Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce...
Hillary keeps hot sauce in her purse, or at least she says so sometimes…
I drive out to Middlegate Station on the US loniest highway 100 miles east of Reno every month or two to pick up a couple bottles of middlegate hot sauce. Its made in Louisiana,but its got a good flavor, and also happens to be one of my top favorite bars in the state. Though most of my old favorites are long gone such as Midas, Jack Creek...still on the list are Jarbidge, Manhattan, Belmont, Denio, and of course Rachel.
Dave’s Insanity Ghost Pepper Sauce 🌶 😳
Tabasco and Sriracha are staples in my fridge.
I used to put a couple of drops in Corona which really improved the flavor along with a lime piece. I switched to Bud when I got tired of having chapped lips all the time.It sure tastes good though.
Love hot sauce but I am dubious of “ health benefits”. There are probably some but certainly they are subtle at best.
I have Tabasco, Louisana Hot Sauce, zatarans, Franks, San Luis and various and sundry others.
I don’t do tongue burners but do like some heat.
A rather short article with a picture of Tabasco— makes you wonder why it was written. Let me add a few points.
A good hot chili increases your metabolism by 25%. There are more than a thousand varieties, and skip the sauce, go directly with a raw chili. Thai, Jalapeno, and serrano are pickers in terms of Scoville units, how hotness is measured. The previous three are less than 50,000 scoville units. The habanero is around 250,000 while a few top over a million. And the best way to stop the heat after you have eaten it is not a glass of water, but a banana or a glass of milk.
Tip of the day. https://melindas.com
I prefer the “extra hot”, believe that it has a lime base, it kicks and has awesome flavor! Haven’t tried the others, can’t imagine that they would let you down.
My invention:
Jalapeno paste.
Find the hottest Jalapenos you can fine. So hot your fingers burn from handling them. If you can’t find them really hot, add Habenero powder.
Rough chop put in blender, cover with good Extra Virgin Olive oil and emulsify. Pour into gallon freezer bag, lay it flat on a plate in the freezer.
Now you have frozen Jalapeno paste for seasoning everything from soup and chili, sauces and dips to scrambled eggs.
Just break off a little piece and stir it in. It is liquid at room temperature disappears into your dish and is always ready.
I like hot sauce on many foods.
So many great choices these days.
For the past 4 years I’ve add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper to my morning coffee.
Love it!
I used to travel to Japan regularly for business. One of my colleagues always traveled with tiny bottles of tabasco.
He did not like Japanese food but would go through the motions, as a good guest, - with liberal doses of tabasco on his sushi etc.
You could almost see our Japanese hosts roll out the tatami mats and ready themselves for Seppuku !
The BEST: Tibetan Hot Sauce (Sepen):
you can buy it:
or even better, you can make it:
https://tnp.org/recipe-tibetan-hot-sauce/
What’s her name?
I make my own. Lacto fermented peppers (6 months at least). Liquify the drained peppers, throw in some garlic, onion, and a bit of salt... Delicious. And yes. People wonder why I always have “rotting jars” of peppers on my counter. In fact. I ferment all sorts of veggies. I love them.
You can’t use store bought peppers because the wax they use to coat them. Gotta find them at a farmer’s market or grow your own.
I ALWAYS used them, and collected them from those who didn't.
GI quote: Anything is edible with enough hot sauce.
This hot sauce company has a great history. Its owner never had to advertise. He came here from Vietnam with nothing. He needed something local to duplicate the hotness he wanted so he went with jalapenos. I use it occasionally when I want to overwhelm something bland.
My sons used to be into hot sauce and bragged about how much heat they could handle. I took them to a hot wing place that boasted a homemade inferno sauce and told them it was more than they could handle. Of course they opted for it. The chef tried to talk them out of.
They each were able to eat one wing then the pain and suffering kicked in. I shouldn’t have but couldn’t help myself and got a good belly laugh out of it.
10 years later and they won’t touch the really hot stuff.
Well Hillary carries it in her purse 🙄