The reason I ask is because I've tried Dave's Insanity and I would never put something that hot on food. All of those Insanity and Ten-Alarm type sauces have always struck me as more of a novelty than anything people really use to put on food.
My favorite hot sauce (actually more of a paste) in the world is Thai Sriracha.
I also use tons of Crystal hot sauce from Louisiana. Tabasco Garlic hot sauce is also very good.
We called it The Rooster! Tacos, burgers, beans, salads, ANYTHING! It's a great flavor addition!
Sri Racha for thai-style omelet
Crystal for every day use — not so hot, so you can apply it liberally.
Tabasco for oysters and clam chowder
Tapatio or Salsa Huichol (not easy to find) for pork.
Homemade prik nam pla [thai “rat sh*t” chilles and fish sauce] for yellow curry. Homemade prik nam som [jalapenos and white vinegar] for rice soup.
I don’t know why the Wikipedia article said that Huy Fong trademarked Sri Racha in the US. Sri Racha is a town, and generally you cannot trademark geographic names. Shark Brand from Cholburi province, where the town of Sri Rachais located, is sold in the US as Sri Racha sauce. It’s orange rather than red, and less goopy than the Huy Fong stuff.
Dave's Insanity is best used a drop at a time in a big pot of something. It's more like an industrial strength than a consumer product. It does have surprisingly good taste and not just hotter than hell.
I'm one of those people who can walk down the aisle of hot sauces in a grocery and break out in a sweat just thinking about them, heck I'm sweating a little now. On the good side though is I never have any afterburner issues in the morning. I make my gumbos pretty bland and take different hot sauces with me to group picnics. That way people can add what suits ‘em. Really hard to get the sauce out once it's in there.
I don’t know where in Louisiana you are from, but I was wondering do you recall a sauce called “Slap Your Mama” or “Slap Ya Mama” marked by, I think, Dr. Kerry Thibodeaux in Opelousas, LA? I was trying to find their web site, but couldn’t find it.
Thanks from an Opelousas to GA transplant.
The insanity stuff, is for both.
I know that to use it, you can only use a drop, and it has to big a large amount for it to have any use.
A little goes a long long way. I'll also use it as a gag with friends.
Its the other more serious sauces that I am wondering about.