Which is your Favorite Hot Sauce?

[Vic Mackey 46716]

Obviously more than this list but this covers the main ones

 

[SquishMitten 10373]

No Yellowbird options? Poll is invalid

[SquishMitten 10373]

Also, many of them are “the best” under the right food conditions. Their is no one sauce to rule them all

[Ojo Rojo 1796]

Tabasco for eggs, hamburger helper/tuna helper, bloody Marys, and any Cajun gumbo/jambalaya, creole.

Sriracha for anything Asian.

[DoobieWah 1380]

Lulz?

[nineliveslost 2691]

Crystal is nectar of the GODS 

[Buzzrock 14785]

This should be moved to food and bev, but if I could only have one forever it would be Sriracha. Second pick would be Valentina.

[CooterBrown 17761]

[HamsterHookah 112]

1 hour ago, SquishMitten said:

Also, many of them are “the best” under the right food conditions. Their is no one sauce to rule them all

"Fit for purpose" as you law dogs would say, but I agree.

That said, if pressed for one for general use, it's the OG-- Tabasco. I like the standalone taste of Cholula the best, though, and can and sometimes do sip it straight from the bottle between bites, but that's why it will never play in the major leagues when I'm feeling frisky when ole Scoville 

[Buzzrock 14785]

I tried that stuff and gave it away. Way too salty.

If we are advocating for stuff not on the list I’ll submit Secret Aardvark.

[Pato del Muerto 52114]

I like all of those but prefer cholula for most applications 

[demos 2978]

All of them.

[Jerry Callo 8631]

Franks for buffalo wings.  Crystal for collard greens.  Sriracha for Asian food.

Fuck Texas Pete - made in North Carolina.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Correct. Several of the Marie Sharp’s sauces are better than any in the OP. Reminds me, I need to re-up on the habanero one.

[Prepuce of Doom 20906]

For everyday usage, you can't beat the coverage of the Secret Aardvark red and green combo. A little thicker than most of the pictured varieties, but if we're staying in that range, then nearly any of Marie Sharp's offerings are also better than almost everything listed. 

I don't think that Sriracha belongs among the pictured choices. 

[NWBuck 8534]

*cough* Favorite Hot Sauce

[Pokoloco 1242]

I like both Cholula and Louisiana.  I'm a very simple man. 

[Steamboat1874 4013]

[Scheiss Meister 8321]

As stated above, there is no one sauce for everything.  OG Cholula, green Cholula, OG Tabasco, green Tabasco, El Yucateco Rojo, and El Yucateco Verde all have their place.  May as well ask what is your favorite golf club.

Edited March 14, 2023 by Scheiss Meister

[SHOOTER12 8769]

McIllheny original red Tabasco.  All the rest are posers and Johnny come latelys.....fight me mofos.

[DalTxHornFan 3071]

I'm not sure that there is a bit of difference between Crystal or Louisiana -- I like them both.  Jalapeno or Chipotle versions are the only Tabasco products that I buy.

[elfenix 34123]

valentina on anything mexican.  crystal is my usual louisiana style.  lao gan ma for asian stuff. 

[Al Czervik 1219]

[flatdawgs 1241]

Those are all damn tasty in their own way, but for grilled chicken (and a side of batatas fritas) give me a piri-piri from Mozambique or Portugal. 😋

[GringoSalado 1639]

I celebrate the entire catalog, but I typically have a bottle of Tabasco in my glove box. Although sometimes it is Cholula (better on potato chips).

csb when I was in the oil field I became notorious when one of my crew asked if I had any hot sauce in my truck and I replied, "What kind?" /csb

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Brazilians in general don’t eat spicy food but most “lanchonetes” will have Tabasco like sauce on the table. But this last time I was down there we went to some fancy restaurant and they had a hot sauce I hadn’t tried. It was yellow so I am pretty sure it was pimenta de cheiro (Capsicum chinense). It had good flavor and a nice kick. Need to see if I can find some here.

[Hook1997 5241]

23 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

This stuff is great, I need to order some more soon.  Also it’s actual smoked habaneros and not liquid smoke. 
 

The Baron’s scotch bonnet pepper sauce is really good. It’s got the heat of habanero with a more citrus taste.  

[CooterBrown 17761]

I tried that stuff and gave it away. Way too salty.

If we are advocating for stuff not on the list I’ll submit Secret Aardvark.

You should try it again. I’ve never found it to be overly salty. Maybe it was a bad batch.

[Steel Shank 9337]

Louisiana

[pearlandhorn 3260]

Valentina's is my go-to.  I also like chipotle cholula.

[jetsfan76 652]

Gator Hammock for me. Had it at Firehouse & fell in love. Closest available to me is Bass Peo.

 

[Guadaloopy 10802]

18 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said:

McIllheny original red Tabasco.  All the rest are posers and Johnny come latelys.....fight me mofos.

OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I feel like hot sauce should be at least habanero strength or close to it. Otherwise you are just putting colored vinegar on your food.

[SHOOTER12 8769]

34 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

Boooo, you must be a commie, lol

[DalTxHornFan 3071]

9 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Otherwise you are just putting colored vinegar on your food.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

[Horn_Spanker 524]

Let's have a moment of silence for Player's. 

They had Tabasco by the ketchup and napkins.  I'd soak my combo burger with the stuff.

[gofuckyourself 8066]

 

[formermav43 4599]

3 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

Agree. I’d go further-I don’t eat Tabasco at all. It’s not good.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Agree. I’d go further-I don’t eat Tabasco at all. It’s not good.

Correct.

[Hook1997 5241]

36 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

 

Won’t lie I like the Fire and Diablo but I can’t imagine it going good with anything but Taco Bell food.  

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Y’all eat Taco Bell? I get it if you are under 25.

It’s been 20 years since I have eaten that shit.

Cue the “it’s awesome at 2am when you are hammered”.

[Hook1997 5241]

46 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Y’all eat Taco Bell? I get it if you are under 25.

It’s been 20 years since I have eaten that shit.

Cue the “it’s awesome at 2am when you are hammered”.

I’m a hidden nacho Doritos locos tacos fan on occasion, what can I say.  Those trashy things are tastes with some Diablo sauce.  

Edited March 15, 2023 by Hook1997

[Wally Pryor 5211]

[TwiceHorn 30851]

4 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

OG Tabasco has too much of a vinegar component for universal application.  Sour just doesn't work for over easy eggs.  Cholula easily outshines here. 

That's fair.  The vinegar component is a major selling point for me and why I like it the best.

[Guadaloopy 10802]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

That's fair.  The vinegar component is a major selling point for me and why I like it the best.

Yes.  Please don’t get me wrong… with the right dish, Tabasco is great.  A bowl of black-eyed peas is made perfect with Tabasco.  One of the best salads I have ever had was a caesar salad with Tabasco mixed into the dressing.  It’s just not a universal solution for every hot sauce situation.  

[TwiceHorn 30851]

5 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

Yes.  Please don’t get me wrong… with the right dish, Tabasco is great.  A bowl of black-eyed peas is made perfect with Tabasco.  One of the best salads I have ever had was a caesar salad with Tabasco mixed into the dressing.  It’s just not a universal solution for every hot sauce situation.  

Yeah, my introduction to hot sauce was via Tabasco and the homemade stuff with vinegar over peppers and that still kind of informs my usage of hot sauce.  I put it on a lot more stuff than I used to, but it's mostly Tabasco and Sriracha, and both have the -- for me -- expected vinegary kick to them.  And, if I can't use Tabasco or Sriracha in their expected applications, I find most of the other disappointing.

Edited March 15, 2023 by TwiceHorn

[WhatTheBuck 28616]

4 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I feel like hot sauce should be at least habanero strength or close to it. Otherwise you are just putting colored vinegar on your food.

Sometimes you want to add a dash of vinegar to a dish and hot sauce can fill that bill. But yeah, habanero is my minimum for feeling any kind of kick. My tolerance has increased steadily over the years. I’m ready to look for a good scorpion sauce because ghost isn’t really doing it for me anymore. But I absolutely love the flavor of habanero. I grow my own in the summertime. I can eat them raw. I dry them and grind them and shake that on everything.

This was my favorite hot sauce, just Red Savina habanero mash and vinegar, but the guy sold the company and they don’t make it anymore.

This is another good one that’s made locally. If you like Chipotle Tabasco, this blows that away. It’s great on BBQ.

[WhatTheBuck 28616]

55 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

This stuff is awesome. It’s not the hottest but it tastes incredible. And it’s a small bottle that I can carry in my coat pocket. I go through a lot of it and buy several bottles at a time because I only know of one store that carries it. 

[deadshank 24645]

1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Y’all eat Taco Bell? I get it if you are under 25.

It’s been 20 years since I have eaten that shit.

Cue the “it’s awesome at 2am when you are hammered”.

And leaving your old lady a satisfied wreck at Motel 6 up off I-45 and 2920. 

[Scheiss Meister 8321]

I will admit that only OG Tabasco is acceptable for C rations/MREs.