The Hot Sauce Emporium

02/10/2026

Long-requested, and now at last available in store, the Hot Sauce Emporium is stocking a range of top quality Mexican chilli powders. The range includes Ancho Grande, Guajillo, Chipotle, Habanero and Carolina Reaper...

30/09/2026

I was fortunate enough to escape from the Emporium on Monday to pay a visit to the South Devon Chilli Farm, where I was made to feel very welcome by the owners, Amrit and Jennie (plus their appropriately-attired doggie, Klein!). It's always a pleasure to visit the farm and hear a few snippets of what's going on there and what's on the horizon in terms of new products and other very exciting future plans, plus it's set in such a beautiful location. For anyone planning a visit to the South Hams area of Devon, a visit to the South Devon Chilli Farm should be an absolute must, although be aware that off-season opening hours currently apply.

In the background is the farm orchard, whose apples go into their delicious Heritage Apple Chilli Jelly, which is available in the Hot Sauce Emporium. You can also find plenty of other South Devon Chilli Farm sauces, preserves, seeds and of course award-winning chocolate bars in the Hot Sauce Emporium. We are located in Bristol's historic St Nicholas Market. Shout out as well to farm stalwart Ben, who didn't make the pictures!

23/09/2026

The flavours of Japan have arrived in the Hot Sauce Emporium via Brixton; specifically, the Lazy Scientist Sauces Wasaaaabi Hot Sauce. This unusual medium-hot sauce carries the bold flavours of Tamari, Spring Onion, Wasabi and citrussy Sancho Pepper, and is a perfect accompaniment for sushi, gyozo or rice dishes. You know it's going to be a quality sauce if it's made by Lazy Scientist, and this one is no exception, winning both a Gold award and Category Winner award in this year's National Chilli Awards.

Wasaaaabi Hot Sauce, along with a range of great sauces from Lazy Scientist and many others, is available now from the Hot Sauce Emporium. We are located within Bristol's historic St Nicholas Market, near the City Centre. Japanese backdrop kindly borrowed from my neighbour, Japonicat.

21/09/2026

Today marks the 45th Anniversary of Belizean independence, and coincidentally it's Marie Sharp's 45 anniversary year of making outstanding hot sauces, beloved by Hot Sauce Emporium customers (and me!!!). Warm congratulations to all at Marie Sharp's and to Belize in general!!!

From di heart of Belize to every corner of di world — Happy 45th Independence Day! 🇧🇿🔥 Look at me. I am Belize at 45 — proud, flavorful, and strong!

18/09/2026

Following a midweek visit to the Hot Sauce Emporium from Rikki at , we are now fully restocked with the Sunray and Mura sauces, as well as all the regular Easton Chilli goodies that we stock...

11/09/2026

It was what you might call a 'Works Night Out' yesterday evening, as I headed over to the Easton Chilli kitchen for one of Rikki's Cookery School sessions, with a range of Sichuan dishes being on the menu. It was great fun and it felt like just the right balance of people on the course to receive sufficient guidance, where required, and I wasn't too surprised to find that two of the other budding chefs are Hot Sauce Emporium regulars. Under Rikki's excellent tutelage, we all managed to produce a delicious meal of Mapo Tofu, served with Jasmine Rice, Smacked Cucumber Salad and Soy Pickled Peanuts, all served up with our own crispy Sichuan Chilli Oil. The evening ended with an opportunity to purchase some excellent Easton Chilli Sauces and Chilli Jams - luckily for me, I already have a shop full!

For anyone interested, I can highly recommend booking one of Rikki's cookery or hot saucemaking classes - you will not be disappointed. You can find details on the Easton Chilli online store, or in the Hot Sauce Emporium. Thanks to Sam for taking the pictures.

08/09/2026

A late addition to the Emporium 'Taste of Summer' range...the Limited Edition Bravado Spice Mango & Chamoy Hot Sauce has arrived. This mild to medium sauce perfectly captures the essence of an authentic Chamoy sauce, blending juicy Mango, Tamarind and Hibiscus Flower with the Tajin Clasico blend of chillies, salt and lime. Splash it all over mangos, pineapples, ice cream, grilled chicken or seafood tacos, cheese and much more. I must stress I only have a very limited amount in stock, and Bravado Spice themselves are already sold out.

The Mango & Chamoy sauce is now available from the Hot Sauce Emporium, along with several other sauces from their quality range, including the Serrano & Basil, AKA Miso and just-back-in-stock Black Garlic Carolina Reaper. The Emporium is located in Bristol's historic St Nicholas Market.

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03/09/2026

I'm pleased to announce that with the arrival of Satan's Lady yesterday, all three of the amazingly flavoursome Karyo Satan's Gravy sauces are now available from the Hot Sauce Emporium. Satan's Lady is a fruity, medium hot sauce containing baked pears, mango puree, orange juice and rind, habanero and scotch bonnet peppers, tomatoes and a whole host of warming spices, and it is seriously so good that you may want to take a swig straight out of the bottle, as I just did.

Satan's Lady, Satan's Gravy and Wang Jam are all available now from the Hot Sauce Emporium, along with a whole host of other quality Bristol-made hot sauces. Find us in the historic St Nicholas Market, located near Bristol City Centre.

28/08/2026

A couple of delicious new items to look out for in the Emporium, from two much-loved producers who will be familiar to shop regulars.

First up is Mr Vikkis Habanero Chilli Crisp. This is a brand new chilli oil product, which is presumably the only reason it's not festooned with multiple food awards, because, trust me, this is an unforgettable delight. Made with award-winning Eden Yard cold-pressed rapeseed oil, crunchy chilli, onion, garlic and sh*take mushroom crisp, you may well find yourself eating this one straight out of the jar. Well, I did.

Next up is a new Pain Is Good sauce from Spicin Foods, being the Harissa Hot Sauce. Packed with Red Jalapeno and Birds-Eye chillies, lemon juice, a North African spice blend and mint, this feisty sauce is just crying out for a falafel wrap or tagine served with cous-cous. As ever, the long-suffering Bubba is featured on the label...

Both these items are available to purchase now in the Hot Sauce Emporium. We are located within Bristol's historic

18/08/2026

After an early morning visit to the polytunnel today, I realised I'd not shared any chilli pics this year. In truth, it's not been a great year for crops in general for me, for various reasons, but the Padron Peppers are now producing (see delicious plateful!), and the Lemon Drop and Wiri Wiri Peppers are belatedly getting to the flowering stage. As long as we have a warm September, I'm still hopeful for a reasonable crop. If we don't, I'll be in trouble, as I'm banking on a decent crop of Wiri Wiris so that Rikki at Easton Chilli can cook up a fresh batch of the Hot Sauce Emporium Spice Ritual Wiri Wiri Preserved Lemon sauce.

The plateful of fresh tomatillos also pictured are from our friends at Otomí, where they are now available to purchase, although you may have spotted a few of my own tomatillo plants in the first picture.