For my fellow lovers of spicy things

[Arcanetrance]

What is your favorite hot sauce

[a la izquierda]

1. Tapatío

Hot without ruining it

[Arcanetrance]

2. I like that one and cholula. There's one my friend gets that I like alot but I can never remember

The name

[denbot]

3. Is Cholula the one with the wooden top.

If it is, it's the one I like.

[Arcanetrance]

4. Yes it is

[denbot]

8. Good stuff, better flavor then Tapitio

I normally get fresh salsa from the nearby Mexican Markets, but the shelf life is only 3-5 days for the fresh stuff.

[Arcanetrance]

10. I make my own salsa most of the time but I always keep a good bottle of hot sauce handy

For when I feel lazy

[a la izquierda]

31. My research is in western Mexico, home of Tapatio...

So I developed an obsession for it.

Cholula is good too.

Funny story: A friend of mine and I were touring an extremely remote, rural part of Mexico for some research I was doing. Anyway, we went into a restaurant and there was flippin' McIlhenny's Tabasco on the table (plus ketchup for pizza, wtf?)
I couldn't believe it. Tabasco is way too salty.

[Mosby]

43. cholula comes in different flavors

The best Imo is the chipotle, the chili garlic is really good also.

A really good, very hot sauce is Gunslinger.

Best salsa Imo is Herdez salsa casera, it's a fresca style so the hot is not really hot.

[hunter]

44. I've always got Tapatio.

It's cheap and plentiful.

[2theleft]

5. Cholula and the rooster one...can never remember the name..

Clear bottle with a big rooster on it.. YUM.

[Arcanetrance]

6. Sriracha

[pokerfan]

45. Dear Sriracha

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/sriracha

[Liberal Veteran]

17. In my house, we call it by a more...ahem...vulgar name.

[2theleft]

18. In my house, too...

was trying to avoid a jury post

[laundry_queen]

27. Yeah, the rooster one is my favorite too. nt

[seabeyond]

7. i have really been liking louisanna sauce lately. my son had me try it

on oysters and crackers. loved it. now i put it on chili, cheese crisps. i have gone thru almost a whole bottle in four months. in the past it sat on the shelf for years, lol.

[Arcanetrance]

9. That brand was ruined for me the first time tried to do oysters on the half shell

I doused it in that brand like my friend said and gagged on the texture and flavor of the oyster ever since everytime I see it on a shelf I think about that

[seabeyond]

11. lol. mine were SMOKED oysters, not raw.

i tried raw once.... not my thing.

[Arcanetrance]

12. I really don't know how it could be anyone's thing the mouth feel alone is wrong

[seabeyond]

13. agreed. hubby liked them, but stopped eating them because of pollutants in the oceans. nt

[Arcanetrance]

14. I can't blame him I basically stopped eating seafood 5 years ago

[fizzgig]

28. that's high up on my list

it's great on mac and cheese.

[seabeyond]

34. i had not thought about using on mac and cheese, but bet it would be good. i use cayenne powder

when i make homemade mac and cheese.

[OriginalGeek]

15. Not very hot but

I'm digging the Chipotle Tabasco



Smokey and great flavor.

For hot stuff I go to my local Tijuana Flats and visit their hot sauce bar - a rotating array of everything from sweet chili to ridiculous ghost peppers. About 25~30 sauces available - graded from smiley face to plain face to frowny face to Xs for eyes (He daid, Jim!). I can't do the x eyes but there's some really good ones in the plain to frowny range.

Lately my favorite has been Swamp Scum

[Arcanetrance]

16. I went to the Tabasco factory a few years ago

I'm gonna keep my eyes open for that swamp scum one always interested in trying something new

[OriginalGeek]

19. I almost didn't try the Tabasco one

because I don't really like regular Tabasco - nothing against it but I usually have a choice between that and Louisiana or Crystal and I like both of those much better. But the Chipotle one was on the table at a lunch place so I gave it a shot and glad I did.

Swamps scum is sweet and smokey and not too hot either...the place I get it puts fresh jalapenos on all their food though so that adds the kick to make it just about perfect.

[Arcanetrance]

20. I'm gonna look online for that swamp scum give it a try the flavor description sounds like something

I'd like

[OriginalGeek]

21. 5 bucks right here:

http://mossybayou.com/Hot-Sauces_c2.htm (I shoulda put the link in originally - doh!)

[Arcanetrance]

22. Thank you it seems like it would be good use on Fajitas

[KamaAina]

38. The experts in Louisiana generally keep Tabasco around for cooking

if they have it at all. The bottle on the table is ALWAYS Crystal or Louisiana.

[MrMickeysMom]

23. I like one I make myself...

combining Habanero's Witches finger (long hots) and jalapeño on top of onion and heavy garlic and green pepper base with lots of cumin, then diced, paste and crushed tomatoes...

Hmmmm.....

[Arcanetrance]

24. Sounds good to me

[HarveyDarkey]

25. i like Devil's Spit & Wibur's Revenge from Famous Dave's for everyday use

Blair's when I'm up for some real heat

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

26. Harissa hot sauce with couscous - so deep down satisfying

The pureed hot peppers and olive oil make a delicious paste. I like a chicken or lamb couscous like my cousin makes. His long-time girlfriend (unfortunately who died) was a 'pied noir' from Algeria who gave him the recipe. I also like a strong Algerian wine that's perfect with the ultra-spicy couscous like Sidi Brahim.

[Arcanetrance]

35. I haven't had that one of gonna look for it next time I go to the store

[nomorenomore08]

29. Mostly the usual - Cholula, Crystal, Sriracha, etc.

But there's a local one called Hell Sobrante that, while not extreme by any means, has a great flavor to it. I need to track down another bottle.

[ConcernedCanuk]

30. Spicy Things?? - these . . . .

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CC

[Xyzse]

32. There are so many

Asian:
I make my own and there are many different variations so, I am not placing it here.
Jamaican:


Sometimes I just try hot sauces just because. So I can't really say what is my favorite.

[hobbit709]

33. My own and Torchy's Diablo

http://www.torchystacos.com/shop/hot-sauce/

Mine starts with a pound of Habaneros.

[Bertha Venation]

36. Frank's Red Hot. I put that shit on everything.

Also Cholulo, and Sriracha.

[Arcanetrance]

40. I was waiting for someone to chime in with the franks line

[Bertha Venation]

42. first time I heard that commercial on the radio I half died

I was driving home from work and swerved a little, I was laughing so hard. With time it's not so funny, but I still like it.

[KamaAina]

37. Crystal used to be made right down the street from my old place in NOLA

after Katrina, they relocated upriver to Reserve, La. However, it is now distributed nationally.

[Arcanetrance]

41. I have to give crystal a try I've seen it but never tried it

[MiddleFingerMom]

39. Cholula -- and Tabasco just overpowers everything it touches -- BLECH!!!