Bank holiday weekend I went to a Chilli Festival in Frosts, a local garden centre. Chilli Fiesta would have been a more fun name that fitted their theme - they had staff in sombreros, a mariachi band, a chilli focused BBQ and a little straw bale pen with micro pigs on display. There were also rows and rows of different chilli plants or seeds available for purchase. I sampled the grilled haloumi and veggies kebabs from the BBQ with a variety of chilli sauces, a chili jelly sweet, chili cheese.
Some fun chilli facts I learnt...
Some fun chilli facts I learnt...
- Christopher Columbus brought the chilli plant to Europe around 1492, he mistook it for black pepper, hence why it is known as chilli 'pepper'.
- Chillies are full of vitamin A and C - twice as much as citrus fruit.
- Hungary is world famous for it's chilli powder, known as paprika. There is a Chilli museum in Szeged.
- Soaking chillies in vinegar with help reduce their strength.
- The best way to relieve the burning sensation from eating chillies is to drink milk, yogurt or ice-cream. Water will only disperse the oil around your mouth and make it worse.
- The hottest part of the chilli is not the seed, it's the white placenta inside the chilli.
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