Market Reports
28 articlesWhat's happening at chilli markets, festivals, and the wider hot sauce industry.
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6 min
Fermented Hot Sauce (Louisiana Style)
Lacto-fermented hot sauce with deep, complex flavour that no fresh sauce can match. Two-week process, worth every day.
5 min
Drying and Dehydrating Chillies at Home
Three methods for drying chillies at home: sun drying, oven drying, and using a dehydrator. Which works best for which variety.
4 min
Mango Habanero Chutney
Sweet, fruity, and genuinely hot. This chutney pairs brilliantly with grilled meat, cheese boards, or as a dipping sauce.
5 min
Choosing Your First Chilli Plant: A Beginner's Variety Guide
With hundreds of varieties available, where do you start? A practical guide to the best chillies for first-time growers.
3 min
The best chilli sauces coming out of the Western Cape right now
Cape Town's craft food scene has produced some genuinely world-class hot sauces. These are the ones worth knowing.
3 min
Pickled Jalapeños for Sandwiches
Quick-pickled jalapeños you can make in 20 minutes. Ready the next day, better after a week.
4 min
Making Chilli Powder and Spice Blends at Home
Grinding your own chilli powder gives you control over heat, flavour, and freshness that no commercial blend can match.
5 min
Ghost Pepper Salsa Verde
Tomatillo-based green salsa with ghost pepper heat. Roasted, blended, and balanced with lime and coriander.
5 min
The World's Hottest Chillies: From Jalapeño to Pepper X
A guide to the extreme end of the Scoville scale — what makes the world's hottest chillies hot, and how they compare.
4 min
Smoked Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Rich, smoky BBQ sauce built on chipotle chillies. Better than any bottle you'll find on a shelf.
5 min
The Joburg chilli festival report: what we saw at Capsaicin Fest 2026
Capsaicin Fest 2026 brought 40 vendors and 3,000 visitors to Joburg's Greyston Park. We spent the day talking to makers.
3 min
Thai Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
Homemade sweet chilli sauce is far better than the supermarket version. Ready in 15 minutes, lasts a month.