Bitter: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰ Sour/Tangy: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✰ Sweet: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Heat: ⭐⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Tangy, fresh, vegetal, fruity, earthy Recommended: Yes Texture: Medium-thin with xanthan texture Ingredients: Water, Peppers (Poblano and Habanero), Salt, White Vinegar, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Garlic, Onion, Sodium Metabisulfite (Preservative). De La Viuda, a company started by former executives…
Bitter: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰ Sour: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✰ Sweet: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Heat: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Habanero, cilantro, sour, fruity Texture: Medium-thin with small pepper bits Recommended: Yes Ingredients: Habanero chiles, Vinegar, Salt, Olive Oil, Spices and Aromatic Herbs, Sodium Benzoate Another sauce that I brought back from Mexico. I’ve previously reviewed the same brand’s Amarilla…
Bitter: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Sour: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Sweet: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✰ Heat: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Tomato, jalapeno, umami, onion, habanero, garlic Texture: Semi-Chunky with smaller but nice natural vegetable bits with good bite Recommended: Yes Ingredients: Roasted Tomatoes, Roasted Red Jalapeno Peppers, Roasted Onions, Roasted Habanero Peppers, Roasted Garlic, Kosher Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sodium…
Bitter: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Sour: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Sweet: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✰ Heat: ⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Cumin, garlic, smoky, savory, rich Texture: Medium-thin and smooth with small bits Recommended: Yes Ingredients: Roasted Red Tomato, Vinegar, Garlic, Lime Juice, Water, Salt Molasses, Onion Powder, Vegetable Oil, Arbol Chile, Chipotle Powder, Spices California Hot Sauce Solutions was formed…
Bitter: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Sour: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Sweet: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰ Heat: ⭐⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Cumin, ripe red jalapeno, black pepper, savory Texture: Medium-thick with coarsely smooth texture Recommended: Yes Ingredients: Red Jalapenos, Water, Organic Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Garlic, Oregano, Black Pepper, Cumin Amongst the chilehead community the hot sauces available on normal grocery store…
Bitter: ✰✰✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Sour: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Sweet: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Heat: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Sweet, fruity, savory Texture: Medium and extremely smooth, ketchup-like Ingredients: Organic Carrots, Organic Onions, Organic Habanero Peppers, Organic Distilled Vinegar, Organic Garlic, Organic Tangerine Juice Concentrate, Salt, Organic Dates, Organic Raisins, Organic Lime Juice Concentrate. Recommended: Yes This is a…
Bitter: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Salty: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰ Sour: ⭐⭐✰✰✰ Sweet: ⭐✰✰✰✰ Umami: ⭐⭐✰✰ Heat: ⭐⭐⭐✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Quick Flavor Notes: Bright, tangy, earthy spices Texture: Medium Thin, Smooth Ingredients: Habanero peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Olive Oil, Spices and Aromatics, Sodium Benzoate Recommended: Yes Yet another one of the sauces I brought back on a trip to Mexico last year. Chimay is…
Valentina Black Label is a sauce that’s been a staple in my refrigerator for at least the past fifteen years, though I’m sure I enjoyed it at restaurants even before then. Having never looked up the history of the sauce I just discovered that it’s been around since 1960 and is made in Guadalajara, Mexico….
Hot Ones continues to go strong, now in their 26th “season” and celebrating their 10th anniversary. With that they’ve commissioned a bevy of new sauces which will eventually show up in the reviews here. This review is on a sauce they’ve had out for a while however, originally showing up in season 11 in the…
The Offspring’s brand of pop punk rock music was always fun when I was in high school and college, and I can recall many parties where some of their tunes were part of the soundtrack. The leader of the group, Dexter Holland, is also something of a renaissance man. He’d already earned bachelor’s and master’s…