Mrs. Renfro’s seems to have a degree of popularity with the chile head crowd which makes some sense as they’re one of the larger brands offering a number of spicy salsas and associated dip products. My experiences with their product line thus far could best be described as lukewarm. I didn’t find their Habanero Mango…
In addition to making some of my favorite hot sauces Butterfly Bakery of Vermont has a very tasty line of mustards. Chipotle is a pepper I usually avoid in sauces because many combine the pepper with tons of added sugar and/or artificial or overbearing amounts of smoke flavor leading to sauces that taste very imbalanced…
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I get a good childish chuckle out of Hot Monkey Nuts’ slogan every time I see it. Having previously reviewed their double-entendre laden Fromage a Trois peanuts and feeling as if they could have used quite a bit more flavor and heat I had high hopes for…
Sinaloa, located in northwest Mexico due east of the Baja Peninsula on the Sea of Cortez, is unfortunately most well known in the USA for the Sinaloa Cartel and the horrific acts of violence that they perpetrate. Beyond that negative association however the area is also known for delicious seafood and the birthplace of the…
When it comes to making chili I’m normally not a pre-made seasoning guy. I have a pretty nice selection of various powdered, flaked, and whole dried chiles that I like to mix and match when I’m making a pot, and I also find it’s a great way to use up the final bits of bottles…
Heat Hot Sauce Shop is one of my favorite places to buy sauces and spices online, not just because of their excellent selection of third party sauces and great pricing, but because they also have a very tasty line of their own in-house sauces, seasonings, and spices. I personally always keep a bottle of one…
As I continue my way through the sauces that I brought home from Mexico I decided to open up this bottle of Bufalo Habanero. The Bufalo brand, which is made by Mexican food giant Herdez, is often found in grocery stores in the USA, though typically it’s only the Bufalo Salsa Classica and the Bufalo…
Takis, originally launched in Mexico in 1999 and then two years later in the United States, has managed to bridge the gap between the snack shelves of Mexican grocery stores to widespread mainstream popularity through grassroots social media virality (as well as being pretty dang tasty). While their rolled chips are their first and most…
Torchbearer can always be counted on to have some amusing bottle art, and the amorous onion putting the moves on the dapper habanero on this one is no exception. This is a sauce I’ve heard good things about, but one that was sadly languishing in the back of my cupboard waiting for me to find…
Hellfire, the title of one of the top 3 Disney villain songs as well as the sulfurous power granted to Harry Dresden by means of being half-possessed by a demonic coin in the Dresden Files series, just sounds pretty dang badass and cool. It also sounds quite spicy. Does this beef jerky live up to…