This is the first sauce from Oso Rojo that I have tried. The company hails from Denver, CO and according to some a profile from their local paper was the brainchild of man who owned a food truck and became a full-time gig once the COVID pandemic put a halt to the food truck business….
On certain online forums, especially the Reddit Hot Sauce and Spicy subreddits, this is a legendary sauce. Torchbearer themselves mention that it’s one of their best sellers. With a cute yet foreboding logo, an appealing orange color, and the promise of both one of the most fiery peppers ever grown plus the delicious flavor of…
I stumbled on Louisiana Pepper Exchange accidentally while researching some recipes, and discovered that they make a range of pure pepper purees from Jalapenos all the way up to Carolina Reapers, with the ingredients of each puree just being the pepper and some salt for preservation. I was intrigued as having some shelf-stable pure peppers…
It had been a long time since I had eaten canned soup. While Campbell’s Tomato was a staple when I wasn’t feeling well as a child (preferably with a glass of ginger ale on the side) I found myself just never wandering down the canned products aisle at the grocery store unless it was for…
Sambal is a condiment I don’t have a tremendous amount of experience with, but one I’m eagerly looking forward to exploring in more depth. If you have some Sambals to recommend, please let me know in the comments below! Like most people if tried the Huy Fong Sambal Oelek, which I actually prefer to their…
Torchbearer is a saucemaker I love not just for the creativity of their sauces, but for the creativity of their bottle art. The Rapture, being the company’s hottest sauce, presents with label art that warns of its painful nature along with the forward presence of the Scorpion Peppers within. Torchbearer is also interesting in that…
I’ve long been a fan of the Marie Sharp’s brand of hot sauces. The company has a wide range from mild to rather hot but most follow the same basic formula of being very savory, a bit saltier than average, and being a bit chunkier than main competing brand, but those features make them pair…
My original exposure to Zhoug (or Schug, Shug, Schuug, etc, I’ve seen many spellings) was as an available topping at the Pita Pit chain, and I found the spicy and herbaceous condiment enthralling. Looking up some details it appears this style of sauce originated in Yemen, and then traveled throughout the Middle East where it…
Chili Crisp is rapidly becoming a very trendy spicy condiment these days. While I discovered it for myself with the ubiquitous Lao Gan Ma version when on a “grab some stuff that looks interesting” trip to the local Asian grocery store, there have been a huge number of artisanal and celebrity-chef backed offerings in the…
Born in St. Augustine, FL and matured into the final product in South Jersey, this brand is the result a bit of luck, some happenstance, and a lot of hard work by several friends who met in college and turned what could have remained a recipe only made and shared with friends and family to…