From the monthly archives:

October 2008

How to Make a Chilli Ristra

October 21, 2008
Chilli Ristra

Ristras are strings or arrangements of chilli pepper pods that are hung to air dry. They are thought to have originated in South America as a simple/practical way to dry out surplus chillies for consumption at a later date. More recently ristras have increasingly been used for decoration in kitchens around the world and in [...]

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grand designs live spiced up

October 14, 2008

A big thank you to all those of us that came to see The Chilli King stand at the Grand Designs Live show. It was great to put a face to many of the names we’ve seen in emails over the last few month.

What surprised us most about the show was the huge interest that [...]

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Grand Designs with Chillies

October 3, 2008

If you have been inspired by our site to start growing your own chillies then you should come down to the National Exhibition Center (NEC) at Birmingham between Friday the 10th & Sunday the 12th of October 2008. We have been invited to exhibit at the Grand Designs Live exhibition hosted by non other than [...]

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