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3 Ways to Use Small-Batch Hot Sauce (Beyond Just Eggs)

How to use Hot Sauce

In other words: You’ve got the bottle. Now here’s how to actually use it. Have you ever wondered how to use your Hot Sauce? Well, if you’re someone who adds hot sauce to your eggs and calls it a day, you’re seriously underusing your bottle. Especially if you’re buying from small-batch makers who pour flavour, […]

The Carolina Reaper Chilli

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Where to begin? The Carolina Reaper Pepper is currently the hottest pepper in the world surpassing the ‘Butch T’. It originated from South Carolina from a man called Ed Currie and is bright red in colour with a bumpy texture. This pepper not only has EXTREME heat but a nice fruity flavour before the spice […]

Beef Trinchado

A traditional South African Portuguese dish with Angolan and Mozambican roots, trinchado is the ultimate in soul-warming, winter dishes. It is usually made with stewing beef and simmered for hours in a rich, spicy gravy, before being served over a bowl of slap chips (fries). The floury Portuguese rolls for dunking are a must, and […]