Favorite hot sauce...

[Dwight Hottle]

Tiger sauce. It's not overly hot but great flavor. 

[DitchPanda]

34 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Tiger sauce. It's not overly hot but great flavor. 

Oh man forgot about that one. My dads other favorite growing up...I should get a bottle.

[J Francho]

2 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

That's funny. That's like telling somebody I like garlic and if you don't your wrong and your mouth is broken.

It is broken.

2 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

Some people like cilantro and some people think it tastes like soap...neither is wrong.

No, the soap people are broken, too.

2 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

If I was looking for heat then Tabasco is perfect.

Tabasco is probably the weakest sauce in my cupboard.  The knock on it is the strong vinegar taste, often interpreted as "heat."  I like it for the smoky oak taste it adds but put up with the acid from the vinegar.  

 

 

2 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

.just doesn't do it for me.

 

But seriously, this is the right answer.  It takes time, and some acclimation for any sauce the registers on the Scoville scale.  Interpretations of "heat" can be different, too.  I can deal with a fair amount of Dave's Insanity (this ONLY adds heat) mixed with another sauce on something fatty, like wings but a raw Jalepeno can trip me up sometimes.  Same for Thai chili peppers, they're ok in a stir fry but if I try them alone, it's no bueno. The pallet is a weird thing, and some get trained towards  certain flavors.   Siracha used to taste like battery acid to me, but the past few years, I put it on everything.

[DitchPanda]

4 minutes ago, J Francho said:

It is broken.

No, the soap people are broken, too.

Tabasco is probably the weakest sauce in my cupboard.  The knock on it is the strong vinegar taste, often interpreted as "heat."  I like it for the smoky oak taste it adds but put up with the acid from the vinegar.  

 

 

 

But seriously, this is the right answer.  It takes time, and some acclimation for any sauce the registers on the Scoville scale.  Interpretations of "heat" can be different, too.  I can deal with a fair amount of Dave's Insanity (this ONLY adds heat) mixed with another sauce on something fatty, like wings but a raw Jalepeno can trip me up sometimes.  Same for Thai chili peppers, they're ok in a stir fry but if I try them alone, it's no bueno. The pallet is a weird thing, and some get trained towards  certain flavors.   Siracha used to taste like battery acid to me, but the past few years, I put it on everything.

I have a high tolerance for pepper type heat but that nose tingling effervescent heat you get from things like ginger or horseradish can really get me. As far as siracha goes my old lady loves it...I don't find it spicy at all it just tastes like raw garlic with red food coloring to me.

For the record I like garlic and cilantro..was just making a point! You are correct the anti garlic cilantro people are wrong.

[jimmyjoe]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

 The palate is a weird thing, and some get trained towards  certain flavors. 

 

   True.

   Thirty miles west of me there is a small college town with students from all over the world. Accordingly, there are small ethnic groceries that have sprung up to accommodate students' tastes with native merchandise.

   The Koreans think the Mexican peppers are too hot, the Thai think the Korean peppers are too hot, and the Mexicans think that both of the others are too hot.

   It's all in what their bodies are accustomed to ...... and how things are prepared.

[Dwight Hottle]

8 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

Oh man forgot about that one. My dads other favorite growing up...I should get a bottle.

First time I had it was with baked beans, cut up green peppers, bacon pieces & diced onions combined with fried fish fillets & a slice of buttered bread after a mornings fishing with a shore lunch during a fishing trip. Good stuff. 

[slonezp]

Depends on what I am putting it on. Tobasco in bloody mary's, Franks on wings, El Yucateco green for most everything else.

[J Francho]

10 hours ago, slonezp said:

Tobasco in bloody mary's

Agreed,  Also, Tabasco in cocktail sauce.

[lo n slo]

On 11/10/2020 at 8:36 PM, Dwight Hottle said:

First time I had it was with baked beans, cut up green peppers, bacon pieces & diced onions combined with fried fish fillets & a slice of buttered bread after a mornings fishing with a shore lunch during a fishing trip. Good stuff. 

now i’m hungry

[whitwolf]

Louisiana hot sauce.

[Koz]

Years ago I was the GM of a Marriott in Lafayette, LA and McIlhenny's was one of our top accounts so naturally I used their Tabasco. Their guys were great and always brought my staff gifts including their product, shirts, ties, and hats.

 

Speaking of Louisiana. while in Lafayette I was also introduced to Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning. Man, that stuff is good on everything including eggs, chicken, pork, steak, burgers, fish, and more.

 

I do like sriracha, but there's a catch. The only sriracha I like is Texas Pete's. I've tried other brands and was grossed out. Sriracha Chili is a staple during the winter around my house. In fact, I'll be making more tomorrow.

[Crankin4Bass]

Another good one is Valentina for tacos. It's not very hot, (only 900 scovile) but it has a nice flavor that complements pork tacos.

[islandbass]

On 11/9/2020 at 1:39 PM, roadwarrior said:

 

 

                                                             

This... ‘nuff said. 
 

honorable mentions:

Tapatio

Louisiana

Cholula

 

Good flavor, low heat. 

[snake95]

Marie Sharps.  Every version is excellent. 

[J Francho]

How do you guys feel about non-vinegar based sauce, like Melinda's?  I used to eat a lot of their XXX-hot.  It's carrot and onion based.

[roadwarrior]

Never heard of the brand. Do you have to order it on line?

How hot is extra hot?

[J Francho]

16 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Never heard of the brand. Do you have to order it on line?

How hot is extra hot?

I get it at the grocery store.  All of them carry it.  The plain is run of the mill, but the XXX-hot is pretty hot.  It's an habanero sauce, it's very red so I imagine they are using ripe peppers.  Get used to it, and Frank's will taste like sweet and sour sauce.

[roadwarrior]

Thanks!

I am going to pick some up.

 

p.s. I think I have a bottle of every suggestion on this this thread

excepts Fank's. I've heard you put that s**t on everything.  Gonna

buy some and give it a try, too.

 

 

 

[J Francho]

Frank's is better as an ingredient than alone.  

[Tennessee Boy]

Call me a wimp if you like but I love this stuff.  It's not the hottest sauce on the planet but it has great flavor.

[J Francho]

Great on tacos!

[GReb]

Crystal has always been my favorite. Louisiana next 

[dave]

19 hours ago, snake95 said:

Marie Sharps.  Every version is excellent. 

My daughter returned from college with a degree in marine biology and a love Maries Sharpe's.  She actually put it on here Christmas gift wishlist...LOL

[islandbass]

8 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

Call me a wimp if you like but I love this stuff.  It's not the hottest sauce on the planet but it has great flavor.

Yeah, it’s tasty, without the heat. 
 

for all my hot sauce loving brethren. Next time you have a white chowder, don’t forget to add your hot sauce. Tabasco and Tapatio a most righteous but any one should do. 
 

Back home when I was a kid hot was “in” from age 5. Even the theatres back home had bottles of Tabasco for people to sprinkle it on the popcorn. Sounds weird but it’s good!!

[NYWayfarer]

Frank’s red hot and Sriracha are my favorites.

 

If I want to give a kick without the liquid I use Slap Ya Mama.