Return of the Spice: Hot & Spicy 2020 is Back On!

The Beijingers | Jul 27, 2020 8:30 am | Add a comment | 766 reads

You thought August was hot? It’s about to get a whole lot hotter.

Our dastardly plans to sneak spicy peppers into zongzi for Dragonboat festival were foiled by a second outbreak of COVID-19. Thankfully, the storm has calmed, and while there may not be as much sticky rice, there will certainly be plenty of spice and everything nice (may it not be postponed twice!), allowing you to punish your orifices at both ends for three full days.

That's right, Beijing Hot & Spicy Festival will return once again to Galaxy Soho for its third installment, Aug 7-9. As long as the great habaneros in the sky continue to smile down on us, dozens of Beijing's best spicy food vendors will gather at China’s only spicy-themed festival to sling dishes and drinks that will make your mouth grow its own tiny mouth just so it can scream. All the while, live music and entertainment will keep the vibes as fresh as spicy curry out of the pan, and the 10th Annual Hot Chili Pepper Eating Contest will have Beijingers breathing fire on stage.

You'll want to grab your sombrero and taste for spicy margaritas, because Mexico is the country of honor at this year's fest, meaning you can expect to be Living 辣 Vida Loca as you shove down plenty of tacos and wash them down with a spicy-salt margarita.

Anyone who attended last year’s festival will know that it’s a tongue-burning good time, but if you happened to miss it, take a gander at what you can expect: