Category Archives: Hot Sauce

Three months ago, early on in the quarantine, I purchased some Louisiana Brand Habanero Hot Sauce. In fact, I purchased 1 gallon. The reason was quarantine. I was clearly not going to go shopping for small batches, so I wanted a big one. And I wanted it to be hot, and have a simple and […]

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  Like many of you, I am “shelter-in-place.” This weekend it will be our second weekend doing this. We are stocked up with toilet paper (got our usual year’s worth in early February) and all the basics, but you know, I need flavor. Normally I order small batches from Fuego or browse the hot sauce […]

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Tried out Siete Habanero Hot Sauce today. I really like it! That being said, I have my biases. I like them hot. It’s moderately hot…it won’t burn a hole through your alimentary system, but it will kick you gently in the mouth. Second, it’s not a very sweet sauce, but a savory one. That makes […]

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Normally I get hot sauces from specialty shops. But now and then I buy brands at supermarkets. So I saw two hot sauces at Trader Joe’s, yuzu sauce, and a habanero sauce. I don’t buy habanero sauces that have carrot juice, and this one did not. In general, I’d say it’s a pretty generic product, […]

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Yellowbird is a small-batch artisanal hot sauce brand out of Austin, TX. I’ve talked some smack about their habanero sauce before. Well, today I swung by the local hot sauce shop, as I was out. I chatted up the clerk and we were talking Yellowbird, how the serrano sauce tasted so good, and how the […]

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Something different today when it comes to the condiment of choice. So I’m privileged to work at a company where the boss adds different hot sauces to our Instacart orders for the office. So we get to sample the good with the bad (usually not bad, just not exceptional). You stumble upon some real gems […]

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While I was up in Missouri chasing the eclipse I met up with a long-time reader of this weblog. He was kind enough to gift me with several hot sauces. So I took the Pain 100% Hot Sauce into the office, and the verdict is that this is a very spicy sauce indeed (grown men […]

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In the United States it seems that the restaurant table top hot sauces are dominated by an oligopoly. Cholula, tabasco, and sriracha are ubiquitous. And there’s a reason for this: they are delicious. All of them have their own unique flavor profiles, as you no doubt know. But there is a whole world of hot […]

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Andy Kern recommended the Rapture Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Hot Sauce to me. It’s a little on the spendy side, but I trust Andy’s opinions on this sort of stuff. So what does it bring to the table that you couldn’t replicate with pure cap? Often many very spicy sauces taste chemically. That’s the capsaicin extract. The […]

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Those who have dined with me in “real life” know that when I eat savory foods, with the occasional exception of salads, I tend to enjoy a great deal of spice. By “great deal,” I am someone who can down eight habaneros in 15 minu…

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I’ll Have the Red: Hot Sauce, Island by Island. Seems like the scotch bonnet is the basis of a lot of Caribbean sauces. You might be curious about my reviews of hot sauces from 4 years ago.

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Razib Khan