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Point/Counterpoint: Is Tabasco the ideal hot sauce?
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Posted on 04/27/2021 6:18:20 AM PDT by mylife

Hot sauce an invaluable condiment for peppering up food that needs a splash of acid or heat, whether it’s soup, dip, or fried chicken. Hot sauce is also a good option if whatever you’re eating is boring or terrible. The culinary world features an entire rainbow of hot sauce, but one of the most divisive is Tabasco. It seems like either you’re a fan, or you hate it. No room for ambivalence here. So, what do you think? Are you a hater or a lover of Tabasco hot sauce? We present both arguments below.

Tabasco is good For a while, I decided I was not a fan of Tabasco sauce. It was mostly because everyone around me said how much they hated it, so I went with the flow. Peer pressure is real. But recently I got to thinking about how much I missed going to a diner for things like a late breakfast. When I go to a diner, I’m not really a pancake or waffle person, I’m more of an egg breakfast person. Omelets, eggs Benedict, skillets, you name it—I prefer that kind of stuff. And it all gets me reminiscing about things like those possibly ancient stacks of single-serve jellies and hot sauce caddies on the table.

While I like Cholula, which is usually in those caddies, the more I think about it, the more I realize that I almost always reach for Tabasco sauce. I really like some form of acid in my food, otherwise it feels kind of plain to me. And that’s why I like Tabasco. The acid thing seems to be the main complaint (that and the fact that it’s kinda watery).

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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Smoked with what? Lizard skins? Moldy grass clippings?


61 posted on 04/27/2021 6:44:12 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I am housebound, and have been since 2013. After Katrina, it was Tabasco in the center’s MREs.

As to the contender, I thought so.


62 posted on 04/27/2021 6:45:03 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: mylife

Sauce?

My favorite hot seasoning?

I make my own. 2 flavors.

Roasted and frozen Hatch Green Chili’s.

And dried Habanero’s. I cut around the stem and remove most of the seed pod. (you MUST wear rubber gloves when handling them) Cut in 1/4’s, like quartering an apple. Dry them in a dehydrator. Then I grind them in a mortar and pestle when using them. Caution, Concentrated, 1/2 of a 1/4 is plenty for most dishes. Sooo much better flavor than Jalapenos.


63 posted on 04/27/2021 6:45:46 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Chauncey Gardiner

He he he, just a dab will do ya.


64 posted on 04/27/2021 6:46:16 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: All

Cholula


65 posted on 04/27/2021 6:47:08 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: nomorelurker

“...The store there is worth the trip, let’s you sample things for free...”
Yep. They have some very unique stuff there. My favorite was the tabasco-flavored ice cream. The food at their restaurant wasn’t too bad either. It made for a nice day trip via motorcycle for us.


66 posted on 04/27/2021 6:47:26 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: mylife

I have Cholula Green, El Yucateco Green, Sriracha and Herdez Salsa Verde in my refrigerator right now.


67 posted on 04/27/2021 6:49:17 AM PDT by 31R1O
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To: mylife
This first:



This a very close second:


68 posted on 04/27/2021 6:49:20 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Sriracha is my favorite...


69 posted on 04/27/2021 6:51:05 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: mylife

Marie Sharps Habenaro sauce is one of the best I have found. Discovered it on our trip to Belize 2 years ago.


70 posted on 04/27/2021 6:51:21 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: mylife

Bahhh, Tabasco is over rated. Just spicy, salty vinegar. No real taste. My fave is Sriracha; or as the kids call it, Millennial Ketchup. Tabasco now makes a Sriracha but it tastes just like their regular hot sauce.


71 posted on 04/27/2021 6:53:30 AM PDT by 762X51
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To: lgjhn23

Good advice. Thanks.


72 posted on 04/27/2021 6:54:06 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Actual FR Quote: “I ain’t getting no Covid Vaccine. I’d rather get Covid and DIE before I get a jab.)
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so very good...


73 posted on 04/27/2021 6:54:16 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Only thing I use Tabasco for is gumbo, with Louisiana Hot Sauce being a good substitute.

For all other hot sauce needs I prefer Cholula, either original or lime.


74 posted on 04/27/2021 6:54:24 AM PDT by Hazwaste (Socialists are like slinkies. Only good for pushing down stairs.)
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To: mylife

Crystal hot sauce. It was the only hot sauce in the mess halls and was quite good. equal to Tabasco in my taste.


75 posted on 04/27/2021 6:56:35 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Hazwaste

Only thing I use Tabasco for is gumbo, with Louisiana Hot Sauce or Crystal


76 posted on 04/27/2021 6:56:49 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: GreyFriar

Its better


77 posted on 04/27/2021 6:57:57 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

It’s okay to splash a few drops on pizza. Gives it a little zing.


78 posted on 04/27/2021 6:59:10 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Each to their own.

79 posted on 04/27/2021 7:00:06 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: mylife

80 posted on 04/27/2021 7:00:20 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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