18 Apr 2021

Extreme chilli eating: 'People like watching others suffer'

From Sunday Morning, 7:47 am on 18 April 2021

Heat eight of the New Zealand Chilli Eating Champs takes place at Armageddon in Wellington this afternoon, with the ultimate 'pepper head' set to take home $1000. Organiser and hot sauce maker Clint Meyer admits he's a relative lightweight when it comes to heat, but he knows as much as anyone about what makes chilli lovers tick.

Stewart Gauld at the 2017 Chilli Eating Champs

Stewart Gauld at the 2017 Chilli Eating Champs Photo: Max Lemesh Photography / www.maxlemesh.com