The Jalapeño

Lara. Smallest on the plate. Hottest on the menu.

Slim jalapeño character in a dusty blue tutu with LARA on her leotard, doing jazz hands by a phone on a tripod

Meet Lara

Aaron and Eesha's youngest.

Orders her chicken tikka masala madras hot. Then adds jalapeños.

Seriously smart. Asks the questions the grown-ups have to go and look up.

Treats the kitchen as the West End. Every dinner is opening night.

Learned to make slime from YouTube. We've stopped lending her the mixing bowls.

Owns more squishies than we own kitchen utensils. And we sell kitchen utensils.

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The fact file


Favourite foodAnything that makes the grown-ups' eyes water
Natural habitatMid-performance, usually in a tutu
Most likely toBurst into song halfway through the washing up
Least likely toAsk for it mild

Meet the rest of the Cheeky Bites

Green chilli character with beard and glasses in black giving a thumbs up, OLIVER drawn on his T-shirtPizza slice superhero in a blue mask giving a thumbs up, ISAAC drawn on his billowing blue capeBeans on toast character with blonde pigtails and a tiara, hands on hips, ERIN drawn on her small blue capeJacket potato headed character with beard and glasses holding a green mug, AARON drawn on his grey hoodieGarlic teacher character with thick black glasses hugging exercise books, EESHA drawn on the top coverOnion character in a backwards cap and hoodie, hands in pockets, AYDEN drawn on his hoodieFour hot dog pups on buns in named bandanas: Parker the cockapoo, Albie the Double Doodle, Dexter the collie cross, Tyson