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Posted: 1/7/2024 9:33:50 PM EDT
COTS hot sauce recommendations?
I have about 30 on hand, but my defaults are Valentina, Marie Sharp's, Melinda's, Cholula, and El Yucateco.
Any other easy to acquire recommendations?
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:34:29 PM EDT
[#1]
Melinda's is the best
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:35:30 PM EDT
[#2]
Dave's Total Insanity
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:36:26 PM EDT
[#3]
Aardvark Habanero is my favorite
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:37:11 PM EDT
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Melinda's is the best
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This.  Great stuff!
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:37:11 PM EDT
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This is the way.

Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:37:52 PM EDT
[#6]
I ain't gonna lie.
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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:37:57 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:38:04 PM EDT
[#8]
@totalabuse

lol, 12 seconds
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:38:06 PM EDT
[#9]
I like hot sauce but if it has a really nice flavor, its even better.
This is a good hot sauce, full of flavor.

Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:38:27 PM EDT
[#10]
@Buckshot_Jim sauce is the best.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:39:25 PM EDT
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lol, 12 seconds
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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:39:53 PM EDT
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Little sister picked up a bunch different ones.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:39:54 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:40:09 PM EDT
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Not fair!
I've only lurked in your threads and am not worthy.
That's why I said COTS.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:40:24 PM EDT
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I have a couple dozen hot sauces on hand, and don't have a single sauce that stands out above the rest for every possible use.

If I'm at a restaurant and ask for hot sauce and they bring me a bottle of Louisiana or Trappey's Bull or even Tapatio I'm pretty happy with that, for general purpose use.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:42:59 PM EDT
[#16]
Texas Pete Garlic hot sauce is one of my favorites that is available at most stores.  Good flavor and mild heat.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:43:48 PM EDT
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This stuff is pretty delicious and available cheap in the Goya section at Walmart.

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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:44:40 PM EDT
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I like yellow bird, or just plain old cholula for store bought.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:45:03 PM EDT
[#19]
Strangely, I've found the Caribbean / seafood hot sauces to be really awesome.
Reminder: I need to order more of Florida Man's Lunacy roasted garlic hot sauce.
It's amazing.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:47:23 PM EDT
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This stuff is pretty delicious and available cheap in the Goya section at Walmart.

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I used to buy the Walkerswood hot sauce at our international market.
Probably still have some...
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:47:28 PM EDT
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All of them.

There's literally thousands of hot sauces out there (10's of thousands?).
Try as many as you can.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:49:06 PM EDT
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My brother brought over a bottle of Torchbearer Garlic Reaper. It was great, and pretty spicy.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:49:25 PM EDT
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Mine is homemade from garden peppers.

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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:49:50 PM EDT
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All of them.

There's literally thousands of hot sauces out there (10's of thousands?).
Try as many as you can.
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I like your strategy.
Can we be friends?
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:50:36 PM EDT
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Cholula original and chipotle, Tabasco chipotle, Panola Cajun, Nando’s Peri-Peri. For some Mexican recipes, Valentina hot sauce. Good straight on corn chips.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:51:18 PM EDT
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@Buckshot_Jim sauce is the best.
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I can confirm this!
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:51:21 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:51:40 PM EDT
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I have a slight obsession with Frank's Red Hot.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:51:47 PM EDT
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I've grown up on Mexican food and if the food is good, you need very little. All that designer hand-crafted shit just empties your wallet. Its like putting A-1 sauce on a good steak.
A basic El Pato or even the locally made stuff is cheap to buy and not intended to be the only thing you taste.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:53:59 PM EDT
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I think Marie Sharp's and Melinda's (same company) are killing it with easy button options.
I'm even converting my wife to hot sauces after the Truff debacle.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:54:54 PM EDT
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For asian food, I skip sriracha and go to this
Eggrolls, fried rice, dumplings
https://www.lingham.com/product/hot-sauce-extra-hot/
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:55:21 PM EDT
[#32]
Valentina Black if you're wanting a bit if extra heat
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:56:05 PM EDT
[#33]
Grow your own peppers.  Make your own sauce.  Other than that there’s a bunch of decent store bought ones.  None will taste as fresh as what you make yourself though.


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I've grown up on Mexican food and if the food is good, you need very little. All that designer hand-crafted shit just empties your wallet. Its like putting A-1 sauce on a good steak.
A basic El Pato or even the locally made stuff is cheap to buy and not intended to be the only thing you taste.
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I've found that restaurants that serve old Mexico cuisine are much milder than we expect, with the exception of the salsa and some hot sauce on the side with certain dishes.
New Mexican cuisine seems to bring more heat.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 9:59:14 PM EDT
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Valentina Black if you're wanting a bit if extra heat
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My go-to.
Cheap and delicious.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:01:36 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:02:45 PM EDT
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I use Tapatio a lot.  Recently discovered Cholula makes a Tequila and Lime flavored hot sauce with actual tequila in it that I've been using a lot.

When I'm home I almost exclusively use a somewhat local brand called Steve's garlic and pepper sauce.  It's not very hot but is super tasty.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:05:32 PM EDT
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I've found that restaurants that serve old Mexico cuisine are much milder than we expect, with the exception of the salsa and some hot sauce on the side with certain dishes.
New Mexican cuisine seems to bring more heat.
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I've grown up on Mexican food and if the food is good, you need very little. All that designer hand-crafted shit just empties your wallet. Its like putting A-1 sauce on a good steak.
A basic El Pato or even the locally made stuff is cheap to buy and not intended to be the only thing you taste.


I've found that restaurants that serve old Mexico cuisine are much milder than we expect, with the exception of the salsa and some hot sauce on the side with certain dishes.
New Mexican cuisine seems to bring more heat.

If it is actual Mexicans, ask.
There is usually  something for the hotheads that work there.
Tell them you want hotter sauce or “salsa taquera picante”
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Frequently the taco sauce comes in a spicier version
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:09:59 PM EDT
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Distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt. Tabasco 1868, still the standard all others are judged against. Made the pilgrimage to Avery Island 3 times so far.





Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:10:42 PM EDT
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If it is actual Mexicans, ask.
There is usually  something for the hotheads that work there.
Tell them you want hotter sauce or “salsa taquera picante”
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Frequently the taco sauce comes in a spicier version
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Good idea.
The places where I've noticed this seem to be agnostic.
IMHO, not all Mexican food is all that hot.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:11:56 PM EDT
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Santa left me this in my stocking this year.

Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:12:07 PM EDT
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Distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt. Tabasco 1868, still the standard all others are judged against. Made the pilgrimage to Avery Island 3 times so far.

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Tabasco is only good on eggs
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:12:14 PM EDT
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Cholula Chipotle followed by regular Cholula.

Herdez street sauce Rojo is also quite excellent.

Tabasco Chipotle is decent too, if a bit spicier.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:12:19 PM EDT
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Distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt. Tabasco 1868, still the standard all others are judged against. Made the pilgrimage to Avery Island 3 times so far.

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That's awesome!
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:13:47 PM EDT
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I'm liking the Yellowbird offerings
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:13:54 PM EDT
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I use enough Chipotle Tabasco that I just buy it in half gallon jugs from Amazon.

Will have to try Cholula's Chipotle.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:14:24 PM EDT
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Melinda's is the best
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Knock off marie sharps
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:16:22 PM EDT
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I've found that restaurants that serve old Mexico cuisine are much milder than we expect, with the exception of the salsa and some hot sauce on the side with certain dishes.
New Mexican cuisine seems to bring more heat.
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I've grown up on Mexican food and if the food is good, you need very little. All that designer hand-crafted shit just empties your wallet. Its like putting A-1 sauce on a good steak.
A basic El Pato or even the locally made stuff is cheap to buy and not intended to be the only thing you taste.


I've found that restaurants that serve old Mexico cuisine are much milder than we expect, with the exception of the salsa and some hot sauce on the side with certain dishes.
New Mexican cuisine seems to bring more heat.

I agree with you. However, the local real Mexican restaurants around here offer mild by default. If you ask them for hotter, then they have it. If they don't  have it, thenthey aren't worth dining at.

For home use, I have about 3 or 4 cheap priced, but small family made ones that do just fine. Also, I'm all for those that make their own. I was taught by an old Mexican woman I know that makes a bunch of different types for her local restaurant. She showed me 2 easy ones and they are better tasting and cheaper to make than anything you can buy.

Again, if you have to add A-1 to a good steak, then the food isn't that good.  At a restaurant,  I  mix the rice and refried beans together and dump their hot salsa on that mix.
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:18:09 PM EDT
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Los Calientes verde sauce from Hot Ones is a GREAT sauce that pairs well with mexican.

I gotta hit Total Abuse up for some bottles, he's in my neck of the woods!
Link Posted: 1/7/2024 10:18:19 PM EDT
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Good idea.
The places where I've noticed this seem to be agnostic.
IMHO, not all Mexican food is all that hot.
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If it is actual Mexicans, ask.
There is usually  something for the hotheads that work there.
Tell them you want hotter sauce or “salsa taquera picante”
Eta

Frequently the taco sauce comes in a spicier version


Good idea.
The places where I've noticed this seem to be agnostic.
IMHO, not all Mexican food is all that hot.

It is not hot at all usually
The whole family has to eat it
They add heat by putting a sauce on it or more commonly , taking a bite of chile torreado (you should ask for these) and then a bite of the food
Indians/pakis/africans/west indies jamaica etc mKe spicy dishes
Latinos usually not
Spice is added with a sauce or raw chilis

Note—PR, Dominican., Cuban
Zero spice
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