It depends on the type of cooking. The sauces are regional. If you’re doing southern or soul food, you’ll need the Tabasco or my favorite Louisiana Hot Sauce. There’s also Trappey’s, Crystal and others. For the southwestern and south of the border type foods, Cholula, Valentina, etc. In New England, Frank’s Redhot for Buffalo wings and such. In my travels down the eastern seaboard I’ve seen a lot of Texas Pete. Then the Asian foods have their own such as Red Rooster Sriracha. They’re definitely regional tastes.
bufalo brand chipotle is a pleasant cheap surprise in poke chops but I love salsa verde on poke chops