[VIDEO] Danish Orchestra Eats World's Most 'Pedas' Chilli In The Middle Of Performance
This is a tough act to swallow, I mean follow.
By Darian Goh — 04 Nov 2014, 01:42 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
Claus Pilgaard, better known as "Chili Klaus" is a Danish web celebrity stemming for his love for spicy chillies. Recently, he fed some of the world's hottest chillies to the National Chamber Orchestra in Denmark.
Claus Pilgaard, better known as "Chili Klaus" is a Danish web celebrity stemming for his love for spicy chillies. Recently, he fed some of the world's hottest chillies to the National Chamber Orchestra in Denmark.
Image via cdon.comClaus Pilgaard, a Danish web celebrity known as ‘Chili Klaus’ for his love of the spicy vegetable, fed some of the world’s hottest chillies to the National Chamber Orchestra in Copenhagen, to shed some light on the troupe’s plight.
'Chili Klaus' brought Carolina Reapers, Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend (TSMB) and Ghost Peppers for a “little piece of classical music and a little bit of spicy food”.
thelocal.dkWhy? DR, Denmark's national broadcaster will be calling time on the orchestra after 75 years due to budget cuts
DR, the country’s national broadcaster, is calling it a day on the orchestra after 75 years, but Chili Klaus wanted them to go out with a bang – and that comes in the shape of Carolina Reapers, Trinidad Scopion Moruga Blend and Ghost Peppers, some of the most intense chillies in the world.
Claus Pilgaard, who has managed to become famous by eating hot chilli peppers, took his hot and spicy passion to the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, which is being shut down after 75 years due to budget cuts at DR.
thelocal.dkSo it went off with a good start, the members of the orchestra doing their thing with gusto and all
Claus, who was also the conductor that day, paused the performance halfway to invite the members to spice it up with chillies
That's when all hell broke loose. You can clearly see the chillies taking effect on the musicians.
