Banhoek Chilli Oil (250ml)

Flavored rapeseed oil of the highest quality with chilli infusion. Ideal for cooking, roasting and refining dishes of all kinds. Only the finest, 100% South African ingredients are used in Banhoek Chill Oil. It is handmade in small batches. Banhoek Chilli Oil is named after the valley where the high-quality chilli oil is hand-made in specially designed production kitchens. In centuries past, travelers crossing the Helshoogte Pass between the historic towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek kept a watchful eye out for the lions and leopards that roamed freely here. The eastern slopes of the mountains were particularly frightening, and they called this valley Ban(g)hoek, or "Fear Corner". Today it's a scenic highlight of South Africa's Western Cape wine country and not at all scary. Banhoek Chilli Oil is made on three principles: quality, consistency and taste. While there are chilli oils that use olive oil as a base, manufacturers believe that the strong olive flavor masks the subtle flavors of the chilies. They only care about the chillies. That's why they use a tasteless oil, high-quality rapeseed oil harvested in the golden fields of the Overberg District, about an hour's drive from Cape Town. It's the perfect partner for the locally grown Bird's Eye chillies, which are sun dried, hand crushed and gently inlaid in the oil to achieve the perfect balance of flavor and heat.