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The Black Mamba team is very proud to announce that our BLACK MAMBA Cayenne Chilli Sauce has been chosen to feature in Hot Sauce: A Fiery Guide to 101 of the World's Best Sauces by Neil Ridley & Dean Honer.   If you're a heat-seeker that prioritises flavour beyond the fire, this is the book for you. With absolute classics and a plethora of new and unusual sauces from nearly 50 countries, it's the ideal way to discover everything you need to know about hot sauces from around the globe. From moderately mouth-tingling sauces to absolute scorching sizzlers, this indispensable guide takes you...

Plastic is a material that is inherently part of our lives. It doesn't necessarily need to be vilified because it can be very practical and useful in some cases. The issue with plastic these days is that it has become so intrinsic in everything we do that we don't necessarily realise the long-term effect it has on the planet.  Studies have shown that a single piece of plastic will remain on the planet for 500 years. This means your grandchildren will likely still encounter pieces of a plastic bag that you choose to use to carry groceries to your car. The...

Chilliheads around the globe have been having mini melt-downs due to the fact that the sriracha sauce with the green cap has been in short supply. Here's why.   The main culprit is supply chain issues, worsened by drought conditions in Mexico limiting chilli pepper availability. The producer also faced production limitations due to COVID, and although they resumed full-scale production in late 2022, supply hasn't fully recovered.  So that's the bad news. The GOOD news is that we have a very tasty alternative on offer. May we please introduce BLACK MAMBA Cayenne Chilli Sauce. Made with organically grown cayenne chillies and...

Black Mamba, sustainable African brand in HOT demand across the world, is exhibiting its award-winning hot sauces and revealing exciting additions to their range of chilli-based condiments at the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition from the 27 to the 29 November 2023!The global market of $4.5bn for hot sauces is experiencing exponential growth, driven by a passion for new and exciting premium chilli products, and brands like Black Mamba that are taking advantage of this “hot and spicy everything” trend. The fair-trade brand from Eswatini wants to inspire foodies to share their passion for Africa, for spicy flavours, and their...

  Great news, ethical foodies and chilliheads - BLACK MAMBA is officially available in the United Arab Emirates! You can now find our Dangerously Tasty products on Amazon, Noon, and straight from the source on our hot new UAE website (coming soon!) Why the UAE? Super glad you asked.  We've always jokingly said that Black Mamba is about chilli world domination. This is because we want to make the world greener and fairer, but also because we want to become the table sauce of choice around the world.  Where to next? How & why we choose to expand “With this strategy in mind, we started...

When we look back at where it all began, it's hard to believe the incredible journey that Black Mamba has been through over the years. Our story started in 2010, quite literally from the back of Claudia and Joe’s kitchen. Little did we know back then that our passion for creating unique flavours while supporting rural communities and treading lightly on the planet would lead us on the amazing path we are today. Our very first breakthrough came at the Bushfire Festival in 2010. Claudia and Joe cooked 420 bottles of our Cayenne Chilli sauce, which were all snatched up...