We’ve teamed up with the legendary Poon’s to create a fiery parcel of joy: the Red Hot Chilli Box – a limited-edition gift that’s guaranteed to add both heat and intrigue to the kitchen.

Inside one of our signature wooden crates you’ll find a young Szechuan pepper tree, which in time will produce the wonderfully aromatic, tongue-tingling peppercorns that give Szechuan cooking its unmistakable spark. Alongside it sits a Red Hot Growbar, an easy and satisfying way to grow three lively chilli varieties – just add water and sunshine, and before long you’ll have seedlings ready to plant in pots or the garden.

Completing the crate is a jar of Poon’s award-winning Extraordinary Chilli Oil. Infused with salted black beans and aromatic spices, it delivers a rich, complex heat that elevates both traditional Chinese dishes and more familiar fare. Rich, aromatic and layered with the deep savoury notes of salted black beans, it brings not only heat but real depth of flavour.

The Poon’s Red Hot Chilli Box is a glorious gift for the chilli-mad, the spice-curious, or indeed any cook who enjoys turning up the heat.

During the winter months these plants are dormant, as long as you keep the crate lovely and cool, well away from central heating then the gift can remain unopened for up to three weeks. Any other time of year we advise that our plant can only remain in their crates for up to 3 days. A shed or garage is the ideal place to keep it.