We were given a bottle of Sin Sweet Chilli Sauce to test out last week, this sauce is made right here in Darwin by Craig and Amy over at Zchilli. Over the past week I've been putting it on my chicken, in my noodles, on a pie, mixed with rice, dipped some pastries into it and had it straight up like a boss. I've come to one simple conclusion: much like an atomic bomb, this stuff blow your friggin' head off. I'm pretty sure it caused my work colleague's ulcers to explode after he thought "one teaspoon" in his noodles would be alright. Suffice to say he didn't finish his meal and has taken the past two days off work at the doctor's instruction. Home made with home grown Trinidad scorpion (ButchT) chillis, these are considered the hottest in the world coming in at 1.4 million scoville units. In comparison a Thai bird's eye chilli is 100,000 (yes, one hundred thousand) and a lowly jalepeno comes in at a mere 10,00. If you aren't good with numbers, I've taken the time to design a graph for dramatic effect - please see below.

As you can see the ButchT chilli is off the charts. I wish my salary was of a similar magnitude too. Sin chilli sauce is made fresh using all natural cooking methods and preservation techniques.  This is what I'm told but it's easy to tell as it smells like it and it's a beautiful bright red colour. It comes in a small bottle, but trust me, it will last you a long time...Taking  the cap of the bottle and having a whiff, my sinuses are instantaneously cleared. Then I'm met with a hint of sweetness and a pleasant aroma followed by a big wave of heat. Something like a cross between vinegar on an open wound and pepper spray to the eyes.

The ingredients list on the bottle says a minimum of 60% of the Trinidad scorpion chillis are in it which translates to a bucket load of hotness. Now I'm not one to brag about my heaven sent powers of chilli eating, because I don't actually have anything to brag about, so I have no problems in saying that this shit is off the hook in the hotness scale. There is nothing sweet about this sauce at all, it's as fiery as it gets bar none.  For me, about an 1/8th of a teaspoon is enough to go with my food and even then I'll be sweating like a construction worker on a hot day. This is the stuff chilli heads have orgasms over. The pain will travel rapidly all over your mouth like wild fire and shortly after you'll start hissing through your teeth like a horny cat on heat. Epic chilli sauce.

Out of curiosity I had some on a spoon by itself.... Big mistake buddy. I was salivating uncontrollably for the next 30 minutes, I kid you not. Zchilli also do a 'NT' BBQ sauce using an old school recipe containing beer and freshly brewed coffee as well as a lemony-garlic  'CU' Cuban mojo sauce. If the Sin sauce is anything to go by, these two should be little rippers too. I'm definitely going to have to get my hands on some.

These sauces can be bought from the Zhilli website (www.zchilli.com) or find their stall at the Parap Markets on Saturdays.