Chili head alert! It's time to get hot and spicy. First we'll take you
to the home of sizzling Tabasco sauce--McIlhenny Company of Louisiana,
and to McCormick in Baltimore, Maryland--the leading spice manufacturer
in the world. Then, head down south to see who likes it hot at the
Southern Mississippi Chili Cook Off. At the Chile Pepper Institute,
taste the rare "Bhut Jolokia," the hottest Chile pepper in the world,
and learn about the chemical substance capsaicin, which gives the "Bhut"
and other popular peppers their tongue-burning heat. At Sol Toro
restaurant in Connecticut, owned by basketball great Michael Jordan,
customers need to sign a waiver to dine on their sizzling dishes. Go to
the manufacturers of horseradish, wasabi and mustard to find out how
their roots and seeds deliver their own distinctive blazing burn. Using
the same heat many savor, we'll demonstrate the powerful punch of pepper
spray as a weapon.