The Chilli Blog

Information on chilli offers, health advice, research, and insights—for chilli lovers.

Upton Cheyney Chilli tour

Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm Tours

The Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm Tour offers a great opportunity to learn about the chilli growing process and the making of some of the best chilli products on the market. What to expect on Chilli Farm Tour The Upton Cheyney is situated in the beautiful Cotswolds only 7 miles from Bristol and Bath in a…

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Holker Chilli Festival 2018

Holker Chilli Festival 8th and 9th September 2018

The Holker Chilli Festival in Cumbria is on 8th and 9th of September 2018 from 10:30am to 5pm. The Holker Hall and Gardens on the Holker Estate is locate in Cark-in-Cartmel near Grange over Sands in the stunning Cumbrian District. This chilli festival is over 2 days suppliers and producers from all over the country…

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Chilli Fiesta West Dean

West Dean Chilli Fiesta 2018 10 – 12 August 2018

  Book your tickets now for the West Dean Chilli Festival in August 2018 The West Dean Chilli Fiesta is on 10th and 12th August 2018 in the beautiful location of Chichester.   There is an early bird discount of 20% for pre bookings now available and the best thing about this festival is there…

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Chilli chicken dishes

10 best Chilli Chicken recipes

I’ve been looking for the best chilli chicken recipes for our Chilli Dinner Parties and found these great ideas. 1 – Chilli Chicken Liver Fry Chicken livers are still under utilised in the UK. I grew up with liver and bacon stew so I feel nostalgic just thinking about it. Here is a great recipe…

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Chilli Fiesta West Dean

Birmingham Chilli Festival 16th September 2018

The annual Birmingham Chilli Festival will take place on 14th and 15th September 2018 at Brindley Place.. The Chilli Market The chilli Festival includes live music, sizzing hot food and its all free. There will be lots of opportunities to sample hot sauces, chilli chocolates and buy a few of excellent chill plants. Find out…

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Chilli Growing Kit

15 Chilli Gift Ideas this Christmas 2015

It’s not too late to order chilli gifts for loved ones this Christmas. We have compiled a list of our favourite chilli products that make ideal Christmas presents for chilli lovers across the UK. The taste for chilli has truly taken off as the nation begins to enjoy the many varieties of chilli sauces on…

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Decan Tiffin Condiments

DeccanTiffin new chilli sauces range

Exciting times for Deccan Tiffin as they go from strength to strength celebrating, promoting and creating authentic, quality Indian food. Their supper clubs continue to grow in numbers and popularity across Brighton and offer cookery classes to teach food lovers about the range of herbs and spices and many combinations for creating beautiful marinades and…

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The Spice Queen Spice Box

New spice boxes from Amaani

Introducing our new range of Indian spices and Indian party boxes by Amaani. Amaani is the business creation of Parveen Ashraf of Bradford who has been cooking authenitc Indian dishes for many years and has even appeared on ‘Come Dine with Me’. Using the finest, quality ingredients she has put together a two packs containing…

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wheat intolerance

Coeliac Awareness Week

Following Coeliac Awareness Week we have decided to set up a Gluten Free section on the website to ensure those looking for Gluten Free Products can find them easily. We are also looking to source more Gluten Free items to meet this growing requirement. Decan Tiffin have a selection of Vegan and Gluten Free Condiments…

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Simply add chilli

Simply add Chilli range

The story of Susan McCann, founder and creator of Simply add Chilli, will resonate with all of us who long to leave the rat race and follow our hearts. Susan McCann created a fabulous brand of chilli dips ideal for parties with crackers and other savoury items or to simply to enjoy every day in…

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Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday 6th December

Saturday 6th December will be Small Business Saturday 2014 a whole day devoted to spreading the word and sharing the love for the hard working independent businesses across the UK and beyond. Small businesses are at the very heart of every community, they often offer unique products sometimes handmade with a great shopping experience and…

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Love2Spice

Love2spice Ringwood Business

In support of Small Business Saturday I would like to introduce you to our very own local Ringwood business Love2spice. Love2spice moved to the New Forest this year and have been attending many of the local markets and Chilli Festivals. They produce and supply spice kits made with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives to…

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Norfolk Chilli Farm

New Chilli Sauces by Norfolk Chilli Farm

Sample the hotly anticipated new Chilli Sauce range from The Norfolk Chilli Farm now! These hand made Chilli Sauces have been produced using the farms excellent home grown chillies and carefully crafted in small batches to produce the best possible taste. Five products available from Very hot to sweet for all pallets and Chilli lovers.…

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Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm Tours

Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm Tours 2014

The Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm Tour will be running from September through to 26th October 2014. Vouchers for the tour can be purchased online and booking tour dates can be made by contacting Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm directly. Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm is one of only a few…

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Holker Chilli Festival

Holker Chilli Fest 2014

The Holker Hall Chilli Fest 2014 is this Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2014 from 10:30am to 5:00pm at Holker Hall near Grange-Over-Sands in beautiful Cumbria. This Chilli Festival includes 2 of our suppliers Chef Bernie and The Wiltshire Chilli Farm so we wish them well and hope to see lots of Chilli devotees…

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Chef Bernie Banana Ketchup

Chef Bernie winner of Great Taste Awards 2014

Chef Bernies Banana Ketchup has been awarded a one star by the prestigious Great Taste Awards 2014. The Chef Bernie chilli sauces range has something for everyone from mild, to sweet, to the very hot, these sauces are loaded with fresh ingredients and plenty of flavour to add a tasty bite to any food or…

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Dorset Chilli Festival

Chillitastic – Great Dorset Chilli Festival 2014

We discovered The Great Dorset Chilli Festival last year through friends and were quite amazed by the huge crowds entering the event, then thrilled by the number of stands and variety of chilli products on offer, most of which you can ‘try before you buy’…getting those taste buds dancing. So this year we booked in…

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Chilli Street Food

Chilli business finalist in Food Awards

One of the finalists for the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2014 was a Chinese food street seller from Bristol called Chilli Daddy. The Food and Farming Awards was born to celebrate good food businesses across the Country and award their contributions and achievements. “To honour those who have done most to promote the cause…

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Tom Yum Soup

Tom Yum Soup recipe

One of our favourite Chilli dishes is Tom Yum Soup. This is a delightfully fresh and flavoursome Thai Fish Soup originating from Central Thailand and Laos loaded with an assortment of fragrant fresh herbs and plenty of fresh Chillies. This is a clear hot and soup soup with many variations of ingredients to choose from…

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Chilli Festivals

Chilli Festival Season 2014

The Chilli Festival Season is in full swing so if you have not yet booked your tickets or planned a Chilli Festival day out then here is the Chilli Festival Calender of events across the country. More Chilli Festivals are springing up across the country every year due to their popularity offering Chilli lovers a…

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