Nick's Food Blog

  • Chillies (Scoville Units)

    by Nick Hartston
    The Carolina Reaper is the world's hottest chilli, it was created in 2013 by the (appropriately named) Ed Currie and scores 2.2 million SHU (Scovil...

  • Vegan Vs. Ketogenic Diet

    by Nick Hartston
    Should I live almost entirely on meat and eat virtually no carbohydrate? Or should I eat no products from animals at all but enjoy all the grains, ...

  • Three Businesses Going Plastic Free

    by Nick Hartston
    We’ve all spoken about cow flatulence (although if you want to be technical their burps produce more methane than their farts), but did you know th...

  • Cardamom

    by Nick Hartston
      Cardamom is the world’s third most expensive spice, after saffron and vanilla; however, at 28 grams (1 ounce) for a pound, a few seed pods in yo...