With supplies running low as the Great Depression loomed, the brothers desperately needed ingredients to finish a batch ready for delivery. So they trusted their noses, which led them straight to Mrs Wu’s restaurant in the Levee District. With just enough of their regular ingredients, plus some spices she urged them to try, Hot Shot emerged to shimmy the tongue in a hot shot of flavour. Keep your favourite cold drink close at hand, coz this one’s bound to shock and scintillate.