what's the best hot sauce?

[burdbrew]

I agree with Yooper on Marie Sharps. The carrot base in the habenero sauce gives the sauce amazing flavor. I also highly recommend a hot sauce out of Texas called Duck Butter. It seems like the kind of sauce the OP was describing. Buttery and goes well with most anything.

Tears of Joy in Austin, Texas is a great place to do business with.

 

[usfmikeb]

I'm partial to my homemade sauce...

 

[stikks]

I bought some hot sauce in San Diego in november called Colon Cleaner,best I`ve ever had.

 

[Paulielow]

I agree with Yooper on Marie Sharps. The carrot base in the habenero sauce gives the sauce amazing flavor. I also highly recommend a hot sauce out of Texas called Duck Butter. It seems like the kind of sauce the OP was describing. Buttery and goes well with most anything.

Tears of Joy in Austin, Texas is a great place to do business with.

I tried to find it but to no avail...couldn't find tears of joy either...

 

[MrGrumpy89]

Da Bomb - Ground Zero, if you need to induce vomiting. I used to eat that, but I think I was doing irreparable harm to my innards. Abandon all hop ye who dash too much.

Yes Finally somebody knows Juans Specialty foods. I was going to say da bomb or 100% pain. both I have and will kick the s#*t out of any other hot sauce. And made here in Kansas.

 

[EdMerican]

Not sure about vinegar and buttery, but some of my favorites are (in no particular order)

Sriracha - some good heat with asian inspired character and pepper flavor.

Cholula - Seems you are pretty familiar with this one. Not hot, but definitely delicious.

Gil's Crying Tongue - A good deal of heat, with some smoky roasted pepper flavor and fair sized chunks of whatever veggies they put in there. Not as hot as some others, but the flavor is where it stands out. Not too expensive, either.
http://www.gilsgourmet.com/proddetail.php?prod=CRY12

El Yucatero - I have had 3 of the Mexican hot sauce types. They apparently have several other varieties. One is red (the mildest) fairly hot, with some vinegar but IMO, a bit lacking in terms of great flavor. The green is perhaps my favorite. Its habanero base provides great heat and excellent flavor. Then there is the xxxtra hot. Its almost brown in color, and its apparently an ancient Mayan recipe. Crazy hot and good flavor, once your taste buds regain consciousness. Tough to use enough to really taste it, but if you can stand it, its really good. It helps to have a nice cool beer to wash em down with

 

[Paulielow]

I'm not really looking for ass burning sauces, I already have big balls i dont need to prove how hard I am I'm looking more for flavourful hot sauces and it could just be my particular pallet but when I say buttery/vinegary that's how I see cholula which I love but I just wanna see what else is out there. And thanks ed el yucateco is one I'm really looking forward to trying....

 

[wailingguitar]

Paulie, I thought that was what you meant... I would again suggest Frank's (or Durkee's label looks the same, may even be the same product) or Louisana Red Dot (my personal fave and a staple of my diet)

 

[burdbrew]

I tried to find it but to no avail...couldn't find tears of joy either...

http://www.tearsofjoysauces.com/adv...Csid=4edc88cc8b764610abf2e3281216e964&x=0&y=0

This should work. I googled "tears of joy hot sauce" and searched for "duck", should my link have issues. It is not silly hot, but hot and very tasty.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

My amature store bought opinion is yucatan habanero sauce. I will put it on almost anything.

 

[mikebowman]

Oh man so many great options here. I'm with Yooper. Marie Sharp's is astounding. I brought a bottle back from when I went to Belize a few years back, but it's long gone. (Yooper, if you have any idea where I could order more, PLEASE let me know!!!) Tabasco's a good go-to, and the Tabasco habanero version is better than the original. Franks is also good, but franks extra-hot is much better. These days, sriracha's been my go to. I've also had a bottle of 100% pain in my fridge at home for years, slowly eating it. It's super hot.

Great thread!

 

[wolfstar]

http://www.tapatiohotsauce.com/

http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/sriracha.htm

Lots of good pepper flavor, low on the vinegar.

+1 to both!!!

 

[bleme]

I get this at my local Dollar Tree. Amazing sauce and an incredible deal!!!

http://cosmeticmall.com/Louisiana-S...-DA11-E111-804A-A8C6AF702B72&mr:referralID=NA

 

[lschiavo]

Yooper gave me a bottle of Marie Sharps. It was gone in a week. Find it. You will love it. I need more.

Sriracha is my staple. I'm sure everyone can get it if its in our small grocery. For wings, I use the Franks recipe and sub in the Sriracha...good eats!

 

[RDWHAHB]

-Marie sharps is solid. I like it on eggs.
-Franks is go to for bloodys
-I like green tabasco sometimes on bbq pork.

There are some good local fresh salsas for chips.

 

[ChshreCat]

Cock sauce FTW!

There's others that are better for certain things, but this is the only one I always have a bottle of.

Another one I like that's not really hot, but really tasty is Pickapeppa.

It's a fermented Jamaican sauce. Kind of like worchestershire with a little bite.

 

[lschiavo]

Cock sauce FTW!

There's others that are better for certain things, but this is the only one I always have a bottle of.

Another one I like that's not really hot, but really tasty is Pickapeppa.

PeterPiperpickapeppa...looks interesting.

 

[brewtus_]

If you are really into hot sauces this is your place. It used to be my regular grocery. Jungle Jims. They have a whole isle(both sides) and a full display under a fire truck full of hot sauces.
http://www.junglejims.com/foodmarket/specialty-foods/hotsauces.asp

BINGO! Nice to live close to Cincinnati. Any hot sauce in the world at the Jungle (plus plenty of beer!).

Isn't the best hot sauce the one that goes best with the food you're eating? I have around 8-10 different hot sauces that I use on a regular basis. For mexican food, I like Cholula and something habanero-ish like Nuckin' Futz. For cajun, Tobasco or Lousiana Hot Sauce. For Asian, Sriracha or similar garlicky. For chilli, a nice chipotle or Tobasco works well. If I'm making a big pot of something, I might use an extract to add heat and flavor to the whole dish. And on and on....It really depends on the food I'm eating/cooking as to which sauce I use. Kinda like asking "what's the best beer?".

However, one brand that I absolutely love is Blair's Hot Sauces. They have a whole range from mild to absolutely crazy hot, and all of them stress flavor instead of just burning your mouth. Who cares how hot you can stand it if there's no flavor to back up the heat?

 

[jotakah]

Burn Baby Burn!

I was originally perplexed why the Black Panthers have a hot sauce, but it is so damn good that I just don't care :fro:

 

[ChshreCat]

btw... it's amazing the stuff that came up when I searched for a cock sauce picture.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Sriracha, Sambal Olek, and Chipotle in Adobo.

Those are my hands down, all time, any food favorites.

+ 1, We are on the same page my friend.
You might also enjoy this:
http://www.elyucateco.com/english/products/sauces/green-habanero.html

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

+ 1, We are on the same page my friend.
You might also enjoy this:
http://www.elyucateco.com/english/products/sauces/green-habanero.html

I think I have tried that one. And, IIRC, I liked it enough to look for it on shelves but never found it.


Lately tho, i have been using teh Chipotle in Adobo mixed with Mayo as a dipping sauce for a LOT of things. Damn it is tastey.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

I like the chinese chili garlic sauce (the one with the rooster on the bottle). This stuff is great for soups, pastas, chicken etc. If you need to get rid off a cold, just add a spoonful of this stuff into chicken noodle soup! http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/garlic.htm

I also like more traditional hot sauce. I like good all' Red Hot, Cholula and Tapatio: http://www.tapatiohotsauce.com/history.html

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I like the chinese chili garlic sauce (the one with a rooster on the bottle). This stuff is great for soups, pastas, chicken etc. If you need to get rid off a cold, just add a spoonful of this stuff into chicken noodle soup! http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/garlic.htm

My wife just calls that stuff "Sambal". And the one with garlic she calls "Sambal Olek".

I dunno if it's right, but it works and it always sound less alarming to guests whe you say "It has a spoon of Sambal for heat" rather than "I added some white rooster sauce for the spice".

Cause, that latter is always met with "what part did the sauce come out of?"

 

[ChshreCat]

Oh, a good one for cooking with is El Pato:

Use it anywhere you would use tomato sauce but want some heat as well. Or some of us just use it like ketchup.