This local hot sauce sent two people to the hospital. We signed a waiver to try it.

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This local hot sauce sent two people to the hospital. We signed a waiver to try it.

This article discusses the experience of trying Stein's ghost-basco sauce, a very spicy hot sauce from Stein's Beer Garden and Restaurant in Mountain View, California. The sauce is made with Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion, and Ghost chili peppers and is so hot that it sent two people to the hospital. The author and a photographer tried the sauce and describe the intense burning sensation and the measures they took to mitigate the heat. The article also discusses the waiver they signed before trying the sauce and includes comments from the chef about the sauce's creation and intensity.

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2019

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This article discusses the experience of trying Stein's ghost-basco sauce, a very spicy hot sauce from Stein's Beer Garden and Restaurant in Mountain View, California. The sauce is made with Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion, and Ghost chili peppers and is so hot that it sent two people to the hospital. The author and a photographer tried the sauce and describe the intense burning sensation and the measures they took to mitigate the heat. The article also discusses the waiver they signed before trying the sauce and includes comments from the chef about the sauce's creation and intensity.

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