Spicy food is definitely not for everyone, but some people have made a sport out of testing the limits of their own test buds. Paqui Chips has even made an entire challenge around testing a person's ability to handle their spice, and everyone from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Joel Embiid has participated in the challenge. Now, though, some are suggesting that the challenge may not actually be safe.
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What is the one chip challenge?
The one-chip challenge is branded by Paqui as a challenge in which you have to eat a single chip that has been “made with the hottest peppers on the planet.” According to Paqui's website, the chip is made using the Carolina Reaper, which is known to be the hottest pepper in the world, as well as the scorpion pepper. The challenge involves not just eating the chip, but waiting as long as possible before washing it down with something else.
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Nov. 4, 201706:18Kait Hanson
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