Not everybody enjoys feeling the burn. But in the tight-knit world of chili heads who compete to see who can eat the most uber-spicy peppers, the endorphin rush that comes from capsaicin — the component in peppers that brings the heat — is a high worth pursuing. The contestants, the pepper growers trying to breed increasingly spicy pods, the hot sauce-makers tinkering with their recipes in their kitchens and the reviewers who chronicle this world on YouTube and social media are all featured in Hulu’s new show “Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People.”
The 10-episode “Superhot” goes deep inside the world of pepper personalities like Johnny Scoville, a popular reviewer and YouTube host; Aurea DeGuzman, a relative newcomer who grows peppers and makes her own hot sauce; Shahina Waseem, a British pepper-eating champion who’s never lost a competition and Troy Primeaux, grower of one of the world’s hottest peppers,...
The 10-episode “Superhot” goes deep inside the world of pepper personalities like Johnny Scoville, a popular reviewer and YouTube host; Aurea DeGuzman, a relative newcomer who grows peppers and makes her own hot sauce; Shahina Waseem, a British pepper-eating champion who’s never lost a competition and Troy Primeaux, grower of one of the world’s hottest peppers,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
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