They don't do it like we do at home. It's not as fresh. Fortunately Fay likes eating chillis as much as Alan. She can take it as hot as I can. They both enjoy cooking in their kitchen lined with jars of spice and recipe books.
Chillis seem to cross barriers between male and female, males are quite happy to cook chillis.
Cooking is a common interest among chilli growers and fanatics, who swap recipes and argue over the correct ingredients for Chilli con Carne on the Internet. Alan is noticing more people visit the nursery specifically for chillis and receives letters from around the country. He says his wife has trouble tearing customers away once he's started talking chillis. Growing chillis can be quite complicated, but Alan says people can plant them outside, in a warm spot. He says Wairarapa does not have ideal growing conditions because of cold nights but if plants are not subjected to frosts they should grow.