Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
I have to admit, it's fascinating to watch a chilli plant. The chillis start out a light yellow colour and then as they mature, the tip of each chilli turns orange and the colour slowly suffuses right through, before turning shiny red. And this is probably as good a time as any to confess that despite being born and bred in India, I cannot eat food that is too chilli-hot. But wasabi? Hey, that's a different story altogether!
