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Botany

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16. I know but it is good on and in Mexican food.

Reply to TeamProg (Reply #15)

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 09:02 PM

Feb 2022

As per hot for Mexican food I would rank the following;

1) fresh pepper would be Serrano... hot but not drop you to the floor hot

2) dried from the garden. Long Tom Red Pepper
Pick em, hang em, and grind up over dishes you are cooking.

3) sauce ... a good Chipotle red sauce

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Hot Sauces - Your "Desert Island" favorite? [View all] TeamProg Feb 2022 OP

Cholula Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #1

I am a baby. Can't take too hot. bottomofthehill Feb 2022 #2

No Sriracha? intrepidity Feb 2022 #3

Yes! We have Sriracha amd Sambal Olech, too, but this is for "mexican style" hot sauces, sorry..nt TeamProg Feb 2022 #5

If it's a desert island, I'm with you on Sriracha NotASurfer Feb 2022 #10

Things change, but my latest favorite is "Minorcan Mike's Datil Pepper Sauce." I almost always have dameatball Feb 2022 #4

Yes! We have Sriracha amd Sambal Olech, too, but this is for "mexican style" hot sauces, sorry..nt TeamProg Feb 2022 #6

Oops......reading comprehension not strong today I guess. Got it. dameatball Feb 2022 #7

Tapatio for me. I can't claim to have done an exhaustive taste test, but I definitely like petronius Feb 2022 #8

Tabasco for me, thanks jmowreader Feb 2022 #9

If I want a vinegar based hot sauce yes, but mostly I don't TeamProg Feb 2022 #21

One of them stands above the others. beemerphill Feb 2022 #11

Piri piri sauce Botany Feb 2022 #12

Sounds good, like mae ploy. We have Sriracha amd Sambal Olech, too, but this is for "mexican style". TeamProg Feb 2022 #15

I know but it is good on and in Mexican food. Botany Feb 2022 #16

Subiaco Abbey makes a great Smoked Habanero Sauce Bristlecone Feb 2022 #13

Okay, I just ordered a bottle. 11 bucks, but Free Shipping.. so. TeamProg Feb 2022 #17

I hope you like it. I will try the Cholula for sure. Bristlecone Feb 2022 #19

An Australian friend sent me "Shit the Bed". trof Feb 2022 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author DesertGarden Feb 2022 #18

Tapatio is also my go-to Retrograde Feb 2022 #20