If you have an "ethnic" grocery nearby, take a peak & see if they have any peri-peri/piri-piri/pili-pili African hot sauce. Outstanding flavor & absolutely not lacking for heat.
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Another store worth checking is
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*IF* you can find it, Valentina is the best hot sauce I've ever tasted, and I've tried just about all of them. Its comes in normal and extra hot. Both have a good, but not overpowering amount of heat, and a good, smokey serano chilli flavor. Try it, and you won't mess with any of the American brands again.
Best of all, since its a Mexican sauce, and not very big in the US, its dirt cheap. You can get a 1-liter bottle of it for 2-3 bucks at Walmart when its in stock.
I haven't been able to find it locally for about a year now (thanks Covid) So I order it on amazon by the gallon.
This right here. The best.
Frank's, I put that sh#t on every thing .just like the commercial says. I actually like Texas Pete too and Louisiana hot sauce . And sriracha sauce is always in my refrigerator
I got some of this. Very interesting stuff. Look forward to eating more of it.
Get some of this for your eggs: https://spiceology.com/products/girl-carnivore-over-easy-egg-everything-glass-jar/ Make scrambled eggs and drizzle the black death over the top. Flavors marry perfectly.
I was hoping to find the black label Valentina, no luck.*IF* you can find it, Valentina is the best hot sauce I've ever tasted, and I've tried just about all of them. Its comes in normal and extra hot. Both have a good, but not overpowering amount of heat, and a good, smokey serano chilli flavor. Try it, and you won't mess with any of the American brands again.
Best of all, since its a Mexican sauce, and not very big in the US, its dirt cheap. You can get a 1-liter bottle of it for 2-3 bucks at Walmart when its in stock.
I haven't been able to find it locally for about a year now (thanks Covid) So I order it on amazon by the gallon.
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Based on this thread, I picked up a few different flavors of the Yucateco sauce. Been impreased with the two Ive triedso far. Good heat, good flavor.
While shopping for stuff unrelated several days after, I saw this one on the shelf and thought "Oh, yeah...here we go"
Turns out I was wrong.
Bad wrong.
Despite the promise the label showed...its from Jamaica...it is nothing more than Caribbean A-1.
I was expecting some kind of scotch bonnet scorcher sauce and I got A-1 with orange and mango in it. Its kinda funky for me, but my daughter likes it so it wont get wasted at least.
While shopping for stuff unrelated several days after, I saw this one on the shelf and thought "Oh, yeah...here we go"
Turns out I was wrong.
Bad wrong.
Despite the promise the label showed...its from Jamaica...it is nothing more than Caribbean A-1.
I was expecting some kind of scotch bonnet scorcher sauce and I got A-1 with orange and mango in it. Its kinda funky for me, but my daughter likes it so it wont get wasted at least.
Just over cook a steak then you’ll have a use for it, 😜
Their sauces are a nice flavor additive.
If you find a very flavorful Scotch Bonnet with heat, lemme know.
The Pickapeppa Mango Hot Sauce is AWESOME when used with Zesty Italian on a salad!
I need to track down some of that black label Yucateca. The green is awesome, but they're all good. Never much cared for habaneros till a Mex buddy replaced the jalapenos in his guacamole with habaneros & also trying that Yucateca sauce. Never gonna sit around & munch on 'em (though I've done just that with pickled Reapers), but they certainly pair well with certain flavor profiles.
The Wally worlds carry the black, red, green and the hotter brown.
If you have problems finding it, let us know. I know I wouldn't mind looking around up here to find some and shipping a few bottles.
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As posted earlier I highly recommend the El Yucateco XXXtra hot. I would choose it over the black label if you haven't tried the XXXtra hot yet. Amazing flavor and great heat (but not too overpowering). Black label just didn't taste great to me. No matter how many different sauces I try I always end up coming back to the xxxtra hot.
I also love the Tabasco Chipotle and basically use it as a low calorie salad dressing. Would you guys say the scorpion sauce is flavorful like the chipotle? I'd like to try it but do not like regular Tabasco at all.
Yellow bird Habanero is also another good one but I think I might just like the squeeze bottle haha. Wouldn't put it ahead of the xxxtra hot but it's up there for flavor.
I also love the Tabasco Chipotle and basically use it as a low calorie salad dressing. Would you guys say the scorpion sauce is flavorful like the chipotle? I'd like to try it but do not like regular Tabasco at all.
Yellow bird Habanero is also another good one but I think I might just like the squeeze bottle haha. Wouldn't put it ahead of the xxxtra hot but it's up there for flavor.
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I havent tried Tabasco chipotle, but have the scorpion sauce and it doesn’t taste at all like regular Tabasco does to me. Definitely hotter with more of a fruity note
Chipotle Tabasco has a really nice smoky scent and flavor, but it's not as hot as their regular Tabasco sauce.
Well worth dropping $4 on to try.
Their regular Tabasco is listed as 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units. The Chipotle at 1,500 to 2,500.
If it's heat you want, this ain't it. But flavor is awesome. For heat you could add something else along with it, though.
I use it in some wing sauce recipes just for that smoky flavor, if I want more heat I can always add some habanero or Reaper sauce. Getting the right mix of flavor and heat is the trick.
Bringing this thread back @nhusa
Ate at Jeff & Lisa’s grill last week, as a bonus I had the pleasure of running into @Scsmith42
They saw my habanero sauce, asked what it was, then brought their basket of sauces out. These were the two unknown to me I tried.
The ghost pepper left a mild chemical burn feeling spot on my tongue, as ghost peppers do, tasted bad.
The habanero sauce has an initial strong vinegar taste that faded quickly, it a good one.
Ate at Jeff & Lisa’s grill last week, as a bonus I had the pleasure of running into @Scsmith42
They saw my habanero sauce, asked what it was, then brought their basket of sauces out. These were the two unknown to me I tried.
The ghost pepper left a mild chemical burn feeling spot on my tongue, as ghost peppers do, tasted bad.
The habanero sauce has an initial strong vinegar taste that faded quickly, it a good one.
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A coworker gave me a this to try. He says he puts this ship on everything.
I tried 4-5 drops, Wow what a great flavor. Not very hot. Initial burst of flavor then a cayenne burn feel that settles nicely.
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I tried 4-5 drops, Wow what a great flavor. Not very hot. Initial burst of flavor then a cayenne burn feel that settles nicely.
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It's always a pleasure to see you @Get Off My Lawn !
I've tried their scotch bonnet sauce. It's ok, but i don't think I'd buy it again. Not real flavorful.
That's one of my favorites
I’d love to have a version with less of what I assume is cayenne (acute spot heat), and more habanero (overall warmth).
Can‘t hide $! I was going to buy some of that once until I saw the price. Crazy.
I looked at the bottle and thought $
I’m guessing it’s a combination of profit margin and truffles.
@dmarbell knows the guy that gave me the sample bottles. He’s an industrial mechanic like me, but his wife is a specialist Dr.
Depending on what type of truffles - the cheap Chinese one run about $5.00 per oz - the ones from Burgundy about $25.00 per oz - and white Italians are around $200.00 per oz. - Going to have to try that one out!
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I found it at Costco.. it's like $15 for two bottles. Saw it in Whole Foods and it's $20 a bottle. I like it.. but not that much.
There is zero deals at Costco that makes it worth going there for me. The local Costco is a hazardous driving zone. I’d sooner roll around naked covered in honey on a fire ant hill.
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My man. For flavor that is the best IMO.
There are better ones if you want more heat but use that one a lot.
I got turned onto this stuff several years ago by my oldest brother. He buys this by the gallon and uses that to top off his smaller bottle. Cholula has a chipotle hot sauce, too, but it's not as good at Tabasco's in my opinion. @GoWolfpack is opposite...he prefers the Cholula Chipotle. Tabasco Chipotle on eggs for breakfast is fantastic!
I recently tried Tabasco Sweet & Spicy Sauce (found it at Walmart) and it's fantastic in its own way. I'm dying to make some wings sometime with this as the sauce. I've been using Pickapeppa Spicy Mango with Italian salad dressing on my salads for a while and I think this would work well on a salad in the same way.
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I use the sweet and spicy in Asian dishes.