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Too hot to handle: The world’s 10 spiciest cuisines – By Brian Johnston   Source:traveller.com.au The world’s spiciest cuisines to give your tongue the ultimate taste test. SICHUAN Green and red chillies (and chilli oil) are lavishly used in this regional Chinese cuisine, sometimes to impart heat and not necessarily eaten. Sichuan pepper adds to the mouth-numbing sensation. Classic spicy dishes include mapo tofu, gong-bao chicken and dan-dan noodles. The supreme challenge is hotpot, which leaves you sweating for a week. Some say Hunan cuisine is even spicier, with the use of pickled chillies also liberal. See tsichuan.com MEXICO Mexico often tops spiciest lists, but perhaps more because chillies are used so widely (even in desserts and with fruit) than because Mexican dishes are particularly spicy. Chillies originated here, and get widespread use as an ingredient either roasted, smoked, dried, mashed or chopped raw. Smoky chilli powder and pickled jalapeños are ...