SELECT count(*) FROM products AS t1 JOIN product_characteristics AS t2 ON t1.product_id  =  t2.product_id JOIN CHARACTERISTICS AS t3 ON t2.characteristic_id  =  t3.characteristic_id WHERE t3.characteristic_name  =  "hot"
Count the number of products with the 'hot' charactersitic.
SELECT count ( * ) FROM products AS t1 JOIN product_characteristics AS t2 ON t1.product_id = t2.product_id JOIN CHARACTERISTICS AS t3 ON t2.characteristic_id = t3.characteristic_id WHERE t3.characteristic_name = `` hot ''
select count ( * ) from products as t1 join product_characteristics as t2 on t1 . product_id = t2 . product_id join characteristics as t3 on t2 . characteristic_id = t3 . characteristic_id where t3 . characteristic_name = value
Count the number of products with the 'hot ' charactersitic .