Levens Hall Chilli Festival

Well the sun shone, the smell of chillies was in the air and lots of people tried wonderful preserves, hot sauces and spices throughout the weekend. We feel this was the most successful Chilli Fest so far, with a comedian making the crowd laugh for a good hour, tantalising dancing and much more stands than in previous years. Famous brands such as the Chilli Pepper Company and Mr Vikki’s had a roaring success as well as the up and coming Spicy Monkeys and Cambridge Chilli Farm. We were disappointed not to see Darth Naga as the Chilli Fest although we can’t really blame him as he was making his way to London in order to appear live on Big Brother’s Little Brother on Sunday morning. Overall, the Chilli Fest was a great way for Southern suppliers to get their produce known in the North. We had tried the Chilli Pepper Company’s famous 10 minute burn hot sauce at the West Dean Chilli Fiesta (a hot sauce that was banned at two prior festivals), but decided to be a bit braver and try half a teaspoon of the stuff. The flavour was amazing although our tester looked a bit green once the powerful chilli extract hit his stomach… a great sauce though, and one that we are sure to stock soon. We were particularly bowled over by The Cambridge Chilli Farm’s range of jams and jellies which, although rather mild, will mesmerize you with their incredible flavour, especially the Habanero Gold Jam! We hope that the Chilli Fest will develop over the years as the West Dean Chilli Fiesta is still the top festival on a national scale. We’ll be sure to go to next year’s Levens Hall Chilli Fest and see how things developed over the year!

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