Hot Sauces

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:08 pm

Do we have any hot sauce fanatics around here? I know I am. My fridge has about 25 different kinds of hot sauces, not too mention all the spices. I put hot sauce on pretty much everything from the wimpy tabascos and red hots to the Mad Dog and Blair's. I don't own any of the synthetically made stuff because I don't like the taste. I am the point where there are only a few things I eat without hot sauce. Just wondering if anyone knew of any good tasty brands to try.
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Zom · Post by **Zom** » Sun May 20, 2007 11:54 am

I really don't know how I missed this thread. I do hot sauce. As a staple, I like the hot sauces from the Spice Islands which I think are probably a little "sweeter" than the Tobasco's of this world, and which I use for my chicken wing blow outs. I'm with you, though kdog27. Nothing like some Tabasco on the table for those scrambled eggs.

At the moment. I'm really switched on to Piri Piri, a hot sauce from Portugal. A pro might not find it drop dead hot, but it does the business. I suppose the Portugese are best known for sardines, but they do a fantastic "piri piri" chicken, and next time I'm "down south" I'll find a restaurateur who can give me the low down on this dish.

The Thai's do a wonderful dish called "Crying Tiger". An Asian version of steak tartare if you will. Very finely sliced (as opposed to shredded) strips of beef that you dip in a hot sauce that is best described as exquisitely painful. Usually served as a starter.

Let's leave steak tartare out of this. Anyone on this board I've had the good fortune to enjoy steak tartare with will know it does for me what Mississippi Mud Pie might do for them.

Woops: typo. I do hot sauce and can't spell "Tabasco"?

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Sun May 20, 2007 11:39 pm

Very cool Zom, I will have to look into those sauces you mentioned.

The best store I was ever in was outside of Philadelphia, it was a hot sauce store. I'm having a trouble remembering the town it is but they had every sauce you could think and of course you sample them all too. They had so many sauces that you can only order online.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:36 am

This is a store out on Cleveland's East side that some of you might enjoy:

http://www.heatandflavor.com/

My intestines are roiling just thinking about this topic...

jacojdm · Post by **jacojdm** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:37 am

Bleeding Orange wrote:This is a store out on Cleveland's East side that some of you might enjoy:

http://www.heatandflavor.com/

My intestines are roiling just thinking about this topic...

There's a similar joint in Rocky River.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:53 pm

Forgot to chime in on this. My favorite "on the table" hot sauce is Cholula... widely available, not too hot and really tasty!! But I've got about 2 dozen different sauces in my pantry. Love Tabasco Jalapeno on pizza for some reason...

Best overall sauce (table and cooking) IMO is called "Inner Beauty." I've had trouble finding it of late, but it's fantastic! Mustard/pepper based sauce. NOTHING better on hot dogs!

As far as cooking goes, I like the real thing. Peppers themselves, but sometimes find myself using Sriracha (Red Rooster) sauce.

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Tue May 29, 2007 5:28 pm

I love sriracha! Any restuarant that I go to and has it is OK in my book.

I am a big fan of hot sauce on pizza too. Really brings the taste out I think.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:50 pm

Hmm...never put hot sauce on pizza before...I just like red pepper flakes to add some zing to it.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:19 pm

Mmmmm, gallon jugs of Tabasco Hab!!