! 😅😅😅

[@_KoFi]

Habaneros and Scotch Bonnet's are my favorite peppers

[@TiaraAyim2]

Same🎉

[@geuros]

Interesting, last time Ed put the Carolina as really really flavorful. I still think it tastes great but I'm really curious about Pepper Y, as it seems to be not just stupid hot but also really tasty

[@madphilip12]

No trinidad scorpion?

[@Jarppih]

Fruit, spice, heat.. and then pain.

[@RockShowVideos]

Smokin' Ed has done so much for the hot sauce and pepper community, thanks Ed!

[@FinalTry]

Wasnt this video uploaded a few weeks ago?

[@lilfellauk]

the daddy of peppers. would love to spend a few hours with this guy.

[@iPhilYa23]

Hey Ed, do you take Pepcid or tums all the time?

[@gaby12]

Why don't you invite Johnny Scoville too?

[@dogoku]

Cause they'll get in an argument about Pepper X and how Ed doesn't release seeds to the public for testing

[@gaby12]

@dogoku 🤣 At least they'd give him one there, to see what it's like

[@ChuicyProductions]

cant risk pepper x being labeled less than #1 🤫. No warthog or primos here either

[@cook1jd]

Would value Johnny Scoville's input on this one.

[@happycamper4thewin]

Those 2 do not get along. Johnny claims he has eaten lots of peppers that are hotter than pepper x

[@cook1jd]

haha I know, and I actually believe Johnny. It’d be great if Ed would give Johnny one of his peppers to try, but he’s keeping them hidden. There’s too much money in Ed’s marketing campaign to be exposed.

[@06sti360]

12 of the world's hottest peppers, includes one of the mildest peppers.

[@j3r3miasmg]

The only guy in the wolrd with a different meaning for spicy and scary..

[@lildirtnap1198]

dear ed, what do you do for heartburn?!

[@thesmallestatom]

Just had 2 drops of last dab Xperience. Pepper X is no joke 😂

[@mikecronis]

When 300k SHO is "very little heat".

[@jay23mediz16]

Let me guess the hottest of them all… is his.

[@dpclerks09]

Habanadas are superior Bell Peppers for me. More Flavor, to me at least.

[@AW-uf7yv]

What age did you start to notice

[@tonyv.8781]

I have that same knife. It's my favorite.

[@szabib8048]

Tasting his own peppers is more like an advertisement than something educational or interesting. I like the guy a lot, but this kind of content is disappointing.C'mon, Epicurious, you can do better than this.

[@coasternut3091]

No love for the scorpion anymore? It's the best tasting pepper to me

[@EpicGamerEG]

bro gets faded off peppers 😹

[@chathamfarrell]

Bro talks about the hottest peppers in the world like they’re freaking bell peppers at the grocery store… like bro I love heat but I ain’t adding these to my sauce 😂 gimmie a jalapeño

[@slarratt]

12 of the hottest, this one has no heat... i know Ed is immune but...

[@chump8035]

You guys, his whole job is to breed peppers that you don’t know. Of course he breeds some of them

[@melaninmenace1338]

didnt know dj vlad made hot ones

[@Artanis667]

How ya gonna give him peppers originally grown on his own farm and ask what they are??

[@VinDii001]

"BLIND TASTE"

[@Yungbeck]

Next week: Stevie Wonder.

[@dogoku]

This is an ad. Most of the peppers featured are his and sold by his company.

[@stonent]

I guess we have different definitions of "blind"... Fail.

[@Chris-uj6lt]

Surely a blind test test is done....blind?

[@GrandpaGunther]

I love this guy

[@MedEighty]

I couldn't ignore Ed's tremor. Does anyone know if it's just essential tremor or if he has Parkinson's disease?

[@SongOfSongsChapterTwoVerseFour]

There is a shake in his voice, as well, so I assume it is Parkinson’s disease.

[@kidogames3455]

I want him to cook with chillis

[@SimuLord]

Smokin' Ed becoming Internet Famous is a sign that this world ain't all bad. The spice must flow.

[@ants960]

What does blind mean?

[@AlexZander688]

Poor title done by Epicurious "‘Pepper X’ Creator Ed Currie Blind Tastes 12 of The World’s Hottest Peppers" ...He is cutting open and looking at the peppers. He is smelling them. He is very knowledgeable about them. Not a 'blind' test. ...And there was a mild one in there like the Shishito.

[@travisgauthier6131]

Ed Curie is a thief that claims he invented peppers that he does not even know the origins of

[@nigelkhan9278]

Trinidad Moruga scorpion.

[@Kristian-o8s]

Basically an advert.

[@dawg_gee_man]

Not really a blind test if he can see the pepper...

[@JohnHenschen]

So this was just an advertisement for his company, then?

[@Eyore82]

I want to try the pepper x so bad! I love the reaper, but it just isn't hot enough sometimes.

[@anon4096]

oh no im blind

[@wylie4440]

"Cuz it's gonna get ett."

[@PhillipRauschkolb]

Rename this....this is the opposite of a blind tasting.

[@PlazmaBooy]

Well you can also blind test coke by pouring them in a glass and drinking them, blind test doesn't necessarily mean blindfold, it just mean you don't know what you're drinking/eating.

[@PhillipRauschkolb]

@@PlazmaBooy sigh...yes, I know. But showing a pepper expert the peppers he's tasting (and is already very familiar with), is not blind at all. Calling this a blind tasting makes zero sense.

[@Drewski2385]

Don't trust anyone who can handle heat

[@kittyreaper-san7192]

Ed is the Best

[@Quentin687]

Still don’t get how this guy claims to have the hottest pepper while no one can buy and eat it for themselves. I’m not one of those guys who doesn’t think pepper x exists, but it might as well not

[@BunderChowed]

I wonder what type of wood is used for his teeth

[@TimmyJoePCTech]

This guy is a fraud and his pepper x isn't the hottest pepper and hot ones lies

[@ethanschule5524]

i agree with one out of three of those statements

[@underthemoon-p7q]

Yes 🎉

[@happycoloredmarbles]

gnarly