Originally Posted By: Cardenio327
Tapatío is a basic hot sauce you can find just about anywhere that is pretty good. It is more or less an American made version of Valentina sauce.
Loved it when I was in CA. Can't find it here. Frank's is what I use along with the really hot stuff like
Daves Private Reserve
Megasoreass
Three brothers habenaro garlic salsa
Pepper Palace death by salsa
I like Frank's and the price is great.
I use Sriracha in restaurants whenever I see it, have never bought it to use at home for some reason.
My favorites are actually hot mustards, not like the Chinese stuff that shoots up your nose but with hot peppers in it. I have some stuff in the fridge called Colon Cleaner that has to be used drop by drop.
Hot sauce on meat make me wonder how rancid could this be.
I worked in Africa and hot sauce was sometimes the only way to get the meal down. Our work camps did not have electricity or any kind of refrigeration. Ice was only a far away dream.
So, today I don't use the stuff. Old habits are hard to break, sometimes.
I see the bottles on the shelf but can't bring myself to pick one up.
Originally Posted By: skyactiv
Cholula original hot sauce is my favorite. It's not overpowering.
+1
I like the flavor of it, has a nice taste and not too hot. Great in bloody caesers! If I want something hotter I reach for anything made with ghost peppers.
After a comprehensive search for a hot sauce that has the same flavor profile of a louisiana cayenne/vinegar sauce such as Franks, Texas Pete, Louisiana, Crystal etc, but at a much higher heat level (50k scoville or higher). I finally found it in Tropical Pepper Co Ghost Pepper.
Namely I've been looking for something to make an ultra hot buffalo wing sauce that is true to the buffalo wing sauce flavor. Prior to that, I've tried straight capsaicin extract, but that has a very distinct taste to it and shows up in the sauce. Other ultra hots vary wildly in flavoring.
Originally Posted By: cutter
After a comprehensive search for a hot sauce that has the same flavor profile of a louisiana cayenne/vinegar sauce such as Franks, Texas Pete, Louisiana, Crystal etc, but at a much higher heat level (50k scoville or higher). I finally found it in Tropical Pepper Co Ghost Pepper.
Namely I've been looking for something to make an ultra hot buffalo wing sauce that is true to the buffalo wing sauce flavor. Prior to that, I've tried straight capsaicin extract, but that has a very distinct taste to it and shows up in the sauce. Other ultra hots vary wildly in flavoring.
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Hot sauce on meat make me wonder how rancid could this be.
I worked in Africa and hot sauce was sometimes the only way to get the meal down. Our work camps did not have electricity or any kind of refrigeration. Ice was only a far away dream.
So, today I don't use the stuff. Old habits are hard to break, sometimes.
I see the bottles on the shelf but can't bring myself to pick one up.
I believe that chili was invented to help preserve the beef as well as cover up any rot. Beans were added later to help stretch the meat longer.