Prince Charles is keen chilli fan according to Tom Parker Bowles

Oct. 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Radio presenter, Daily Mail columnist, food author and general Good Food aficionado Tom Parker Bowles couldn’t resist visiting Bedford’s chilli specialist Edible Ornamentals. Tom had invited Joanna Plumb to be a guest on his Sunday afternoon Food and Drink programme on LBC, and he was so impressed with Joanna’s enthusiasm and passion for fresh vegetables, he had to visit the nursery and sample the freshly prepared delights of the Edible Kitchen for himself.

“I’m a complete chilli freak; from the mellow Poblano and Ancho right up to the insane Ghost and Dorset Naga..  Chillies are the greatest of all fruits, and far more sinned against than sinning.” Said Tom

According to Tom, The Duchess of Cornwall, and her husband are also keen chilli fans. “Prince Charles and my mother are both chilli heads,” added Tom. “They grow 14 different varieties of chillies in the greenhouses at Highgrove. It may not be as many as the 40 odd varieties that Joanna grows, but they can pick them fresh which is the real key to getting the best flavour.”

After sampling Edible Kitchen’s beetroot and chocolate cake served with chilli jelly and ice cream, Tom commented, “In the olden days, it was a tradition for monks and royalty to be given chilli and chocolate on their death bed as a final treat before they passed on.” Fortunately Tom not only enjoyed his treat, but also lived to tell the tale.



More about Tom Parker Bowles
Tom Parker Bowles is a food writer with a weekly column in The Mail On Sunday's Live magazine, and he is also a contributing editor to GQ magazine.  He co-hosts Market Kitchen on UKTV Food and regularly contributes to other TV food shows (Gordon Ramsay’s F Word,  The Big Food Fight Quiz). He presents LBC’s Food and drink show every Sunday afternoon and is the author of three books about food:


For further information about Edible Ornamentals Company visit www.edibleornamentals.co.uk

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Edible Ornamentals is Bedfordshire’s leading producer of high quality chillies. They also supply fresh chillies to Morrison’s stores in Eastern England via the ‘From My Farm’ brand as well as Fortnum & Masons, Harrods & leading London restaurants.