The Wiltshire Chilli Farm - Chilli Jams

Wiltshire Chilli Farm were really inspired when they created their three chilli jams, namely Mild Chilli Jam, Habanero Gold and Cranberry Kick.

Yes we hear you say, what can set these chilli jams apart from all of the other chilli jams out there? Well, for a team at the Devil’s Garden that can debate for hours about a vague chilli-related technicality let Jupiter strike us if we can find the answer to that question. The only thing that comes to mind is: they just are. In fact they are light-years ahead of other chilli jams currently available to the general populace.

Wiltshire Chilli Farm’s Mild Chilli Jam just makes the world stop. It really does. We have finally found the way to make people stop speaking whilst eating. Just give them some of Wiltshire Chilli Farm’s Mild Chilli Jam and they will stop mid-sentence, wonder for a minute what has just happened to the chemicals of their brain to produce such tingles of pleasure before giving up and relishing in the wonderful taste experience that Wiltshire Chilli Farm’s Mild Chilli Jam brings on every time.

But if you are inclined to have something a bit hotter then just try Wiltshire Chilli Farm’s Habanero Gold Chilli Jam. With a true taste of apricots, the Habanero hits you full in the face after about 5 seconds which is just enough time for your brain to register how great it tastes before you have to surrender to the heat and have a small chilli infused high (can we really not use the word orgasm?).

And to top it all The Wiltshire Chilli Farm created the insanely good Cranberry Kick chilli jam that not only will remind you of all your best Sunday lunches ever but will also provide you with a medium heat intense enough to curb any chilli craving you might have, night or day!

Wiltshire Chilli Farm can’t justify the quality of their chilli jams on luck alone. This is just plain talent. This is based on an expert understanding of the delicate balance of pain and pleasure that chillies generate. Now all we ask is for Wiltshire Chilli Farm to create many more varied and delightful chilli jams for us to feast on!

The Wiltshire Chilli Farm

A new brand is now available at the Devil’s Garden and what a treat we have in store for you folks! Wiltshire Chilli Farm started a couple of years ago near Melksham in the south-west of the UK and had a stand at the Brighton Chilli Festival 2011 which is where we met the husband and wife team, namely Jamie and Julie.

We are still astonished at the fact that Wiltshire Chilli Farm has managed to not only create from scratch a neat little plantation housing more than a thousand varieties of chilli plants in four polytunnels but they have also brought to the market a plethora of chilli jams, chutneys, chilli salts and of course hot sauces in what takes certain brands years to produce.

We have seen many a new brand crash and burn after getting a little bit too confident but we can tell from experience that Wiltshire Chilli Farm definitely won’t be one of these. Led by a true passion for all things chilli-related and keen to bring to the general populace chilli products with chillies that are too often left in the background such as the Fatalii or the Yellow 7 Pot, we can definitely say that the future is bright for Wiltshire Chilli Farm.

But if you want the unbiased opinion of chilli heads and chilli virgins that we used as guinea-pigs for a number of Wiltshire Chilli Farm’s chilli products then the overall feeling is that the flavour is always gorgeous, the heat is well balanced and the whole experience of smelling, tasting and ingesting the chilli jams, chutneys, chilli salts and hot sauces is one that should be had times and times again!

Sinful Sauces - An Quick Overview

In less than two years Sinful Sauces have managed to bring forth to the general public a whole range of sweet and savoury hot sauces, chilli pickles and spreads and boy do we love them for it! Far from resting on their laurels Sinful Sauces are always keen to reinvent traditional sauces or turn a chilli pickle on its head for the delight of our senses.

Need an example? Well how does a Habanero and Cardamom Pickle sounds like? Or a Chilli Chocolate Hazelnut Spread? And what if we were to tell you that “Envy” uses the kiwi as a main ingredient or that “Wicked” puts the beautiful Serrano chilli pepper at its forefront?

The 7 Deadly Sins Collection is such a great idea with flavours ranging from sweet to savoury and with wonderful elements such as Clementines, Passionfruit, Pineapple, Apricot or slowly roasted Tomatoes, red onions or applewood smoked garlic.  Chillies of predilection for Sinful Sauces are the Habanero Orange, Naga and Scotch Bonnets but as mentioned earlier the Serrano aslo finds its place as well as the popular Jalapeno.

With Sinful Sauces you can be sure that there is a little bit of something for everyone and we truly hope that they keep taking us on a real chilli adventure in the coming years!

Chilli Queen - Chilli Jellies

It is no wonder that Chilli Queen has been around for nearly three decades. Yes, it might not be the most flashy brand spoken of in the chilli world but one fact remain: that after nearly thirty years Chilli Queen is a contant in many people's lives. It does not follow the whims of fashion, it bases its integrity on tried and tested chilli jellies, ketchup and brown sauce that are simply to die for and don't we love them for it.

Everything started off with the Original Chilli Jelly as its name indicates which later on got some added spice and became the Extra Hot Chilli Jelly. Soon followed other awesome flavours such as Ginger & Lime, Cranberry and Mint but if we have to pick a real winner... well we couldn't actually because there are two that just have to be put on a par, we are of course talking of Chilli Queen's Sundried Tomato and Balsamic Vinegar Chilli Jelly that makes us weak in the knees everytime we have a spoonful of it and the mighty Chilli Queen's Coriander & Shallot Chilli Jelly which is what every stir-fry, curry, sandwich and grilled chicken needs!

It has been commented on many times that this is also a brand that provides chilli products that are suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs, a fact very much appreciated amongst our customers who have been looking for a long time for a brand that would follow their dietary requirements. 

All in all you can be sure to never go wrong with Chilli Queen. It has been tried and tested and will always be a staple range of condiments to suit everybody's mood and chilli needs!

Bim's KItchen - African Inspired Tastiness

Writing a simple blog about Bim's Kitchen is just impossible. This is the kind of brand that requires pause and carefully chosen words so we are already offering penance for the sin of quickly going over some of Bim's products without the proper attention it deserves.

After all, this is the brand that brought us the amazing African Pepper Spice Mill (and its handy refill!) as well as the African Herb and Spice Rub which takes pride of place amongst our many spices. We have had so many compliments for our food when using these spices it's unbelievable and although we'd like to take credit for it every time we have to give back to Bim's what belongs to Bim's!

The Spicy African Ketchup is just about the best ketchup there is currently out there and with definitely less chemicals and a deeper flavour than supermarket counterparts. One condiment that we use and abuse on a daily basis is Bim's Kitchen African Lemon, Garlic and Pepper Sauce as it encompasses staple ingredients that are necessary in any risotto, stir-fry or marinade worthy of the name.

We were seen keeling over when we tried Bim's curry pastes, may it be African Bean and Nut or the Melon Seed one. They are that good. Both are widely different but the fantastic thing about them is that they are more versatile than a simple curry. You can really use them as they are over vegetables or poured over chicken or lamb (good God the lamb!) at the last minute.

Again, it is too hard to go over everything in just a few words when it comes to Bim's Kitchen so this is why we highly recommend for you to check out this astonishing range so you don't miss out on any of it!!

A new brand you are not going to want to miss!

If you don’t know Rico Picante’s range of chilli sauces yet, believe us, you’ll want to get yourselves some as soon as possible! Five chilli sauces to suit your every cravings, one Peruvian chilli that rules them all, only one end game: to bring forth an astronomically orgasmic feeling to your senses!

You might think we are exaggerating but just wait until you’ve tried one of these Rico Picante’s chilli sauces, may it be the fragrant Amarillo, the versatile Amazonia, the salivating Smoky, the exotic Andes or the fiery Oops! Each of these sauces has got its own winning particularity but they all have something in common, the Peruvian Aji chilli pepper that cannot be found in any other hot sauce currently on the market.

Our tastebuds are now addicted to this wonderful Aji Yellow chilli pepper that has been crossed in these sauces with the berry flavoured Panca chilli, Rocoto chilli pepper and even Peruvian Black Mint!

Led by a brother and sister team who are nostalgic of their childhood land of Peru, Rico Picante is still a young brand but you could never tell in view of the professionalism and stylish image it displayed from the start.

All we know is this is already creating a hell of a buzz around us so talk to your family about it, introduce one of these five wonderful chilli sauces to your friends, you’ll soon become the most loved person in the room!

The Chilli Pepper Compay Hot Sauces

Who better to go to then The Chilli Pepper Company when you want to sample some of the best hot sauces out there? With the Chilli Pepper Company you can be sure that you are in good hands, especially when trying hot sauces such as The Beast, Naga Mama or the aptly named Be Damned.

The Chilli Pepper Company started off by selling chilli seeds and quickly progressed to making chilli sauces that are now very famous. It was even able to achieve a world record by producing the Naga Viper chilli pepper which was used to make, you’ve guessed it, the Naga Viper Hot Sauce.

The most famous hot sauce from The Chilli Pepper Company has to be 10 Minute Burn though as it is one of the hottest chilli sauces on the market to this day and has also been banned from no less than 3 chilli festivals as people started having “episodes” after trying it out. We have to admit that we were looking a bit worse for wear also when we tried it at the West Dean Chilli Festival in 2010.

The Chilli Pepper Company took advantage of this publicity by creating an even more insane chilli sauce called 15 Minute Burn which could also be called “3 hours running around like a headless chicken trying to extinguish the smoke coming out of one’s ears” but I guess that might be a bit too long to put on the label...

The Chilli Pepper Company is great in that it provides chilli products for everybody so if you are a bit scared of 10 Minute Burn, The Beast, Naga Mama or the Naga Viper Chilli Sauce then try some Organic Chilli Chocolate or Chilli Fudge from the Chilli Pepper Company and you’ll see what we mean!