The National Chilli Awards Amateur Hot Sauce Category

Following on from the heat of the April NCA Amateur Hot Sauce competition we are holding the finals at the FF UK on 18th September at Victoria Gdns, Brighton.

If you make a chilli-based sauce, chilli, curry, chocolate cake, cocktail or anything else with lots of chilli in it then bring it along to our Festival where it will be judged by Chillipepperpete, Darth Naga and Dave Floyd of The Chile Foundry.  The winner will receive ... well, we haven't decided yet but it will be worth it!

Entries will be judged on overall taste, chilli heat, name, presentation (label), and overall winner.

To enter just download the entry form and competition rules and return it to info@fieryfoodsuk.co.uk  Good luck!

Fiery Foods UK Festivals

As part of the National Chilli Awards in September we are looking for chilliheads to enter our amateur hot sauce category.

Amatuer Chilli Sauce Competition results Hove Lawns 3rd-5th April.

Overall winner: ' The Evil One' made by Russell Williams of Hemel Hempstead, Herts

Best taste: 'Lily's Lime & Ginger Chilli Jelly' made by Charlotte Lacny of Haywards Heath, W Sussex

Best presentation: 'Destroy All Monsters' made by Rachel Amoroso of Hove

Best chilli heat: 'The Evil One'

Best name: 'The Evil One'

Thank you so much to everyone who took part - we had 14 entries of an incredibly high standard. The 3 judges were so impressed - as Chillipepperpete said, " We were all amazed at the high quality of the entries and it was incredibly difficult to come up with a winner.Every one of the sauces was worthy of an award!" However, a winner was chosen on the basis of its all-round quality, a superhot sauce whose heat was not just for its own sake but totally in keeping with its character.

We do hope all the entrants will re-submit their entries and make some others for the next FF UK Fest on 18th & 19th September.

Russell, our winner, receives a weekend in Brighton for the FF UK Fest in September.