Condiment Watch

Get Ready for Ghost Pepper Mayonnaise

Perfect for deviled eggs.
Perfect for deviled eggs. Photo: Empire Mayonnaise

All those who keep a keen eye on developments in the wonderfully vast world of alt-condiments will no doubt be excited to see this GMO-free, limited-edition stuff now being churned out by Sam Mason’s Empire Mayonnaise in Prospect Heights. Unlike the chef’s other oddball flavors, this one is unbearably hot because of its quotient of ghost peppers, which scorch away at more than 1 million Scoville scale units. It costs $9 a jar, and a little goes a long way — or at least we’re guessing from the fact that Mason & Co. had to don gas masks during the emulsification process. [Official Site]

Get Ready for Ghost Pepper Mayonnaise