ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF CHILLIES
Now found on every continent, chili peppers first conjure up images of faraway, exotic lands in the collective imagination. But did you know that this magma-colored delicacy traveled far and wide before finding its way onto our European plates? We'll tell you all about it in a few lines... The chili pepper, fruit of a plant in the Solanaceae family (like the tomato, potato and eggplant), originated in Central and South America. Originating in and around Bolivia, it is thought to have spread throughout South America via birds, which disseminated chilli seeds after digestion....
WHY DO CHILLIES BURN?
If you're reading this article on our site, it's likely that you have a genuine interest in, or even a pronounced addiction to, chillies, or are simply curious. Nevertheless, you always feel a burning sensation when you consume it in its HOTEST forms! We'll tell you why! In reality, the tongue is lined with taste buds on which taste buds, made up of sensory cells, send nerve messages to our brain. These receptors, known as "vanilloid receptors", detect salty, sweet, cold or hot sensations. Capsaicin, present in chillies, is activated by contact with the...
THE 3S RULE - MASTARI AND MIXOLOGY
We'd like to tell you a little more about how our MASTARI sauce recipes are created! Did you know that our hot sauce recipes are loosely based on the 3S golden rule, so dear to the world of mixology? We'll explain... Ask your favorite bartender or mixologist for the secret recipe that transforms each of his cocktails into an edible work of art. He'll probably tell you about the 3S and the balance of his preparations: Sweet : sweetness, softness. Fruit plays its part well. Mango, citrus fruits, peppers and tomatoes bring roundness...
WHICH MASTARI SAUCE TO CHOOSE?
By now you're familiar with our range of hot sauces, but it's hard to decide which one seems best suited to your tastes and your ability to withstand the heat of chilli. This article is for you! You've probably heard of the Scoville scale. Invented in 1912 by an American pharmacologist by the name of Wilbur Scoville, it's a scale for measuring the strength of chillies. Historically, tests to establish this rating involved diluting a fresh chili pepper, reduced to a purée, in a solution of sugar water. The pureed chilli was then diluted more...