Master Of Peppers – PART II – BxHell Hot Sauce and Pepper Festival

June 13th, 2026
Brussels – BeHere

Heat returns.

After last year’s first edition, Master of Peppers comes back stronger, sharper, and more focused. This time, we move beyond tasting tables and build a full day around practice, technique, and transmission.
Master of Peppers Part II is about doing, learning, competing, and meeting the people who shape the spicy scene from the inside.

No passive spectators.
More workshops.
More makers.
More hands in the brine.

Market | Be-Here (11:00 – 19:00)  (Free Entry)

Expect a curated selection of hot sauce makers, chili growers, spice specialists, fermenters, and food projects from Belgium and neighbouring countries. Small-scale producers with distinct identities and bold flavour profiles.
Food trucks and collaborations will keep the fire balanced with proper food designed to work with heat, not fight it.

• Explore 20-25 stands offering hot sauces, peppers, and spices. Already confirmed stands:
  • 9000 Hot Sauce: @9000hotsauce
  • Chardy’s Hot Sauce: @chardys_hot_sauce
  • Cosmic Heat: @cosmic.heat.co
  • FelFel: @felfel.brussels
  • Fonsies Insane Hot Sauce: @fonsiesinsanehotsauce
  • Happy Hatter Hot Sauce: @happyhatterhotsauce
  • Hotzeg.bxl: @hotzeg.bxl
  • Jetty’s Fine Foods: @jerrys.fine.foods
  • Maison Habanero: @maisonhabanero
  • Misao: @misaokivu
  • Qudo’tjes: @qudotjes
  • LOS.BXL: @los.bxl
  • Wild Sauce Co: @wildsauce_co
  • Shadow Reaper: @shadowreapers.food
  • Achi Karachi icro Saucery: @achi_karachi
  • Hiete Saas: @hiete_saas
  • Badskin’s Garden: @badskins_garden
  • Ardente Hot Sauce:@ardentehotsauce
• Grab delicious food from various food trucks and local producers. Already confirmed stands
  
  • La Tapasseria: @tapasseria
  • La Tana: @valeriobannoni
  • oKo: @oko_bxl
  • Don Quesadillo: @donquesadillobrussels
  • Pavé A La Mer: @pavealamer
  • Vamos Mezcal Bar: @vamos_mezcal.bar

Fermenthings | Tasting & Workshops (Tickets Required for Workshops)

This year, Master of Peppers opens the floor to external specialists. Each workshop is hosted by a dedicated maker bringing their own technique, geography, and philosophy of spice.

• 11:00 | Workshop: Harissa – Make your own tastebomb from Tunisia
• 12:00 | TBC External Workshop.
• 13:00 | Workshop: Pickling – Learn how to pickle your jalapeno’s and other vegetables with a spicy twist.
• 14:00 | TBC External Workshop.
• 15:00 | Workshop: Fermented Hot Sauce – Make your own spicy creation.
• RESERVED FOR THE HOT HEAD CONTEST
• 17:00 | Workshop: Achar – Learn the art of this traditional Indian condiment.
• 18:00 | TBC External Workshop..
• 19:00 | Workshop: Spicy Oils & Infusions – Discover infused flavors.

Happenings | Be-Here

• ALL DAY | Amateur Hot Sauce Maker Contest: Amateur spice lovers and makers compete for glory!

  Open all day.

  The tradition continues.
  Amateur makers bring their creations.
  Blind tasting.
  Honest feedback.
  One winner.

  If you’ve been fermenting in your kitchen all year, this is your moment.

  Sign-up required.

• 16:00 – 17:00 | Brussels Hot Head Challenge: Who can handle the heat? (Sign-Up Required)

  Afternoon showdown.

  Last year, Christophe Anciaux claimed the crown.
  Will he defend his title?
  Or will a new Brussels Hot Head take over?

  Registration required.
  Pride at stake.

  
  

• 20:00 | Winners Announcement: Celebrate the contest champions with prizes, goodies, and more!

SOLSTICE – Stoner Metal Festival | La Source (12:00 – 01:00)

• Concerts
  Enjoy stoner metal bands all day with spicy beers on tap. More info soon!
  (Free Entry)