A few weeks ago, I visited a chilli farm (Edible Ornamentals) based near Cambridge and tasted a range of chilli peppers. The chilli farm grows several different types of pepper and also provides colourful chilli pepper plants for decorative and practical use. (The first time I saw chilli pepper plants used as decorations was in Copenhagen when I visited Tivoli theme park in late October, when they were opened for a short time for Halloween festivities. The theme park was decorated with pumpkins, scarecrows, dried corn, and other autumn-related items. The red/orange/yellow chilli pepper fit right in with its autumn-like colours.)
The farm also has a kitchen where the sauces are produced, and I bought some chilli sauces in the on-site shop. I enjoyed visiting the farm, picking chilli peppers, and snapping photographs. I brought home a few samples of chillis; these will be lasting me for a little while, which is a good thing because I love spice and I love hot chillis. (And what isn't to love with the hot food in autumn and winter time?)
I also came home with a chilli plant (Numex Twilight variety) with purple chilli peppers, that I am hoping will continue to produce a lot of chillis. It's currently brightening up the apartment.
A link to the chilli farm is below, along with photographs.
http://www.edibleornamentals.co.uk/
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