Autumn 2023: New Limited & Seasonal Chilli Jams
This autumn we've got not one, not two, but THREE special flavours of chilli jam for ya: the extra spicy Blueberry & Habanero, the mild Green Tomato, and the returning-spicier-than-ever Malamango. Only a certain number of jars will be made for each one, and when they're sold out you might not see them again for a while!
Read on for an intro to each one, then add them to your cart if you like the sound of them. If you grab all three you'll get a little discount as well!
One for the spice lovers... Blueberry & Habanero Chilli Jam
This unexpected combination was a request from a friend. The recipe went through a few rounds of taste testing with some dedicated Easton Chilli fans recruited through Instagram, and after a few tweaks we reckon we've nailed a great balance between the super sweet blueberries and the searing habanero heat! There's a bit of lime and salt in there to to round out the flavour.
Tasting notes: sweet, blueberries, habaneros.
Great with: PB&J, sausage butty, full English, drizzled over pizza
Heat rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5
Blueberry & Habanero Chilli Jam
Sweet blueberries, zesty lime and searing habaneros in a delicious chilli jam. Heat: 4/5
£5.50
A bit of something sweet... Green Tomato Chilli Jam
We didn't have a great summer for growing this year - lots of dry grey days and extremely hot days. There comes a time of year when you gotta call it and harvest what you got. Luckily even if you've got a load of green tomatoes, you can still eat em and make a delicious chilli jam! These green tomatoes were rescued from East-Bristol-based Sim's Hill Shared Harvest (they do veg boxes!) who grew them using organic methods. They're a little sour, with a touch of tomatoey flavour, and they've made a delicious mild and sweet chilli jam.
Tasting notes: sweet, gentle tomatoey flavour
Great with: any sandwich! Cheese sandwich with a bit of raw onion, or in a BLT with a bit of mayo.
Heat rating: 🔥 1/5
Green Tomato Chilli Jam
Mild chilli jam made from rescued green tomatoes. Heat: 1/5
Out of stock
One for the taste explorers... Malamango Chilli Jam
It's back for 2023, and it's spicier than ever! The heat rating has been upped to 3/5 for an even spicier kick. If you're new to Malamango, this one combines chilli heat with tingly Sichuan peppercorns for that distinct Chinese-Sichuan "mala" taste. Paired with organic Spanish-grown mangoes sourced via CrowdFarming, this chilli jam is a unique twist on a mango chutney! The mango harvest in Spain this year was hit by extreme heat, so Malamango Chilli Jam is super limited this year - don't miss out!
Tasting notes: creamy sweet mango, tingly heat
Great with: a deluxe coronation chicken sandwich, roasting glaze for veg and meats, or best of all with a curry and a load of poppadoms.
Heat rating: 🔥🔥🔥 3/5
Malamango Chilli Jam
Make your next curry delicious with this unique tingly alternative to mango chutney. Heat: 3/5
Out of stock
Get the set!
Like the sound of all of those? Get the set in a trio pack, complete with a little discount!
Frequently asked
How spicy are your products?
Tolerance to chilli heat is very individual! Easton Chilli products are rated out of 5 on heat, trying to make a scale that works for regular people (i.e. people who don't have hot sauce on everything! :) )
- 0/5 - No heat here. Possibly suitable for your newborn baby.
- 1/5 - Just a hint. If you like your spice, you probably think this is nothing.
- 2/5 - A bit of zing. Everyone should be able to enjoy this level of heat, whether you're a regular folk or a chilli fiend. Most of our products are aimed at this level.
- 3/5 - It's heating up. Probably getting a little spicy for the regular folk now, definitely too spicy for a newborn baby.
- 4/5 - Now we're talking! You might talk your pal into trying this once, but they might need a glass of milk, and they might not speak to you for a while.
- 5/5 - Everything that's way too spicy for a regular person.
Here are some rough equivalences in heat.
- Heinz Tomato Ketchup = Easton Chilli 0/5
- Nando's Medium Peri Peri = Easton Chilli 2/5
- That chilli sauce at your local kebab shop = probably Easton Chilli 3/5
- Chilli Daddy's 4 = Easton Chilli 5/5
How does delivery work?
We offer a selection of delivery services depending on your location and order. Choose from them at the checkout.
- Local delivery (Easton and nearby): FREE
- Royal Mail 2nd Class (UK, NI, GG, JE, IM): £4
- Orders weighing more than 2kg (5+ jars): £7.50
- Orders valued £30 or more: FREE!
All orders should be with you within 3-5 working days from when you order (it might be a little longer than this sometimes, we'll be in touch if so).
Large orders (10+ jars) please get in touch so we can make special arrangements.
International orders are available depending on what the customs regulations are of your country. Please get in touch before you place your order to confirm whether we can ship to your country.
Where are your products made?
I started making everything in my home kitchen in Easton! This was great until Christmas 2023 when everyone wanted a jar of chilli jam, In January 2024 I started renting a professional kitchen over in Brislington to make all the products. At some point I hope to return production to Easton!
My t-shirts are printed by the lovely Live Ink Co, based in Bedminster in Bristol.
Sustainability etc?
Of course. Sustainability is important to Easton Chilli and it's considered in all parts of the business.
Packaging
We try to reuse waste materials in our packaging, so if someone has delivered bubble wrap to us, or we have a perfectly sized Amazon box lying around, we might use them for your order. Better to reuse it than throw it away to landfill!
All new packaging that we source is plastic-free and recyclable, and we prefer to buy cardboard or recycled materials where possible. Sometimes we use corn-starch mailer bags.
Any waste cardboard that we can't use gets shredded and put into our compost heap, along with our waste vegetable scraps from jam cooking. The worms love this arrangement.
Product
We try to source all our ingredients "loose" and prefer local and low-plastic companies.
We use preserving techniques like lacto-fermentation to extend the shelf life of some of our ingredients, for example we can buy in a few kg of bird's eye chillies and keep using them for months under the right conditions.
The old packaging of our jars is designed to be removed - it's just a bit of string and card. The idea is that you're more likely to reuse a jar if you don't have to spend ages washing off the sticker that's on it. Our new packaging is paper based and biodegradable - no plastic.
We currently use plastic tamper seals on our 150ml hot sauce bottles, and plastic lids; we are working towards using a compostable tamper seals but the lids will probably be plastic as long as we use this type of bottle.
Unfortunately due to UK Food Safety regulations, we are not allowed to re-use any glass destined to be a "packaged product" i.e. a jar of jam or a bottle of sauce that is sold to a consumer. We have to use new jars and lids for each product. If this weren't the case we'd love to have a closed-loop return and reuse system in place, and we'd be up for working with other producers to standardise on our packaging to make it more viable.
Delivery
We've partnered with Zedify to deliver some of our packages in Bristol. Their fleet of electric cargo bikes means their deliveries within BS1-16 are low-carbon-emitting.
Delivery to the rest of the UK is done using Royal Mail and other couriers like APC and DPD, many of which are working to reduce their carbon emissions.