Blog Tag - chili

Spice Trails: Stock Your Pantry With this Adaptable Chili Oil
Like many amateur cooks, I’m understandably wary of large containers of hot oil so until recently I hadn’t ever given much thought to making my own...
Women Rule at Chili Pepper Eating Competition Round 2
A rabid crowd of supporters filled Encuentro on Sunday afternoon to witness history as two female contestants went pepper-to-pepper against a...
The Fire That Wouldn't Die: Join Us for Hot Chili Pepper Eating Contest Part 2!
You can't keep a spicy food lover down. By the time we lost Day 2 of the Spicy Fest last weekend to irate neighbors who were just a tad miffed that...
Iron Will, Iron Stomach: Calling All Brave Souls for our Annual Chili Pepper Eating Competition
It's that time of year again: when Beijing's spiciest citizens duke it out by stuffing the vegetable kingdom’s most brutal member into their mouths,...
Savour Presents: The Chilis of Sichuan
Savour is a monthly, WeChat-based digest about cultural dishes and the stories behind them. Follow Savour at ID: laurensnaps, or on Patreon @...
Spice Up Your Life: Boxing Cat's Terry Wang
People of the world! Every boy and every girl: In the lead up to our second annual Hot & Spicy Festival on Apr 20-21, we’re Spicing Up Our Lives...
Spice Up Your Life: On Growing Up With Chilies With Q Mex’s Marcus Medina
People of the world! Every boy and every girl: In the lead up to our second annual Hot & Spicy Festival on Apr 20-21, we’re Spicing Up Our Lives...
Grab Swag While the Grabbin's Good: Early Bird Tix Now on Sale for Hot & Spicy II
Ticketing for the Beijinger's second annual Hot and Spicy Fest is now open – and early bird buyers for the April 20-21 festival at Beijing's Galaxy...
Can Eating Chili Peppers Really Help You Lose Weight?
You've probably heard it before: eating spicy foods can burn both your tongue and calories! But is this weight loss myth really true? With the ...
American Craft Beers Take over Great Leap, Chili Cook-Off Set for April 16
The upcoming three-day holiday could become a lost weekend, as three top American craft breweries take over half the taps at Great Leap Brewing #45...
Find True North in the East: Canada Day in Beijing
Oh, Canada, while you might cop a bit of slack from the antics of your brother below, the rest of the world is grateful for your maple syrup, peanut...
It's Getting Hot In Here: Annual Chili Eating Contest
Eating contests are the ultimate in human tournaments, in what other competition do people take the most basic of survival instincts and engorge it...