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Domino’s New Reggae Reggae Pizza – Special Offer till April 10th

by Darth Naga on April 6, 2011 · 1 comment

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Reggae Reggae Pizza

Reggae Reggae Pizza

It was Tuedsay night, myself and Mr’s Naga were feeling a bit peckish and fancied something different, i was sat at my PC at the time and was just browsing facebook, when a post came up from the “Domino’s” pizza page, so i clicked it and it took me to the “Reggae Reggae pizza pre launch” special offer where you could grab the pizza for only £9.99!! We were both up for trying something different, and because Domino’s are our local “Pizza delivery experts” we decided to give it a try!

Ingredients: Domino’s signature pizza dough,Pineapple, Sweetcorn, green peppers, tomato and “Reggae Reggae sauce” (Please note this is the “Veggae Veggae” version for vegetarians, the normal version omits the sweetcorn and has chicken instead)

(Review sample kindly supplied by Domino’s the pizza delivery expert)

Darth’s Opinion:

“Let me first say that the Domino’s pizza shop in Bordon should be praised for it lightening quick service, from paying via paypal to the pizza arriving at my door was a mere 20 minutes and it was cooked to PERFECTION! The pizza itself was nothing short of awesome, The dough was nice and fluffy and the topping were neither too dry or too wet, they were just perfect.

I like what Domino’s have done with this one, they have basically taken a chicken and vegetable pizza and given it a real caribbean flava (see what i did there?) by adding in some of Levi Roots own “Reggae Reggae sauce” and they haven’t just splashed it over the top, they have used the sauce in place of their traditional tomato sauce, so its in every single bite you take, and the flavour of the sauce (my original review for Reggae Reggae sauce can be found here) really does come through well and make this pizza just that little bit more special.

I can honestly say that i have nothing bad to say about this pizza, in fact the only criticism that i could give it is the lack of any chilli’s on top of the pizza, that would have sealed this review in gold for me!”

Mr’s Naga’s opinion:

“I must say that I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve tried the original Reggae Reggae sauce before and thought it was good, but not something awe inspiring. I notivced in another fast food restaurant that they served ‘Reggae Reggae Chicken’ and I felt a little saddened that, as a vegetarian, the carnivores were getting all the options! So, its refreshing to see something that has been designed for vegetarians as well. Firstly I have to admit that I didn’t give this sauce its ‘dues’ as it were. On its own it is an average sauce; but with the toppings on this pizza is was delicious.

I love pineapple and sweetcorn on my pizzas, and replacing the usual tomato sauce with the Reggae Reggae sauce was an interesting, but simply superb idea. I can’t agree with Darth about the heat level, the sauce is warming enough and I feel that adding chilies would ruin the effects that this pizza achieves.”

If theres one thing that myself and Mr’s Naga can agree on, its that we think “Reggae Reggae sauce” should be an option when customising ANY pizza on the Domino’s website, we have agreed that if it became an option we would probably choose “Reggae Reggae sauce” over the normal tomato sauce base every time, it is THAT good!

This week you can order the pizza for a special price of just £9.99 by “liking” the facebook page and clicking the “order now” button Here:
http://www.facebook.com/DominosPizza?sk=app_110045509078524

After this week you will of course be able to order the pizza at normal prices over at www.Dominos.co.uk

Until next time we meet my chilli padawans, may the sauce be with you, ALWAYS!!!

Flavour
(8/10)
Heat
(2/10)
Packaging
(7/10)
Value
(8/10)
Overall
(8/10)

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ChileFoundry Newsletter March 2010

by Hot Juan on April 1, 2010 · 0 comments

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March 2010 and so far we have had over 100 sauces in for review this year. this is going to be a mega year for chillies

Top 10 UK Chilli Web Sites — March 2010 – Still on the top slot is Chillis Galore, most sites this month have seen there overall rank drop on Alexa, we also have just one new site in the Top 10 Sites with the Dartmoor Chilli Farm Joining in at #9.

Hot Headz & Scorchio Top 10 Products — March 2010 – Hot-Headz and Scorchio provide us each month with there Top 10 products sold that month via their web sites, I can personally recommend the Rangoon Racquest Club products we tasted some a few months ago they where excellent.

Easter Eggs for Chilli Headz – Just a quick note about Easter eggs for Chilli Headz, suspected you would all like one of these. The egg is 50% Naga infused chocolate and 50% While chocolate.

Email from The Chilli Pepper Company – We received this email a few days ago from Gerald at The Chilli Pepper Company

Thomasina Miers - Mexican Food Made Simple

Thomasina Miers - Mexican Food Made Simple

Mexican Food Made Simple – Thomasina Miers – Thomasina will always be know as the winner of MasterChef, but before that she had and at the age of just 18 she went to Mexico, and had since then worked as a freelance food writer.

The Chilli Review – Your Daily Chilli Newspaper – The Chilli Review is our news site, it is a kind of daily newspaper of what is being blogged about chilli’s around the world!

Bristol Fiery Foods Show Cancelled – We have hear bad new from ChilliPepperPete, they have been in negotiations to extend there successful Fiery Foods Show to Bristol, this looked like the idea location here in the South West.

Wessex Chilli Festival – Sunday 10th October 2010 – Now is its 2nd year, the Wessex Chilli Festival is being held on Sunday 10th October 2010 at the Cheese and Grain Hall in Frome, Somerset. BA11 1BE

The Chilli Pepper Company – Chinese Burn Review – Oh my god, I just had to re-read that again as I didn’t believe there were only 4 ingredients in this sauce, but there is just that…only 4 ingredients. “Chinese Burn” as this particular sauce is called, no doubt gets its name from the second ingredient in the list, the rice wine.

Hot Headz Habanero Extra Hot Chilli Ketchup

Hot Headz Habanero Extra Hot Chilli Ketchup

Hot-Headz – Habanero Extra Hot Chilli Ketchup – Just arrived at Hot-Headz is this new Habanero Extra Hot Chilli Ketchup, it comes in a traditional 390g ketchup style bottle.

Name that sauce? – The Dartmoor Chilli Farm is looking for a name for an extreme Naga Jolokia sauce it has in development, and it has set-up a competition to help find the right name.

News from the West Dean Potting Shed – Sarah Wain, Gardens Supervisor, at West Dean Gardens has sent us some pictures of the chillies growing at West Dean this year and she reports that most of the plants are growing way nicely in 9cm square pots in one of the Victorian Pit Houses.

Dartmoor Chilli Farm – Dark Chilli Chocolate – When I am going to taste a high quality dark chocolate, the first thing I test is how well is snaps, this may seem odd, but over the years I have learned that the better the quality the chocolate, the sharper and crisper the snap sounds when break off a lump.

Scott Roberts — Chilli Letter from America #4 – March in the U.S. marks the completion of the 22nd Annual National Fiery Foods and BBQ Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the beginning of the growing season for chile peppers across a large section of the middle of North America.

Discovery Foods – Mexican Wicked Chilli Spice Mix – Having developed and sold my own spice mixes I was ready not to like this, I have purchased mixes like this in the past and they tend to wimp out during cooking.

Firey Foods UK Chilli Festival – Easter Weekend Fun – The Firey Foods UK Chilli Festival Event opens at 10am till 6pm on April the 3rd/4th/5th in the Hove Gardens in Brighton.

Patent rights for Naga Chilli – “Nagaland government has finally won the patent rights for the Naga King Chilli and also registered as the proprietor of the chilli with the Government of India, according to the Geographical Indication Registry recently” – From report in the Nagaland Post

Chilli Pepper Company - Naga Mama

Chilli Pepper Company - Naga Mama

Darth Naga Reviews – Chilli Pepper Company’s Naga Mama – The sauce I have today comes from a friend of mine who runs the “Chilli Pepper Company” his name is Gerald fowler and i am sure that those of you who have been to at least one chilli festival wlast year will have met the man himself, he’s a larger than life guy who really loves the burn and everything associated with it, he’s tried all his sauces himself even the fabled “10 minute burn” that was banned from the FFUK last year, so when i say this man knows his chilli’s i’m putting it mildly!!

South Devon Chilli Farm – One-Pot Chilli Kit - A quick timely review of a new seasonal product from the South Devon Chilli Farm, so if you are looking to grow a chilli plant for the first time this year, then this may be the kit for you.

Fire Foods Nitro Video Review – The sauce I’m reviewing today comes from a relative newcomer to the UK hotsauce movement, but he’s a fast mover nonetheless and his sauces are highly recommended both by us here at the Chilefoundry and by his customers.. I am of course talking about “Woody” the owner and creator of “Firefoods” a company that prides itself on flavour above heat but oddly enough manages to excel in both departments, read on and lets have a look at what delights he has!

ASDA Rollback – Dave’s Insanity Sauce - ASDA has rolled back the price of Dave’s Insanity Sauce to just £2.98, this is a excellent price for this interesting super hot sauce, while there are better tasting sauces about, the once can truly claim to be the first.

Donino's Meltdown - The Revenge

Donino's Meltdown - The Revenge

Domino’s Launches “Meltdown – The Revenge” Pizza – Domino’s has now launched a hot Pizza that they claim is their hottest Pizza yet, and I have to agree for a national chain of Pizza Restaurants this is a very hot Pizza, much hotter than their previous ones.

Quick and Simple Chicken and Mozzarella Quesadillas Recipe – For this recipe you will need some Mexican Style seasoning like the one we made a while ago to give this the spicy warm flavour it needs.

Chilli Pepper Peter – Naga Green Headhunter Sauce – The sauce I am reviewing today comes from a man we all know and love, mr “Chillipepperpete”, based in brighton this guy has been producing quality hot sauces for years, he also tends to win alot of awards for his sauces too! he also helps his wife Miranda out with the FFUK festival now on three times a year!! Visit www.fireyfoodsuk.co.uk for more details!

Mexican Style Seasoning Mix Quick & Cheap (for Fajitas Tacos etc) - Last week I was teaching some basic cooking and needed a seasoning mix to put on Fajitas and a few other recipes we were making, I could only use supermarket basic stuff, no whole dried chillies, and no preparation time.

Dartmoor Chill Farm - Chilli Jam

Dartmoor Chill Farm - Chilli Jam

Felbrigg Hall Chilli Fiesta & Fete – 4th August 2010 – Felbrigg Hall Chilli Fiesta is a regional food and produce festival with a leaning towards the hot end of the spectrum.

Barrington Court Chutfest – 2nd/3rd October 2010 - Last year we visited the Barrington Court Chutfest and had a great time, this year the event is on the 2nd/3rd of October so if you are anywhere near we recommend a visit.

Dartmoor Chilli Farm – Chilli Jam – Initially the taste comes from the roasted red peppers, and this is followed by the Jalapeños, with a nice sweet over tones from the Apples and Sugar. This goes well with a nice strong cheese and crackers or how about glazed on to some cooked ham.. The mouth is starting to water just thinking about the possibilities.

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Domino’s Launches “Meltdown – The Revenge” Pizza

by Hot Juan on March 14, 2010 · 0 comments

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I can just about remember in my youth going to a pub called the Royal Oak and trying to eat their 7 inch pizza called a Nuclear Holocaust, well at that time just ¼ of the pizza floored me and the other ¾ did the same to my mates, I was left sucking on ice cubes in a vain attempt to cool my mouth.

Well the UK chilli market has moved on a long way since then (over 20 years ago) and we now have a much larger range of chillies available, at that time I don’t remember them being anything but hot chillies.

This memory came back to me when I saw that Domino’s had launched a hot Pizza that they claim is their hottest Pizza yet, and I have to agree for a national chain of Pizza Restaurants this is a very hot Pizza, much hotter than their previous ones.

Domino's Meltdown - The Revenge

Domino's Meltdown - The Revenge

The Pizza has what you would expect from a national chain it starts with Sweet Chilli Peppers and Jalapenos, some mild American style mustard, and then the real heat comes from in the finely chopped Bird’s-Eye chillies which are a favourite of mine, as they are readily available in most supermarkets. On the Pizza is also some cheese and ground beef and meatballs as you would expect.

At first taste it is very nice and warm with even the mustard adding a nice addition to the flavour, then out from the melted cheese come the birds-eye chillies, being heated they are much more pungent, and the heat level is starting to get interesting , I now look down and find I have almost eaten a whole on, I am really enjoying this, the build up of heat is not extreme, and I can  enjoy the lingering heat without need to reach of the milk, but I better save the last couple of slices for the others.

This is one of the best Pizza I think I have ever had, without making it myself. I would recommend if you like Pizza order one of these and give it a try, we had a thin base and a normal base, the normal base was much hotter with a lot more chillies hidden in the cheese.

It could still be hotter, maybe next is Domino’s Meltdown – Habanero or even Domino’s Meltdown – Naga, or how about some hot sauce toppings, must be time for one of our UK suppliers to Talk to Robin Auld (Domino’s Sales and Marketing Director) about adding a little more heat as an optional topping for the real chilliheadz.



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Scott Roberts – Chilli Letter from America

by Scott Roberts on December 20, 2009 · 1 comment

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Scott RobertsHello everyone! I’m thrilled and honoured to be able to bring you news and info from the U.S.A. This time of the year the major spicy foods and hot sauces shows over here are done and we set our sights on activities next year. We also plan for Christmas, where hot sauce manufacturers have many specials chilliheads are taking advantage of to get the goods they want at reduced prices.

Hot Sauce Weekly Podcast

Although there are dozens of good cooking and culinary podcasts of nearly every ilk, there has never been one devoted to hot sauces until now. Brian Meagher of HotSauceDaily.com hosts a weekly audio show that showcases a spicy recipe, features an exclusive interview with someone in the fiery foods world (primarily American hot sauce and fiery foods manufacturers), and has a hot sauce review from me in most episodes.
http://www.hotsauceweekly.com

The Complete Chilli Pepper Book

The “Pope of Peppers” Dave DeWitt and Dr. Paul Bosland had collaborated on The Complete Chilli Pepper Book (which was reviewed a few months ago on The ChileFoundry). I have to agree with Hot Juan’s recommendation. It’s a great read and an excellent resource.

After I had interviewed DeWitt for the book, he generously donated a copy of the book for me to give away. So I’m holding a trivia contest. A random winner will be chosen out of everyone who gets all four questions answered correctly and will receive the book. I will ship the book to anyone in the world, so everyone in the UK and beyond can feel free to submit your answers and enter the contest! You have until 31 December to enter.

Peppers and More Debuting Blog

One of the top U.S. chilli pepper/hot sauce forums had evolved into a blog format this month.

http://www.peppersandmore.com

Trinidad Scorpion Undergoing HPLC Testing

Dr. Paul Bosland and Danise Coon of the Chile Pepper Institute

Dr. Paul Bosland and Danise Coon of the Chile Pepper Institute

Everybody’s wondering if anything will surpass the Naga/Bhut Jolokia as the Guinness-certified world’s hottest chilli. When I last spoke to Danise Coon and Dr. Paul Bosland of the Chile Pepper Institute in Las Cruces, New Mexico, they had told me that were in the process of giving HPLC testing to the infamous Trinidad Scorpion chilli, one that many believe tastes even hotter than the Naga/Bhut. Results have not yet been released.

http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/FireTalkers-Interview-with-Danise-Coon-and-Dr-Paul-Bosland-of-the-Chile-Pepper-Institute

Chile Pepper Industry Looking To Increase Production

U.S. Researchers, leaders, and growers are looking for ways to reduce labour and harvesting chile crops and to reclaim lost acreage do to overseas competition.
http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/Chile-Pepper-Industry-To-Increase-Production

Dave and Mike of Hot Shots Hot Sauces Pass Away

Hot Shots Hot Sauces, a popular Charlotte, North Carolina-based reseller (and maker) of hot sauces, has been hit with very sad news the past few months. Owner Dave Lutes passed away in October after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Employee Mike Cates died of a brain aneurysm just a few weeks ago. Both were a fixture of many hot sauce shows here in the U.S. and were well-liked and respected by everyone who met them. They will be missed.

Heat & Spice Invade U.S. Snack Market and Fast Food Chains

Ten years ago, it was difficult to look at mainstream American supermarket shelves and find any chips (what you call crisps) or other snack food items with a hint of chilli-induced spice. You couldn’t find many offerings at fast food chains that pleased chilliheads, either.

Today, the choices are many. You can find buffalo wing-flavored this and chipotle-flavoured that. The largest burger chains such as McDonald’s Burger King and Wendy’s have at least one “spicy” chicken sandwich or hamburger of some kind. Chipotle and Qdoba, two large Mexican food-based chains that serve spicy sauces and salsa (including a good one made from Habaneros), have both entered the list of the top 50 quick service restaurants (QSR) here in the States.

Many of these aforementioned products may seem relatively tame and mild to us heat seekers. But the proverbial foot is in the door and the general populace is becoming more acclimated to hotter food items.

Being an on-again, off-again eater of junk food and fast food, I’ve tried my fair share of the stuff. I flew out to Taco Bell’s headquarters in Irvine, California to cover their Volcano Menu and their Lava Sauce; I had Subway’s Buffalo Chicken Sub face off against Domino’s Sweet and Spicy Chicken Habanero Sandwich at see if either contained good flavour and heat; and I’ve munched on snacks like Pringles Extreme Flavors Kickin’ Cheddar Potato Chips and Jalapeno Pepper Doritos.

Thanksgiving Holiday Over and Christmas & New Years Coming

For Americans, this time of year may be the most difficult to diet. Thanksgiving is a long-standing tradition that takes place the fourth Thursday of every November where family and friends gather for a huge feast and to watch American football.

The centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal has long been an oven-roasted turkey with side dishes of mashed potatoes and other typically “bland” foods. While it may be a long way from being known as a chillihead’s dream, I am seeing more adventurous methods of cooking the turkey and more exotic spices used in the overall meal, even in as little as the last five years. This may be another good sign that people are opening themselves to a broader range of cuisines.

And with the Christmas season comes holiday parties and office parties. Jalapeno poppers, buffalo chicken dip and a pepper jelly/cream cheese and crackers combo are various spicy dishes frequently found at these gatherings Stateside. And the Christmas cookies! I’m the furthest thing from being a great chef, but I’ve recently come up with a white chocolate chip Habanero cookie recipe that I’ve fallen in love with, and I’ve gotten good reviews from everyone who’s tried the sweets. Looks like that diet will have to wait until January…

And at this point as I close out, I would like to wish everyone the best of what the season offers. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I will see you all again in 2010.

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