Chilli
Feb 17, 2020
[REVIEW] Jose Montezuma's Dead Ryder Reaper's Revenge Chilli Sauce
This is a tomato based hot sauce bursting with flavours of tomato and lemon and bursting with the heat of habanero, ghost chilli and Carolina Reaper.
Feb 17, 2020
[REVIEW] Basketcase Gourmet Firestarter Hot Sauce
If you just go off the ingredient list you would be mistaken in thinking that this is a simply made hot sauce but there in lies its beauty and the inherent cleverness in its creator Kate. Basketcase Gourmet Firestarter is blend of 7 different chillies so your whole mouth is hit at once with a moreish chilli heat.
Sep 25, 2018
Citrus Fire of the Fatalii Chilli
Prepare for a punch in the face from the get-go. While most chillies give you a couple of bites to savour its juice, the Fatalii’s searing burn is the first thing you will feel.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
125,000 to 400,000 SHUs
Claim to Fame
Extreme heat combined with citrus flavours
Sep 24, 2018
Piri Piri Chilli...Would you like Chicken with that?
With African origins and a Swahili name meaning pepper, this African jewel of 175,000 SHU is flavouring chicken and meals all around the world. Yes, we specifically mentioned chicken. Ever heard of the famous piri piri chicken? Well the star of this dish is the delicious piri piri sauce giving each mouthful a tasty punch.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
50,000 to 175,000 SHUs
Claim to Fame
Portuguese Peri Peri Chicken
Sep 23, 2018
Pepper from Peru the Aji Chilli
The Aji Chilli Pepper
We’re talking about THE chilli pepper of Peru. Often it’s simply referred to as the Peruvian Hot Pepper to pay tribute to its role in many popular Peruvian dishes.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
1,000 to 75,000 SHUs
Claim to Fame
The chilli or Peru
Aug 26, 2018
Birdseye Chilli the red gem of South East Asia
Birdseye Chilli Pepper
This is THE chilli pepper of Southeast Asia. The Bird’s Eye Chilli is a key ingredient in many southeast asian dishes and is often referred to simply as the Red Thai Chilli Pepper due to its role in Thai cuisine.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
50,000 to 100,000 SHUs
Claim to Fame
Extensively used in South-East Asia
Aug 26, 2018
Naga Viper the Cobra of Chillies
Three super hot chillies packed into one small red package, sounds a lot like a headache. Unless you are a huge chilli lover chasing down your next challenge.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
900,000 to 1.4million SHUs
Claim to Fame
World's Hottest Chilli for one year in 2010 before it was overtaken by the Naga Morich
Aug 26, 2018
Common as Cayenne
You know the flavour and you’ve heard the name, or at the very least you’ve seen it in the supermarket or on your mum’s spice rack. Cayenne chilli peppers are one of the most commonly powdered chillies you’ll see around. They’re also the most common chilli flake you’ll find in the markets. So when you want a kick up from the average chilli powder, cayenne powder is what you need.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
30,000 to 50,000 SHUs
Claim to Fame
Spread throughout the world in the 15th Century and today used in a variety of different cuisines.
Most common chilli powder found in supermarkets
Aug 26, 2018
Bonnie Jamaican: Scotch Bonnet
Originating from Jamaica this chilli gets it's name from its similarity in shape to a Scotsman's Bonnet.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
100,000 to 350,000 SHUs
Claim to Fame
Key ingredient in Caribbean cooking including Jerk Chicken
Jun 2, 2018
The Ghost Pepper: Bhut Jolokia
You’re looking at the pepper that started the blaze. Just twelve years ago the jalapeno and habanero were the only chilies that scorched the market. It wasn’t until the Ghost Pepper was recognised internationally as the hottest chilli on record in 2006, that mayhem broke out and the world went crazy trying to break its record. Yet for a good four years the Ghost Pepper was the top of the pack.
Scoville scale (SHUs)
855,000 to 1,041,000
Claim to Fame
First chilli to get over 1 million SHUs
World Record Holder 2006 to 2011