Chili festivals are a bit rarer in regions outside the American Continent. Most are held in North and Central America. Chili festivals are fun because unlike other festivals, it often allows individual’s to share their food through competitions and similar ways.
Among the most popular of such chili festivals around the region are:
- The Texas Chili Cook-offs Festival
- The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Festival in New Mexico
- The Houston Hot Sauce Festival
Chile or Chili festivals are quite famous in these regions for one basic reason. The locals consider this fruit (yes, chili is indeed a fruit) a delicacy regardless of how it’s cooked or what it’s cooked with.
- The Texas Chili Cook-offs Festival
The Texas Chili Cook-offs Festival is a festival for foods made from chili. It’s basically a cook-off just like any other in the country. It is larger in scale and number of visitors than most though. There are competitions for the tittles of Chili and Queso Champions while the food and music lovers are provided with food and entertainment. The visitors decide the winners.
- The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Festival in New Mexico
The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Festival is an annual cultural chili festival held in fall. It is targeted at the locals who are interested in discovering new ways of pairing the local cuisines with wines from outside the United States. It lasts for five days. The next festival is going to be on 22nd September, 2021.
- The Houston Hot Sauce Festival
The Houston Hot Sauce Festival is a festival of chili-based foods and sauces made by various famous restaurants and hot pepper sauce vendors from around the country. Food and music lovers from all over come this festival. It usually lasts for two days.
