09 MARCH 2008. SUNDAY. 08:07PM.

My first Chilli Festival was so much fun. All that tasting and numbness that comes after, it was hilarious. I'm a sizable chilli head myself (lurve the spice!) and was confident I wouldn't be impressed with the heat factor on display but damn, this one saw me head straight to the mango lassi stall after my mouth went numb. My endorphins didn't kick fast enough, i had the lassi,

and bottled water ...

and some ice tea ...

and a fruit icy pole ... to put out the fire in my mouth. I think i just scared a portion of my tastebuds into early retirement.

I'm tickled thinking about just about anything can be turned into a festival. This weekend alone we had the Chilli Festival and the Crab Fest in Mandurah. Perhaps next year, tasting seafood would be a less hazardous experience.

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