Chilli drinking chocolate from South Devon Chilli Farm hots up Great Taste Awards

Tasted amongst 10,000 other products at the 2013 Great Taste Awards, South Devon Chilli Farm’s chilli drinking chocolate wowed the judges and has been awarded a highly sought after star. Not only is this Aztec style hot chocolate absolutely delicious but also comes in a seriously stylish kilner jar (200g, £7.00) and gives twice the warmth of a regular hot chocolate.

Steve Waters, chilli expert and co-director of South Devon Chilli Farm, comments on the award: “We are thrilled to have won a star at this year’s Great Taste Awards, the world’s largest and most rigorous food awards.”  Steve continues: “More than twelve judges including top chefs, food critics and fine food retailers blind tasted our chilli drinking chocolate, judging purely on taste.  This award, therefore, not only means a great deal to us but also to our many followers, giving them re-assurance that South Devon Chilli Farm products are not only wonderfully made and of the highest quality, but also extremely tasty.”

For the perfect Mexican-style hot chocolate drink, Steve recommends melting about 30g-40g (two or three dessertspoons) into hot milk.  The 200g of flakes in the kilner jar is enough for about eight mugs of this warming drink.  When you’ve come to the bottom of the kilner jar you can simply buy a re-fill pack from South Devon Chilli Farm of the chilli drinking chocolate (250g, £5.25).  You can keep your kilner jar topped up knowing that you are being very environmentally friendly.

Pioneers of the chilli growing movement in the UK, South Devon Chilli Farm produce a wide range of products which are made from ‘Seed to Sauce’.  As well as the chilli drinking chocolate and delicious selection of chilli chocolate, this hugely popular Devon producer also make chilli preserves and sauces, ranging from mild to hot.  In addition, South Devon Chilli Farm also sells a wide variety of seeds, dried chillies, growing kits and chilli plants.  In the words of Jamie Oliver: “As you know I am a chilli freak and these guys grow the best in the country.”

Other recent award wins for South Devon Chilli Farm include two Bronze awards in this year’s Taste of the West awards for their chilli chocolate crunchy cake and chilli drinking chocolate.  In last year’s awards Gold was awarded to its Honeycomb Chilli Chocolate where it was one of only four products to win a Gold in the confectionary category.  In addition to this Gold award, South Devon Chilli Farm was also awarded a Silver for its Cold Pressed Rapeseed Chilli Oil, Pepper Relish and Smokey Chipotle Salsa and a Bronze for its Serrano Chilli sauce.

The products in the range are all available on www.sdcf.co.uk as well as in delis and independent stores nationwide. For more hot tips and suggestions from South Devon Chilli Farm follow them on Twitter @SDCF_CO_UK or link up on Facebook.