Fricy Recipes

The fricy flavour profile brings together spicy chilli and the natural sweetness of fruit, an exuberant combo popular across Mexico, wider Latin American and many Asian cuisines. Chillies themselves are fruits and pair well with juicy pineapple or mango, zesty citrus, and mellow melon or berries. A spicy margarita is the perfect place to start exploring fricy recipes, followed by prawn tacos with rhubarb and Scotch bonnet salsa.

Waitrose cook Charmaine Katz explores 2026’s flavour trends, sharing three easy ways to add fricy to the weekly rota. Everyday moments, with a kick.

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