Press and Awards

Every jar starts in my kitchen as a recipe, so it means a lot when chefs and food judges like what we make. Here are the awards and press Trouble & Spice has picked up so far.

9

awards for our crispy chilli oils

2

competitions: European Hot Sauce Awards and Great Taste

1st

place, Chili Oil, European Hot Sauce Awards 2024

European Hot Sauce Awards

Hot sauces and chilli products from across Europe compete here every year.

2025

European Hot Sauce Awards 2025 Gold medal

Gold

Agave Chilli Crisp

Freestyle category

See the 2025 results

European Hot Sauce Awards 2025 Silver medal

Silver

Çıtır Biber

Chili Oil category

See the 2025 results

European Hot Sauce Awards 2025 Bronze medal

Bronze

Pizza Chilli Crisp

Chili Oil category

See the 2025 results

2024

European Hot Sauce Awards 2024 winner

1st place

Yum Phrik

Chili Oil category

See the 2024 results

Great Taste Awards

The UK food awards, run by the Guild of Fine Food. Stars go to products the judges rate as excellent.

2025

Great Taste 2025, 2 stars

2 stars

Çıtır Biber

"The most delightful product... left us with a smile and a happy warmth on the palate", Great Taste judges

greattasteawards.co.uk

Great Taste 2025, 1 star

1 star

Agave Chilli Crisp

Sweet, hot and crunchy, with habanero and agave

greattasteawards.co.uk

2024

Great Taste 2024, 1 star, Yum Phrik

1 star

Yum Phrik

Great Taste 2024

Great Taste 2024, 1 star, Pizza Chilli Crisp

1 star

Pizza Chilli Crisp

Great Taste 2024

Great Taste 2024, 1 star, Çıtır Biber

1 star

Çıtır Biber

Great Taste 2024

In the press

Trouble & Spice has been featured in Delicious, Linda Meiden, Jan Magazine, FT, Gers! Rotterdam, Vrouw, Oost Magazine and Foodies Magazine.

Trouble and Spice in Delicious magazine
Delicious
Trouble and Spice in Jan Magazine
Jan Magazine
Trouble and Spice in Foodies Magazine
Foodies Magazine, August 2024 (read online)
Trouble and Spice in Vrouw, week 51 2024
Vrouw, December 2024
Trouble and Spice in Oost Magazine
Oost Magazine
Press feature on Trouble and Spice

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Handmade crispy chilli oils from €9.95. Free NL shipping on orders over €45.

Yum Phrik
Yum Phrik £7.00
Crunchy Spice
Crunchy Spice £7.00
Agave Chilli Crisp
Agave Chilli Crisp £9.00