Probably one of the most used chillies in the world, certainly one of the most common

Usually having heat levels of between 30k to 70k with ours being around 50k SHU

The cayenne’s are full of chilli flavour we all have come to love and are ideal in any designed dish you are cooking, whether it be a starter or main course, or even side dishes in salads, dressings

The chillies come mostly whole as in the picture but can contain broken pods, but doesn’t distract from the flavour or heat

Product of India, and is used in nearly every cuisine on the planet from starters, to mains, and not forgetting lovely deserts

Each pod weighs approx 1g

It’s amazing how a simple ingredient like a chilli can transform a dish, when using Kashmiri chillies, you are doing just that to your Asian Meal

Used in mild curry dishes in the Kashmiri Region of India, using creamy coconut, wonderfully spiced ingredients and adding a touch of spice and heat that balances with the rest of the ingredients.

A must try for anybody who like to cook to see the difference between chillies

Each pod weighs approx 2-4g

There are well known chillies and there are chillies that have been grown for generations in remote areas of the world that are only now coming to our market

The Indian Chilli is one such pod, grown in the Saurastra Region of India and expelling local myths not everything in India is hot, quite the opposite

The Indian Round Chilli is very mild in heat, probably around 5000 SHU which is the same as most Mexican chillies, with a slightly sweet flavour that will accompany any lightly spiced dish to provide a gentle backdrop of heat

A must try for anybody who likes to cook to see the difference between chillies

Each pod weighs approx 1-2g

The Naga Bhut Jolokia is incredibly famous the world over for starting a revolution in the chilli world, and it wasn't made but discovered where it had been evolving for centuries

In India however, the naga has been around for a few hundred years at least, and as with all chillies the local areas grow them for generations and through cross breeding, insect pollination etc, the chilli changes into a new type

The Chakasang is from an area in India and they smoke dry the pods to preserve

These chillies are great in flavour, aroma, and heat, not as hot as a naga but a good dose for sure, authentic all the way!

Smoked dried to add a great treat of flavour!  Typically 1 pod weighs approx 2g

Grown in the North East area of India and nicknamed the Scotland of the East for its weather

As with all chillies when they are cultivated in an environment the pods change to relflect their new home

This cayenne type is one of the most flavoursome I have tried, with good conformity of flavour and heat throughout

heat levels are around 30k SHU which is standard for cayenne