Barbecue and spicy food news hibernates in the winter. You can still find it, but there hasn’t been enough weirdness occurring in either world recently to warrant a Hot News post from me. Until this week. Read on.
5 Routes to Sweet Heat (That Don’t ALL Involve Chiles)
Lately, I’ve been posting a lot of recipes for spicy desserts. Not just because we writers are a lazy lot people who try to get the most out of a subject. Over the last few years we’ve seen more sweet offerings at the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. Seeing a tendency like this at one show would be happenstance, twice coincidence, and three shows, well, that’s an outright movement. The easy route to sweet heat is the strategic application of cayenne or chile pepper to chocolate. While I’m as easy as the next guy, there’s no real art to just adding a chile to an existing dessert recipe and calling it a day. Here are some sources of heat to consider when you start your own adventures in spicy dessert.
Chinese Man Eats 5 Lbs of Chile Peppers A DAY
According to a report from The Daily Mail, a man in China downs five pounds of chiles each and every day. I don’t eat five pounds of food each day, let alone all chile peppers, all the time.
Fiery Foods Show Three Months Away
With the 28th National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show just three months away, now is the perfect time for you to pick your space in the show while some of the best spaces are still available. Don’t wait until the last minute!
Cyber Monday Show Booth Specials
Enjoy this special for the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, March 4-6, 2016. Today, Cyber Monday, November 30, if you buy a booth and pay in full you will receive a free 1/4 page ad in the show program, production included, a $250 value.
Black Friday Fiery Foods Show Booth Specials
For the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, March 4-6, 2016, Black Friday to Cyber Monday, November 30, if you buy a booth and pay in full you will receive a free 1/4 page ad in the show program, production included, a $250 value.
2016 Scovie Winners Announced
The judging and counting is over and we congratulate all the Scovie winners listed here.
