Budget Bytes

11 November 2010

hot sauce


I'm not really sure what's happening to me... almost my whole life I feared the burn of hot sauce but, apparently, Louisiana is seeping into my bones. I am now almost a full fledged "hot sauce goes on EVERYTHING" type of person.

I posted this question on Facebook earlier this week but I'd like to know what the other 3,000 of you think.

When it comes to hot sauce, do you think:

a) Hot sauce goes on EVERYTHING...

b) Hot sauce is good but it has a time and a place...

or

c) NO THANK YOU!

If you like it, what is your favorite kind?

Also, if you're a hot sauce fiend or just want to expand your horizons, check out this article from Serious Eats: Serious Heat: 25 Things To Do With Hot Sauce.

Other news...


- More recipes are coming, I promise. School is just about done and then I have a WHOLE MONTH off to play in the kitchen and blogosphere, so watch out! I'll begin pumping out Thanksgiving recipes this weekend.

- There is a new feature in the far right hand column all the way at the bottom. It's called "I want to cook again..." because I've discovered some really scrumptious dishes over the past year and a half of blogging and I want to make sure they don't disappear into blog history. They may not be the "most visited" on the site but they are, IMHO, some of the best tasting. So check 'em out!

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posted by Beth M @ 7:20 PM  

29 Comments:

  • At November 11, 2010 at 7:39 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

    Hot sauce goes on dang near everything I eat. I've even got my wife, who swears she can't eat spicy food, indulging in a little bottled sunshine every now and then

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 8:34 PM , Blogger Kacey said...

    Hot sauce goes on everything...we keep an average of 8 different types in our house at all times. My favorite? Sriracha (cock sauce) and Franks Red Hot, which we have recently bought a gallon of at Sams Club!

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 9:32 PM , Anonymous Scarehaircare said...

    Hot sauce goes on everything. In my fridge I keep sriracha, Tabasco, Franks Red Hot (for wings anytime), and Cholula.

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 9:50 PM , Blogger B said...

    Hot sauce goes on all kinds of things. I have 4 kinds of Tabasco, Frank's and some Siracha depending on what I'm putting it on.

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 9:54 PM , Blogger kellyyes said...

    hot sauce goes with ALMOST anything :) sriracha is the best with pizza, pizza rolls, soups and burgers. i am half Hmong, so most of the dishes i eat need to have some sort of hot pepper to dip our meat in or else the meal isnt complete. i actually prefer fresh chili peppers myself, even over sriracha!

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 10:30 PM , Anonymous Jessa said...

    I'll put it on a lot of stuff, but not on everything...or even almost everything. I like Tobasco and Sriracha a lot. Until a few years ago, though, I wouldn't touch the stuff. I guess as I get older, I get a bit more adventurous!

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 11:18 PM , Blogger Annie said...

    I put hot sauce on everything! In fact, I'm eating Tapatio on some good ol' Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with a nice cold Corona right now!

     

  • At November 11, 2010 at 11:20 PM , Blogger luke said...

    I only like hot sauce once in a while but it depends on the hot sauce. Most hot sauces are just hot, and very little flavor, or worse yet, hot with a bad flavor (I'm lookin' at you Tobasco). Usually I find it easier to add a dried pepper to something I'm cooking.

    I do however like Sriracha, and add it to ketchups and soups, but the best hot sauce I've ever had is Scorned Woman hot sauce. Mmmm mmm not too vinegar-y and with a touch of lemon and plenty of heat. Yum Yum.

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 4:24 AM , Blogger lars4life said...

    I think hot sauce is great on most things. I don't always add it, unless its sitting right in front of me. I like franks red hot, Texas Pete, and Sriracha.

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 7:28 AM , Blogger AshleyRae said...

    Hot sauce can go on anything! My best friend is Thai and introduced me to Sriracha sauce back in high school, I have never been with out it in any of my apartments! Its great on eggs, potstickers, ramen... just about anything. its sweet and spicy... just perfect! My friends mom also taught me how to make homemade hot sauce... dried red chili peppers, garlic - ground down with a mortar & pestal and ALOT of fish sauce with a dash of sugar. Its amazing. :)

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 8:04 AM , Anonymous Katie said...

    Marie Sharp's hot sauce is wonderful. The lack of vinegar flavor is perfect and well balanced with the fruitiness of the habaneros.

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 8:32 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Hot sauce goes on EVERYTHING!

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 8:34 AM , Blogger weetabix said...

    Hot sauce on pretty much everything. But I'm like you--its a recent development, which sometimes I can't believe took me so long. I'm a big Sriracha fan, though I just took the leap and made my own, too, which is a fun (and definitely inexpensive) thing to try(NYT had an article on how to do it not too long ago). Funny enough, I read your stuff in my google reader, and this: http://www.heyokay.com/2010/the-food-pyramid/ was the next entry after yours this morning. entirely appropriate, huh?

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 8:36 AM , Blogger Beth M said...

    weetabix - HAHHAHAHAH... LOVED it! Thanks for sharing that :)

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 8:47 AM , Blogger amberpepe said...

    I like hot sauce, but it definitely has a time and a place. I usually have Sriracha and Tabasco on hand, as well as an opened can of chipotle in adobo that I can take a chili out of here and there to mince and add to things. I also really like the heat of horseradish and sometimes keep a jar of that to add to certain things.

    One issue we have in my household is that my boyfriend and I do not have the same tolerance for heat. He typically likes things much milder than I do. It sucks sometimes because I'd rather have my heat cooked right into foods as apposed to adding spice later, but I don't want to cook things that only I will eat. His heat tolerance has increased a little bit since we've been together, but not that much.

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 8:59 AM , Anonymous Emi!y said...

    I'm a huge heat wuss. I do like sriracha or tabasco on eggs or potatoes or something relatively bland, but a little goes a LONG way!

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM , Blogger bevvbevv said...

    I LOVE Sriracha! I do put it in everything. As a native Texan spice is (one of the) spices of life. My husband loves Dave's Insanity Sauce. We both even like chocolates with chili flecks:-)

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 9:47 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

    I'm going to fully 'fess up. I rarely use hot sauce. I know, I know I'm a bad native! I'm just a wimp when it comes to heat.

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 10:16 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    For me, I put hot sauce on vegetables and pork and my favorite is Louisiana hot sauce. As a bit of a secret use, try a few shakes in a glass of cold beer. Enjoy!

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 10:17 AM , Blogger Beth M said...

    Oooohhh... in beer - that's interesting!! I was looking up recipes last night for Sriracha Bloody Mary's :D

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 10:58 AM , Anonymous Mari Fee said...

    While I love hot sauce, it has a time and a place. :) While growing up my brother used to sneak hot sauce into just about anything cooking on the stove, and as a result, I appreciate it when my food to tastes like food and not hot sauce!

    My mum's friend makes her own brand (I don't think it's for sale any more) but that's my fav. Other than that, I'm a big fan of "rooster" sriracha sauce, or the stuff on the tables in Mexico. Yum. I'd love to learn to make my own, though..

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 1:02 PM , Anonymous Kathy said...

    Sriachi gets their chilies right here at UnderHill Farms which is just a few miles from my house. Delicious on almost everything, but absolutely LOVE it in Pho, which is the Vietnamese soup. Deep brothy goodness with meat, noodles, and fresh jalepenos, basil, bean sprouts, cilantro, etc. brought right to your table to mix in yourself. Add few shots of Sriracha and you've got some serious flavor burst in your mouth.

     

  • At November 12, 2010 at 7:36 PM , Blogger captivagrl said...

    Sriracha is the best. I can not live without it!

     

  • At November 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM , Blogger LaLaaLove said...

    I've been making my lazy version of your sriracha chicken strips - Dunk chicken in sriracha. Bread with Panko. Pan fry/Bake. Done! It's so amazing :)

     

  • At November 15, 2010 at 2:26 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    It goes on everything that doesn't have a bold flavor.
    And I shake large amounts on EVERYTHING when i'm sick and can't taste my food.

     

  • At November 15, 2010 at 9:58 AM , Anonymous threadbndr said...

    Nope, not a hot sauce fan - am a total chili wimp. I think it's my grandfather's fault. He liked hot sauce on EVERYTHING and I burned my mouth one too many times as a little one.

     

  • At November 15, 2010 at 5:20 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I'm between A and B. I have phases where I want everything to be hot. But overall I'd say there's a time for hotsauce--it just comes around more frequently for me.
    I like Tabasco sauce and honey as a dip for chicken strips.

     

  • At January 9, 2011 at 7:29 PM , Blogger Fiona said...

    I love hot sauce..I have almost a full fridge door stocked with different kind. I use Siracha (makes a great base for fried chicken strips too)tabasco, two different kinds of Franks and a couple others I can't recall

     

  • At December 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM , Anonymous Katie C said...

    i'm reading this while drinking coffee thinking of going and making a turkey sandwhich with siracha mayo i cant even look at hot sauce without eatting it goes on everything especially eggs always eggs any egg and always pizza

     

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