Any hot sauce fans (/fanatics) around here ?

[nsd]

Just wondering if anyone around here is into hot sauce. Recently got my hands on this (http://www.insanechicken.com/Da-Bomb-Beyond-Insanity.html) and at almost 120,000 scoville, it's the hottest thing I've EVER tasted. Honestly, I'm just getting used to it right now, using a toothpick to spread it over the food. Try a little more than the tip of a toothpick and your mouth will be on fire. Yes, it's that hot.
"This can't be as hot as the Chinese sauce we use" said a colleague at work, while dipping quite a bit of her chopstick inside the bottle. I've warned her about 5-6 times, but she wouldn't listen. She then licked the damn thing. Two seconds later, she was literally crying and begging for water. Luckily she was ok (after numerous glasses of cold water).

If you are into this stuff, what are you currently enjoying in terms of hot sauces ?

[shannn]

Heck yea!
But the only hot sauce I normally use is either Siracha (I can basically put it on any type of asian style food :cheesygri ), or the hot sauce that are on my wings when I order them

Rooster sauce FTW!

[tyrrell]

I like spicy hot sauces, but I think that some have heat, and some have flavour, and some have both.

For instance- Franks's is mildly hot, but it has not a whole lot of flavour for me. I would prefer to eat a milder sauce but with more flavour.

I've been trying different hot sauces. I recently picked up El Yucateco chile habanero hot sauce, found it rather hot, and I really enjoyed the flavour.

I've recently become very big on chiptole. I just picked up a whole bunch from sobeys, they come in cans in the mexican food section. I've been putting them on chicken, burgers, anything really. I like the Tabasco chipotle hot sauce.

Check this out if you want some really hot sauces, some of the names are really good.

http://www.sammcgees.com/hotsaucenuclear/8_1.html

OP, where did you get that DaBomb sauce?

[nsd]

I got lucky and found it at Winners. I always check their food section - they rarely have something I want, but when they do I'm quite happy with it. Picked up a 3-pack of Dave's stuff last year, lasted me quite a bit. Tasty too !

[tyrrell]

Winner's has food? I thought they were a clothes store?:confused: I'm going to have to check out the local Winners. Thanks

[nsd]

Yeah, they do. What I like most about it is that it has items you won't normally find in Canada (or aren't initially meant to be sold here - you can tell by the affixed nutritional information label).
But I digress !

[funkyfr3sh_]

I love spicy foods!

Although, this sounds deathly, I wouldn't mind trying it out for kicks!
Anyone know FOR SURE where his can be found (in stores) in GTA?

[Bskll]

a good hot sauce has to be spicy and flavourful. otherwise, you might as well dip your tongue in industrial-strength salt. by eating stuff of that spiceness, you're killing your taste buds.



But if its really your thing to try hot sauce, try this one, its the best one on the planet, had a couple of buddies of mine order it last year for giggles:


http://www.extremefood.com/shop/product.php?productid=14&cat=1&page=1

Ultra Death Sauce
One taste and you will know this Jersey boy was here! If you have an insatiable need for heat or are one that lives in excess...Here I come. This sauce is the real deal. So shut the "F" up and pour me out! Love ya.

Size: 5 fl. oz. 150 ml

Suggested Uses: Be warned: this sauce contains ingredients 800 times hotter than a jalapeno chile. Use sparingly. Ultra Death should not be consumed without dilution.

Ingredients: Red Habanero Pods, Naga Jolokia, Cayenne Chilies, White Vinegar, Natural Pepper Flavor (contains soybean oils), Tomato Puree, Pirri-Pirri Chilies, Lime Juice, Salt, Spices.

Disclaimer: Warning: this product contains the hottest known ingredients on the planet earth. Please use with extreme caution.

[gmark2000]

Frank's Red Hot is too vinegary for me.

I'm on to chipotle right now. I like the deep, carmelized taste.

Habenero is on my shelf too. It sometimes can be a bit much.

[monty613]

My favourites. All are pretty tame by hot sauce standards as I'm not a huge fan of "insanity sauce" type stuff...

Cholula
http://s2.thisnext.com/media/230x230/Cholula-Hot-Sauce_D7689375.jpg

Valentina
http://www.mexgrocer.co.uk/images/P/valentina_salsa.jpg

Sriracha
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/4/42874/45_2008/3ec193676300c32f_SAUCE.jpg

Franks
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41smdWYY6lL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Tabasco
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3112892wocL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[BongoBong]

Frank's Red Hot is too vinegary for me.


The vinegary taste is why i love franks. Sure its not really hot, but its got a little kick and man i love the taste, especially the vinegary part

[originalnutta]

This depends if you want hot sauce for the spice or the taste.


If it's too hot, you cant even taste anything but pain.


Im partial to Dan T's sauces. Their entire line up is great.

http://learn.bowdoin.edu/italian/dante/dan%20t's%20sauce.jpg

Some of my favourites being the Dan T's White Hot and the Smoked.

http://www.dants.com/


I highly recommend these sauces.

[Jokez Guy]

Heard a lot of good things about Siracha know where I can get it from? Any grocery store? I really like the Jamaican pepper hot sauce you get from grocery store, can't eat my food without spice.

[originalnutta]

Heard a lot of good things about Siracha know where I can get it from? Any grocery store? I really like the Jamaican pepper hot sauce you get from grocery store, can't eat my food without spice.
No frills, most grocery stores with an ethnic section.

[matdwyer]

Heard a lot of good things about Siracha know where I can get it from? Any grocery store? I really like the Jamaican pepper hot sauce you get from grocery store, can't eat my food without spice.

It is very cheap in China town...

You can also get it in Costco, I got two big bottles for like $6 or something.

I have tons of these, I'll put them up sometime soon.

[shannn]

Heard a lot of good things about Siracha know where I can get it from? Any grocery store? I really like the Jamaican pepper hot sauce you get from grocery store, can't eat my food without spice.

Or if you just want to try some to see how it tastes and you like Vietnamese food, you cna always check out a Viet restaurant because they always have Siracha at each table
A lot of Chinese restaurants do as well (but many do not)

[originalnutta]

Or if you just want to try some to see how it tastes and you like Vietnamese food, you cna always check out a Viet restaurant because they always have Siracha at each table
A lot of Chinese restaurants do as well (but many do not)

Or any downtown hot dog vendor.

[Imusion]

Thai peppers are pretty hot. Pack a lot of punch and kick for such small things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_pepper

[grappos13]

i am the only one in my family that prefers the more vinegary style of hot sauce (i love Frank's Red Hot Xtra Hot)...my family like some trinadad style one (mr goudas or something close that) that they find rarely at food basics (and not all food basics)..

i like that srichca or whatever one on my chinese/thai food...

the craziest one ive had/tasted was Dave's Insanity sauce... u sniff it and u like cry... its meant just to put very little in like chili and stews..

also, the hot sauce they use at Nando's is really tastey on that chicken... im gonna see if i can get a good deal on these onetime as usually their bottles are small and r like $5 each... little too expensive for me to have...

but nando's garlic sauce owns :)

[originalnutta]

i am the only one in my family that prefers the more vinegary style of hot sauce (i love Frank's Red Hot Xtra Hot)...my family like some trinadad style one (mr goudas or something close that) that they find rarely at food basics (and not all food basics)..

i like that srichca or whatever one on my chinese/thai food...

the craziest one ive had/tasted was Dave's Insanity sauce... u sniff it and u like cry... its meant just to put very little in like chili and stews..

also, the hot sauce they use at Nando's is really tastey on that chicken... im gonna see if i can get a good deal on these onetime as usually their bottles are small and r like $5 each... little too expensive for me to have...

but nando's garlic sauce owns :)The Piri Piri Sauce you mean?

I am on Nando's newsletter and they sent out some coupon for them. It was posted in the Hot Deals section.

You can find Piri Piri sauce at RCSS or Loblaws. Or go to a Portuguese Churrasqiera eatery and ask for their hot sauce.

[RabidRabbit]

I bought a bottle of Frank's last week, it adds some flavour but really I do not find it hot at all. I'll probably try the extra hot next time, as the vinegary flavour is a nice touch from time to time.

[evanx]

Thai peppers are pretty hot. Pack a lot of punch and kick for such small things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_pepper

+1 They have bite and kick

[angekfire]

I like spicy food, but I wouldn't call myself a fanatic.

[joeyjoejoe]

Thai peppers are pretty hot. Pack a lot of punch and kick for such small things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_pepper

I get the dried, extra hot version. I like to crush it into food when I cook (just don't use your hands, you'll regret it if you ever rub your eyes!), it usually masks my lack of cooking skills.

The rooster sauce is my "go to" sauce. But I occasionally like Frank's. I got a bunch of other stuff, but won't bother mentioning as I don't know the names.

I'm intrigued by the Dan T's Smoked...it might go well with chili.

[EchoAngel911]

maybe someone can go to salad king and order a 20 star hot level rating pad thai ... 15 was pretty hot for me already

[markj]

i like hot stuff but not into insanity hot...

use the Siracha stuff a lot, also use a lot of cayenne

i find the hottest stuff is made from the habanero or scotch bonnet....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habanero

[UrbanPoet]

http://www.buygracefoods.com/images/products/Grace%20Scotch%20Bonnet%20Pepper%20Sauce2.jpg
Sweet yet fiery.

http://www.chilliworld.com/i/p/74.jpg
This is like your typical vinegar based hot sauce. Except this one has a more spicier/fiery kick.

http://www.surfasonline.com/images/products/14074L.jpg
Your typical Vietnamese/Chinese "rooster" brand hot sauce.
I use this for larger dishes...e.g. a big bowl of noodles or rice. I find that the other "fiery" type of hot sauces taste better being dabbed with a piece of meat.



Theres also my homemade hot sauce. I throw habaneros, vinegar, garlic, and cilantro into a food processor.

[joeyjoejoe]

Since we are on the topic of hot sauce, I'm having trouble finding a particular brand.

At some Chinese restaurants, they have hot sauce in a ketchup bottle. I like to call this "Chinese Ketchup".:cheesygri Sometimes it's the rooster sauce, but often it's a similar colour and texture (little more oilier), but less spicey. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I've been looking for this at Chinese supermarkets, but get lost with all the different brands.

[NiteHawk]

I really like the Grace jamaican hot pepper sauce urbanpoet posted above. I use it on everything. Today, I had it with an avacado spread on toast.

You can find it at Food Basics.

[nsd]

maybe someone can go to salad king and order a 20 star hot level rating pad thai ... 15 was pretty hot for me already

Had green curry chicken 15. They asked me about 3 times if I'm sure I want that, because it's pretty hot. Maybe cause I'm white ?:D
Indeed, it was pretty hot, but very good.

[rapsrealm]

Anyone have any good recommendation for some good jerk sauce?

[Bskll]

http://extremefood.com/shop/images/P/ultra_death_large.png

[J8]

This depends if you want hot sauce for the spice or the taste.


If it's too hot, you cant even taste anything but pain.


Im partial to Dan T's sauces. Their entire line up is great.

http://learn.bowdoin.edu/italian/dante/dan%20t's%20sauce.jpg

Some of my favourites being the Dan T's White Hot and the Smoked.

http://www.dants.com/


I highly recommend these sauces.

I agree, Dan T's has some good sauces. Too bad I've been having a hard time time finding any of them lately. :( originalnutta, where you finding them at?

[originalnutta]

I agree, Dan T's has some good sauces. Too bad I've been having a hard time time finding any of them lately. :( originalnutta, where you finding them at?



i discovered these sauces at a grocery store i worked at. But i loathe that place, so i won't mention the name.

But i did find them at Loblaws and RCSS.

Ill check again tomorrow and get back to you guys.

[soupnazi]

My favourites. All are pretty tame by hot sauce standards as I'm not a huge fan of "insanity sauce" type stuff...

Cholula
http://s2.thisnext.com/media/230x230/Cholula-Hot-Sauce_D7689375.jpg

+1. I had some Cholula for the first time at Ihop in the US and it was pretty good. Not that spicy, but a rich smoky pepper flavor.

I also like Thailand made sweet chili sauce in the clear bottle.

[shannn]

I also like Thailand made sweet chili sauce in the clear bottle.

I love that stuff too!
I always use it to dip shrimp or cook shrimp, it is awesome!
Has a nice sweetness to it too

[Oishi Girl]

I really like the Grace jamaican hot pepper sauce urbanpoet posted above. I use it on everything. Today, I had it with an avacado spread on toast.

You can find it at Food Basics.

Ya Mon! That sauce is excellent and cheap...$.79 at Loblaws.
Another great sauce is Very Hot Mango Sauce by Irie. Excellent on poached chicken...flavorful and a very nice kick. :eek:

[TenzoR]

Taste The 4th Sense on Danforth have good selection of hot sauce.

http://www.salivate.ca/ and I believe they have another location

[fledgling]

This stuff's awesome. Hot hot hot and so full of flavour.

http://www.productwiki.com/upload/images/el_yucateco_salsa_kutbil_ik_de_chile_habanero.jpg

http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/review-el-yucateco-salsa-kutbil-ik-de-chile-habanero-hot-sauce/

[alroubaiai]

There's a hot sauce called Tapatio that's excellent. Not super hot but a really nice flavor. Can be found at mexican grocers.

[duckdown]

this thread is giving me heartburn

[originalnutta]

this thread is giving me heartburn

I can feel my ring of fire tingling.

[duckdown]

I can feel my ring of fire tingling.

lol yup... outcome wont be good

[originalnutta]

Went to my local Loblaw's and only found the Smoked and White Hot Dan T's sauces there.


http://www.dants.com/dtsgraphics/sauce1big.jpg
http://www.dants.com/dtsgraphics/sauce2big.jpg

Two of the hottest in their lineup, but the other flavourful favourites were not there.

Weird because at one point i would see almost all of them on the shelves.

I remember seeing some at Sobey's before. So i will check a Sobey's when i get a chance.

I got a hankering for their Honey Mustard Sauce.

http://www.dants.com/dtsgraphics/sauce7big.jpg

[evoviii]

Rooster sauce is ok

Trying to find something hotter but not to the point it kills flavour. Personally I like the stuff that the dim sum restaurants use along with the horse radish.

Sometimes I like to see how much I can handle but then you realize, it's no longer about flavour than sensation. I bought hot sauces from the one of a kind trade show, awesome stuff but pricey.

*note* winners or really homesense has a lot of novelty food stuffs but I can't bear the thought how did it get to winners or how long it's been there.

[deep]

Wow, I haven't seen or had DanT's in a while. It's good stuff, not too hot but quite flavourful. I'm currently working my way through a Dave's Ultimate Insanity gift pack (below), which is OK, but has more heat than flavour in the "ultimate" sauce. I also like Sriracha on pizza...the garlic flavour fits right in. Tabasco ot tabasco jalapeno is also good for pizza, as are crushed peppers, of course.

http://www.davesgourmet.peachhost.com/ct_PRdafpsh.htm
http://www.davesgourmet.peachhost.com/ct_idafpsh.JPG

[mjl_toronto]

I eat the rooster sauce like ketchup. I put it on my fries, burgers, sandwiches, veggie sticks and just about anything. It's definitely not the hottest out there but I really enjoy the flavour of it.

I used to enjoy ordering the hottest dish wherever I went (including the 20 chillies at Salad King) but eventually realized i don't actually enjoy my meal when I do so. I still eat food spicier than most people I know but I now choose flavour over spice.

Has anyone tried these chips before: Habanero Chips (http://extremefood.com/shop/product.php?productid=31&cat=9&page=1)? I've hear there are spicier chips out there but these have an awesome smokiness to them that really complements the burn. Too bad it costs $3.50 a bag for these at Bulk Barn.

[deep]

Has anyone tried these chips before: Habanero Chips (http://extremefood.com/shop/product.php?productid=31&cat=9&page=1)? I've hear there are spicier chips out there but these have an awesome smokiness to them that really complements the burn. Too bad it costs $3.50 a bag for these at Bulk Barn.
Those are great - a friend always brings me a bag when we play poker, but I rarely see them anywhere. It's nice to give a couple to the less heat-inclined players and watch them lose their sh|t while they lose their shirts.

[Atom Bomb]

Hmmm I love hot sauce too! Eating chilis plain rocks too. I have to say, Duff's Armageddon wings (800,000 shu) are F'ing hot too...just saying. I will try pretty much anything.

[joeyjoejoe]

This depends if you want hot sauce for the spice or the taste.


If it's too hot, you cant even taste anything but pain.


Im partial to Dan T's sauces. Their entire line up is great.

http://learn.bowdoin.edu/italian/dante/dan%20t's%20sauce.jpg

Some of my favourites being the Dan T's White Hot and the Smoked.

http://www.dants.com/


I highly recommend these sauces.

I got the Dan T's Spiced and it was very bland!:mad: It was not hot at all and there wasn't much flavour either.

Maybe I got an old one... or one from a bad batch.

[originalnutta]

I got the Dan T's Spiced and it was very bland!:mad: It was not hot at all and there wasn't much flavour either.

Maybe I got an old one... or one from a bad batch.

weird.

i usually feel that way about other sauces.

what sauces do you recommend?

[joeyjoejoe]

weird.

i usually feel that way about other sauces.

what sauces do you recommend?

Maybe I need to try the White Hot version.

To illustrate how weak it was, think of the difference between Franks Red Hot and Sriracha. That difference is about the same as Dan T's Spiced and Franks Red Hot (Franks being the hotter one). This is why I think I got a bad one... it shouldn't be that flavourless.

Other than the illusive "Chinese Ketchup", I don't have anything to recommend.

[originalnutta]

Maybe I need to try the White Hot version.

To illustrate how weak it was, think of the difference between Franks Red Hot and Sriracha. That difference is about the same as Dan T's Spiced and Franks Red Hot (Franks being the hotter one). This is why I think I got a bad one... it shouldn't be that flavourless.

Other than the illusive "Chinese Ketchup", I don't have anything to recommend.

Yeah i thought you tried the Whitehot.

Report back after you try that.


And DanT's is nothing like Sriracha or Franks. Sririacha isnt hot for me, but pretty flavourful. Franks is just vinegary.

I havent tried the Dant's "Spiced" in awhile, so can't recall it. I usually stick with the whitehot, or other flavours.

[joeyjoejoe]

Yeah i thought you tried the Whitehot.

Report back after you try that.


And DanT's is nothing like Sriracha or Franks. Sririacha isnt hot for me, but pretty flavourful. Franks is just vinegary.

I havent tried the Dant's "Spiced" in awhile, so can't recall it. I usually stick with the whitehot, or other flavours.

I meant it as a ranking of spicey and not flavour.

[originalnutta]

I meant it as a ranking of spicey and not flavour.

oh ok. yeah the Whitehot is their hottest.

im sure there are hotter sauces around, but i enjoy a bit of flavour with my spice.


The hottest hot sauce i ever had was black, looked like tar and tasted like mud. If i had a hatchet nearby, i would have chopped off my tongue.

[joeyjoejoe]

oh ok. yeah the Whitehot is their hottest.

im sure there are hotter sauces around, but i enjoy a bit of flavour with my spice.


The hottest hot sauce i ever had was black, looked like tar and tasted like mud. If i had a hatchet nearby, i would have chopped off my tongue.

Yeah, so do I. For me Sriracha has a good combination of the two. I'm not one of those people that treats food like a challenge. I like hot food (probably more so than most people), but I want to enjoy the food too. This is why I've been searching for the "Chinese Ketchup". It's not so much a hot sauce as it is a flavour enhancer.

That's funny, the hottest I've ever had was white (all seeds)... my tongue felt like it was bubbling!

[twoforfive]

huge hot sauce fan....my fridge must have about 10 different bottles in it lol.

i'm actually on a hot sauce mission right now. i really love the Wing's Chili Sauce packets that you get at alot of Chinese restos downtown. i tried looking for it at an asian supermarket on spadina, as well as an asian supermarket in scarborough, but no luck.

anybody know where i can buy this in a bottle? it's really tasty...

[pmc]

SALiVATION (http://www.salivate.ca/hot_stuff.html)

or any store it seems today but my favourites have been the ones based off the Scotch Bonnet pepper from The West Indies.

I've had some Thai ones too that gives you an instant "run" :lol: but i've never found those here in Canada ...yet.

[originalnutta]

SALiVATION (http://www.salivate.ca/hot_stuff.html)

or any store it seems today but my favourites have been the ones based off the Scotch Bonnet pepper from The West Indies.

I've had some Thai ones too that gives you an instant "run" :lol: but i've never found those here in Canada ...yet.
Cool, thanks man.


Yeah some of those West Indian sauces are great. I like the flavour of the scotch bonnet peppers.

[bonterra]

Anyone have any good recommendation for some good jerk sauce?

Grace is very good.

[bonterra]

I can't decide which hot sauce is most indispensable, Frank's for mild heat, Rooster for medium heat with plenty of flavour or one of the Barbados style mustard sauces for hamburgers and seafood (mixed with lime juice and mayonnaise).

If one had to be chosen I think it would be the Barbados style, either Windmill brand that is hard to find or Mr. Goudas.

[Xtahse]

This is what I like.
It is not an actual sauce but with actual hot pepper and seeds.

This thing is extremely spicy. I eat this with almost anything, rice, noodle, dumpling ... etc even on wings.

http://chao5000.myweb.hinet.net/c-10-011.jpg

[KKP_04]

Does anyone know where we can get Melinda's hot sauces in Scarborough?