Good ol’ Sriracha because of its versatility. It goes well with so many foods.
Hmm it’s the sweetness that makes it not versatile for me. I love it in pho though!
I’ve tried a few different brands of sriracha, and there were only like two that I liked. The others had more sweetness that I didn’t like.
I love pretty much anything by Melinda’s
I recently got a bottle of Melinda’s Garlic & Habanero sauce. It might be my favorite hot sauce that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
Was coming to praise the Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce. It’s so good on and in so many things, but especially a chicken sandwich from a local joint we go to on Wednesdays. I look forward to that every week.
Tapatío
I love all kinds of hot sauce (sate/sambal is my #1. Does that count as sauce? It’s more a paste). But my widespread you can find this anywhere go-to for eggs and potatoes is good ol’ Tapatio. I’ll take Valentina’s too, since it’s so similar.
This was my go-to for a while. I still keep this one on hand, but I recently have been defaulting to Hoff Sauce more recently. If you see it for sale, I recommend you give it a try.
Delicious sauce, but I personally wouldn’t consider that hot at all.
Tapatio, Valentina’s, or Cholula.
Cholula Chipotle!
Secret Aardvark habanero sauce is so, so good. I’ll put it on just about anything. It’s by no means the hottest sauce out there, but I’ll put its flavor up against any other sauce. I buy this stuff by the case at this point.
Agreed, that and yellow bird habanero are the two sauces that I need to have a supply of at all times.
I knew I would find this comment here. It’s so damn good, got some in my fridge right now.
Damn, thought I’d beat you to it lol
Also highly recommend the smoky aardvark if you haven’t tried that one yet. It’s not in as many stores as the original, but it’s delicious.
Frank’s RedHot
Do you….
put that shit on everything?
You bet your ass I do
That’s my favorite on most foods. For Mexican I go with Valentina and for Asian food I go with Sriracha
I’m a pepper head, but for some dishes, that cayenne vinegar is a necessary flavor component.
I like Franks in wing sauce but prefer Cholula for pretty much anything else.
Cholula with mayo and ketchup makes a great fry sauce.
Marie Sharp’s, a hot sauce company out of Belize. Sooooo good.
Carrot based Habenaro sauce: although it appears they have a few versions. (Figured if I was going to search what these were I might as well share the quick results)
Yellowbird also makes a carrot based habenero sauce that’s really good!
100%!! Probably also mentioning that Melinda’s essentially ripped off Marie’s recipes during some sheisty imporg deal.
Just want to soapbox here about the hot sauces that are sold to: 1) be as hot as possible; 2) have no flavor aside from pepper.
No one is enjoying XXX: Blow our ur Sphincter 3000 and as far as I am concerned these things are novelty items like pranks from joke shops. If the “schoville” number is factoring into your hot sauce buying decisions then I have personal beef with you and hope you step in a deep puddle next time it’s raining.
the “schoville” number is factoring into your hot sauce buying decisions then I have personal beef
Not everyone is looking for the highest number. Some of us take it as another piece of useful info about the sauce. For example if I’m going to have company, I need to compare to Tabasco, because that’s what normies know. I also like different levels of heat with different foods, and the Scoville level gives me that
I’m partial to the Dave’s Carolina Reaper sauce.
If I’m in a different mood the El Yucateco habanero sauce has great flavor.
Gochujang for cooking. Usually the T. UP imported stuff from Korea.
Yellowbird Habenero
Sambal Oelek
“Sambal is a spicy, chili-based condiment or relish that originated in Southeast Asia and is common in Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean cuisine”
Yup, there’s lots of varieties too.
Valentina Extra Hot
Great choice, and cheap compared to others!
The standard valentines is close to cholula sauce for a fraction of the price.
Frank’s (extra hot buffalo, too) and Sriracha are always on hand in my house, too.
Not sure if home made is what you have in mind but for me its this https://youtu.be/-wgZ7s3YxWI
Mahi Bhut Jolokia sauce is my go to.
My wife got me a bottle of Da Bomb as a joke for Valentine’s and I’ve been working through that for over a year.
I was just gifted a whole season of hot ones sauces. Came with da bomb evolution and havent tried it yet
It’s definitely the worst of all of them. Zero redeeming features.
I’ve had da bomb beyond insanity before so im curious how i react to this one.
Its an experience, not a flavour.
