Hot Sauces.

[raisingarizona13]

I fucking love them. I like a few different ones for specific applications. I use the stuff on almost everything.

Lately I have rediscovered plain old Tabasco. I put it on the more Americano dishes. Usually on breakfast foods such as eggs, potatoes, or country fried steak.

For pizza I really enjoy the garlic Tabasco.

Rice bowls and other Asian inspired things get the cock sauce, Siracha.

Cholula is probably my most favorite for overall all around use but it's pricey. The Chipotle Cholula is good but it sometimes seems too sweet.

As far as store bought salsa's go the taquera from Herdez is so good as long as you like the smoked peppered taste. Goya has a similar taquera that I get when I can't find the Herdez.

What do you like and for what?

[H0G]

Marie Sharp's - Orange habanero = awesome

[Art Shirk]

A total sleeper that is great is Trader Joe's habanero sauce. Anyone else tried this?

Cheap Valentina's is great, or just standard Tapatio.

But the go to here is Aardvark.

[adrenalated]

I fucking love hot sauce, especially the smoked varieties.

My go-to for awhile was the Smoked Tabasco. I especially like it on eggs, but also on tacos and other mexican dishes. Golden Toad Smoked Chipolte is a good alternative, perhaps slightly less smokey, but spicier and more tangy.

A big fan lately of the Boulder Hot Sauce Co's Smoked Serrano. It's very smokey, and spicy. I use it when I want a little extra kick, or when I don't want a chipolte flavor.

Recently I discovered SaSo Sauces, sampled all of them (all are good) and bought the Red Pepper Chipolte. It's more flavorful than the other chipolte sauces I've bought. Makes an excellent marinade for meats. I use it on steak quite a bit.

Valentina + mac & cheese is a favorite quick and easy bachelor meal.

My brother recently bought a sauce called the Rectum Ripper, which he says is completely and utterly terrifying.

[jgb@etree]

For cooking:



(The regular stuff is good, but HOT. The Ghost Pepper version is delicious as well, but OMFG is it hot.)

Directly on food:

[irul&ublo]

Tapatio.....es una salsa muy salsa

[east or bust]

In my fridge now:

Tobasco, Sriracha - my goto's on everything
El Yucateco (both red and green)- this stuff is killer on mexican food
Frank's Red Hot- ..pretty bland but I like the flavor

[raisingarizona13]

Franks sometimes is the stuff, especially for wings.

@Adrenalated, I'm not sure I'm too excited about something called rectum ripper!

I think I go for the more mild stuff cause I pour that shit on. I have to check myself with the Tapatio after I have been using Cholula for a while. Tapatio has some kick, it's probably the best on a budget.

That Saso chipotle sounds interesting.

[brice618]

In my fridge now:

This is an amateur move.

El Pato is my favorite. Most unique flavored one I've tried. Second favorite is the black labeled Valentina.

True vato tip: Take bag of chicharrones. Split it open down the seem and un-fold flaps. Pour a significant amount of your hot sauce du jour on top. Devour.

[east or bust]

This is an amateur move.

How is that an amateur move. I was using my words, as in, if it's in the fridge it must be fuckin good and worth keeping around.

[brice618]

Just ribbing you. It's vinegar based - no need for refrigeration (except maybe sriracha, it has a lot of sugar).

[east or bust]

Just ribbing you. It's vinegar based - no need for refrigeration (except maybe sriracha, it has a lot of sugar).

But, but, what else are you supposed to use those door shelves for?!

[rideit]

Do yourselves a favor and find some Mezetta's Habanero sauce.
Hits just the right balance.

[NoPostholio]

I love the cholulu chili garlic

Some of them really red line the salt and if you put a ton of it on stuff, one meal can be like weeks worth of sodium. The ccg was the lowest sodium of all the standard supermarket varieties. Not that hot but very tasty.

And anything habenero is bueno

[Sicks]

Twisted Mother 2 from Palatable Pepper Products - not for the weak but the flavor is unlike any other I have tried.

East Armageddon by TCs Hot Sauce I like almost all of his stuff. This one can be scary but its a good clean one for spicing up most things.