Favorite hot sauce?

[NoTine42]

I've lived near a pulp mill, I would take a sriracha factory any day of the week. I'm tired of people being whiny bitches. It's a fucking hot sauce factory, not a chemical weapons plant.

Although you reminded me of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's review of Dave's Insanity Sauce: (an amusing read, sorry for the archive link, it seems the original now requires a subscription)

"Help, quick – I’ve unscrewed the top on a ticking bomb"
http://web.archive.org/web/20100712...columnists/jeremy_clarkson/article6860067.ece

 

[BurnItDwn]

Day to day: Sambal Oelek is deliciously awesome (I use all the time)
Once in a while: Dave's Insanity Sauce (I use sometimes when cooking)

 

[ussfletcher]

These are a few of my favorites:

Yes, I like hot sauces, I'm also white. Colon cleaner is my favorite flavorwise, its kind of like a mustard-based bbq sauce. Melindas Naga Jolokia (Ghost pepper) sauce is extremely, extremely hot, love it.

 

[ElFenix]

I see no mention of Valentina. A traditional Mexican hot sauce, cheap and delicious. Should be available at your local Wal-Mart. For all of you Cholula, Tapatio lovers out there: give this one a shot.

http://www.salsavalentina.com/products

i dump valentina all over my tex mex combo plate.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

melinda's jalapeno is good, but anything hotter i just can't comprehend

 

[QueBert]

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It's not easy to find in B&M unless you live in So Cal, but it's worth tracking down. If the only way you can get it is to order online, do it. It's spicy, but not going to burn your mouth to shit. Absolutely fucking delicious on everything I've used it on. There are days where I polish off an entire bottle. I have about 40 different bottles in my hot sauce collection. This one stays in my top 5 and I always keep 2 bottles on hand.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Yucatan Sunshine is my go-to for eggs. Xxx for anything I want really hot.

 

[ViperXX]

You know who has one hell of a good collection of hot sauces is Firehouse subs. I'd like to try each and everyone. One of these days I will.

For now, my go to sauce is Cholula. - Not to much heat but good for the late night quesadillas.

Tapatio has some nice heat but not as much flavor as Cholula.

I need a mixture of the two.

 

[Markbnj]

It's mainly a cultural thing. White people generally hate hot stuff. My mom is Korean so I grew up eating hot foods. My wife is white as it gets and wouldn't touch hot food when we first met. Now I've got her to the point she eats some but some stuff is still way too hot.

I don't man, stereotypes are tricky things. I'm total northern Euro stock, and I love hot foods of all kinds. Love Kimchi. Love Vindaloo. Love Thai. Pretty much anything that is a kick in the tastebuds.

When northern Europeans discovered the East and spices they went nuts. Their food had absolutely sucked up to that point: boiled vegetables, meat when they could get it, also usually boiled. They were extremely fortunate to have a little salt, and some honey for sweetening things. When pepper was introduced to northern Europe it quickly became extremely valuable.

So I would say for at least the last four hundred years or so pepper and spices have been thoroughly ingrained into the European culinary repertoire, and we in the U.S. inherited that tradition.

 

[lxskllr]

Yes, I like hot sauces, I'm also white. Colon cleaner is my favorite flavorwise, its kind of like a mustard-based bbq sauce. Melindas Naga Jolokia (Ghost pepper) sauce is extremely, extremely hot, love it.

Those look like Tropical Pepper Co sauces. I bet they're from the same people. They're both Costa Rican. I haven't seen Melindas around here in years, but I liked their stuff.

 

[Svnla]

I don't man, stereotypes are tricky things. I'm total northern Euro stock, and I love hot foods of all kinds. Love Kimchi. Love Vindaloo. Love Thai. Pretty much anything that is a kick in the tastebuds.

I don't know how a person can eat kimchi, let alone love it. I tried at one of the Korean restaurants and the smell just gag me and I could not continue even I did try for a few times.

I also have been to Japan and S. Korea and their noodles bowls were not as good as Vietnamese pho (noodles).

<<--- love all kind of foods.

 

[WelshBloke]

I don't man, stereotypes are tricky things. I'm total northern Euro stock, and I love hot foods of all kinds. Love Kimchi. Love Vindaloo. Love Thai. Pretty much anything that is a kick in the tastebuds.
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Northern Euro with chilli addiction signing in here as well.

I've always wanted to try decent Kimchi. The only stuff I can get here comes in small bowls at my local (ish) noodle bar. Its good but I doubt that its as good as the real stuff.

 

[Agent11]

Although you reminded me of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's review of Dave's Insanity Sauce: (an amusing read, sorry for the archive link, it seems the original now requires a subscription)

"Help, quick – I’ve unscrewed the top on a ticking bomb"
http://web.archive.org/web/20100712...columnists/jeremy_clarkson/article6860067.ece

That was hilarious

 

[rstove02]

Blair's Salsa de la Muerte (the export version of their Original Death Sauce that contains 2x the peppers), I use that as my 'ketchup'.

 

[Markbnj]

Northern Euro with chilli addiction signing in here as well.

I've always wanted to try decent Kimchi. The only stuff I can get here comes in small bowls at my local (ish) noodle bar. Its good but I doubt that its as good as the real stuff.

My only repeated experience with it was at a Korean BBQ place near here. Basically bowls of pungent pickled cabbage and root vegetables soused in cayenne. Good stuff, but I don't know how traditional their preparation is.

 

[lxskllr]

I see no mention of Valentina. A traditional Mexican hot sauce, cheap and delicious. Should be available at your local Wal-Mart. For all of you Cholula, Tapatio lovers out there: give this one a shot.

http://www.salsavalentina.com/products

I wanted to give you a proper thank you for this recommendation. I never would have tried it otherwise. It's not especially hot, but the flavor is fantastic. It's become my goto "ketchup"(which I despise). Great on burgers, and other things you'd use a pureed sauce on. At $2 a liter, I don't think there's a better deal out there. A+

 

[PricklyPete]

A quart of green chili sauce from Tamale Kitchen on West Mississippi St.

I am also fond of the The Pepper Plant from CA.

 

[JM Aggie08]

You're god damn right.

Although for hot sauce, my go-to is Louisiana. Crystal is a close second, followed by Cajun chef.

 

[JM Aggie08]

I see no mention of Valentina. A traditional Mexican hot sauce, cheap and delicious. Should be available at your local Wal-Mart. For all of you Cholula, Tapatio lovers out there: give this one a shot.

http://www.salsavalentina.com/products

Fantastic on eggs/biscuits...or through a straw for that matter.

 

[corwin]

Any reviews of the ghost pepper/scorpion pepper sauces out there? Been using the habanero tobasco sauce forever but it's just not hot anymore

 

[lxskllr]

Any reviews of the ghost pepper/scorpion pepper sauces out there? Been using the habanero tobasco sauce forever but it's just not hot anymore

Tropical Pepper Co is my goto ghost chili sauce(mainly due to availability). It's got a nice flavor, and it'll definitely light you up.

For a tasty, but expensive sauce, I like Evil Chefs. A (internet)friend of mine makes it, and it has nice heat, and good flavor/consistency. It's like chunked up fresh pepper, with just a bit of vinegar and spice.

http://www.evilchefs.se/products.html

 

[Scarpozzi]

1. Texas Pete - Good All Around for Southern Fare

I make a lot of southern dishes like Shrimp & Grits, Gumbo, and soups that require hot sauce to get the right flavor profile. I've tried Tobasco and a number of other hot sauces, but my wife got me hooked on Texas Pete.... We both agree that it's the best all around for those dishes and it relatively inexpensive/consistent.

2. Frank's -Milder, but good for Wings/Burgers/Eggs

Years ago, my favorite restaurant at the time sold a burger called a Buffalo Burger...despite the name, it was an all beef patty with Swiss cheese and hot sauce. I found that Frank's worked best to replicate the flavor as it's the best buffalo wing sauce.

It's also good on eggs....

 

[WelshBloke]

For a tasty, but expensive sauce, I like Evil Chefs. A (internet)friend of mine makes it, and it has nice heat, and good flavor/consistency. It's like chunked up fresh pepper, with just a bit of vinegar and spice.

http://www.evilchefs.se/products.html

+1 if you like the taste of the peppers this is the one to go for.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I don't know how a person can eat kimchi, let alone love it. I tried at one of the Korean restaurants and the smell just gag me and I could not continue even I did try for a few times.

I also have been to Japan and S. Korea and their noodles bowls were not as good as Vietnamese pho (noodles).

<<--- love all kind of foods.

I'm Asian and I can't eat kimchi. I'm about as Asian as it gets in the US without being fob in that I grew up eating Asian food, and every yearly Asia trip is just a massive food eating trip.

I'll eat everything else Korean though--bi bim bap, BBQ, duk boki, soondoobu, jajangmyeon, etc.

I don't man, stereotypes are tricky things. I'm total northern Euro stock, and I love hot foods of all kinds. Love Kimchi. Love Vindaloo. Love Thai. Pretty much anything that is a kick in the tastebuds.

When northern Europeans discovered the East and spices they went nuts. Their food had absolutely sucked up to that point: boiled vegetables, meat when they could get it, also usually boiled. They were extremely fortunate to have a little salt, and some honey for sweetening things. When pepper was introduced to northern Europe it quickly became extremely valuable.

So I would say for at least the last four hundred years or so pepper and spices have been thoroughly ingrained into the European culinary repertoire, and we in the U.S. inherited that tradition.

And wtf, nothing is boiled in Asian culture. It's more stir fried than boiled. Yes, we're moving towards boiled because its healthier, but you typically won't run into it unless you're at a local place. &#29145;&#33465;&#33756; would be an example of something boiled, but it's not like it doesnt get sauced...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

It's mainly a cultural thing. White people generally hate hot stuff. My mom is Korean so I grew up eating hot foods. My wife is white as it gets and wouldn't touch hot food when we first met. Now I've got her to the point she eats some but some stuff is still way too hot.

Eh? Asians eat hot stuff but we don't dunk our foods in sauce. We cook it and that's it. If it's spicy, it comes out of the kitchen spicy. You don't go dunking sriracha on it. In fact I find sriracha sauce insulting. It's an American invention and you only see it around the US. I've traveled through China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong multiple times this past year and I do not see people dunking their foods in hot sauce at the table. That's primarily an American thing.

I may be wrong for Southeast Asia though, as I haven't been back to Thailand in a while.

There's a reason why all the "popular" ramen joints in the US have "spicy miso ramen" or some sort of spicy ramen. It ruins the authenticity of the Japanese dish. In Japan, almost all ramen is not spicy, and you go for the awesome broth factor be it shoyu or shio or tsukemen or whatever. Here in the US, it seems you can hardly find a solid bowl of shoyu. It has to be some new hipster ramen place where they offer a dish called "tan tan ramen" (a fusion of Chinese tan tan noodles which are spicy and Japanese ramen???) and then they sprinkle chicken karaage in it? The fuck?