Are Cork chillies too hot to handle? A chilli-eating contest: competitors square up to the specialist produce of the Cork Chilli Company, a Douglas-based start-up, and test their mettle, as the heat intensifies with each round. We grow more than 40 different varieties of chillies here in Cork, so we have the means and raw material to be able to run the competition. We also did our first farmers’ market on October 1, 2016, selling sauces, fresh chillies and chilli plants. The chillies will begin at a mild and will increase in heat, based upon the Scoville Scale of chilli-pepper heat as rounds progress.

Source: Evening echo October 02, 2018 11:03 UTC