When I came back to "the world," I searched the few Asian stores for the real thing. There were no US made fakes back then. I finally opened my own Asian Market and purchased it by the case from a company in New York which imported the real stuff from Thailand.
The name of the place ศรีราชา Sriracha "Glorious place of the King"
There really isn't a good translation of the idea conveyed.
Your thoughts on my translation please. Did I get near the concept?