READING Chilli Festival returned this year for its sixth event in Reading town centre.
As well as the usual food stalls and musical performances, this year saw the return of the Man V Food and chilli eating contests.
Only five were brave enough to take on the Man V Food challenge, which sees competitors take on seven chicken wings covered in the UK’s hottest sauce in just five minutes.
For five further minutes, competitors must endure “burn time” where they are disallowed from drinking.
Winners received an exclusive free t-shirt to boast of their victory with.
Then competitors took on the chilli eating contest, which consists of eating ten chillies of increasing heat levels, from the relatively mild jalapeno up to the Carolina Reaper.
Attendees were also treated to hot performances from Missing the Scene, Beard of Destiny, and Beyond the Sons.
Jon Doody, part of the organising team of the festival, said: “The crowds were so happy with the contest,
“The five contestants were brilliant– despite the fact that the wings were enormously hot, they all got through them.
“In fact one of the Man v Food competitors, Alex, then took part in the chilli eating contest and went on to win it.”
Mr Doody says that now that the festival is over, he’s looking ahead to next year.
“We’ve had such positive feedback from everyone, so I’m really looking forward to next year’s festival, which will be on the third Saturday of June.”
