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Saturday the 27th August in Rieti, Italy. I was invited to appear and co-host at an international chilli-eating contest by my friend Arturo Rencricca and the organisers at the HUGE Fiera Mondiale Campionaria Del Peperoncino di Rieti Festival!

This was a huge event with a huge crowd. Four brave competitors took to the stage to represent their countries – Carmelo from ITALY, Xioa from CHINA, Anna from POLAND and Noor from Tunisia!

This was one of the most wonderful experiences I have had on my chilli journey so far! I really hope to go back to Italy next year. If you are reading this and you love anything to do with chillies, you must pay Rieti a visit when the next festival takes place!

27 Comments

  1. They were SO lucky you were not competing. All hail the Queen, from the Scoville squad and a aspiring chili head! You are the bar we measure ourselves by.

  2. That is one epic crowd! You looked at home there on the stage, Shen – and it looked like you even had fun! Both of the end contestants really deserve massive applause. There was nothing between them right until the end. Great competition!

  3. wow only 4 people? that's surprising…what fun!! you and Mr. Spicy did great as co hosts Shen!!

  4. You are amazing, I can only eat one pepper with great difficulty. What is the most peppers you've eaten in one day?

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