# A hot sauce for every occasion

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 7, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870 "2013-07-07T15:21:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870/41 "2013-07-08T17:33:07Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> sambal oelek

You should taste my Asian-marinated flank steak I make with this as a crucial component. Man it’s good! That stuff is AWESOME.

> [@silenus](#):
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> Ice cream: Toad Sweat

Wait…you put hot sauce on ice cream? What kind of a deviant are you?

😉

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870/42 "2013-07-08T17:33:58Z")

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I adore [Gochujang](http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/kitchen/2012_01_27-gochujang.jpg), but don’t know if it counts. It’s a paste, but it quite thin and can carry some serious heat if you buy the right stuff. For those not familiar:

1. It’s a Korean red-pepper-paste.

2. Go to the store(all Asian stores carry many varieties) and get some.

3. RIP Opal!

Anyway, does it count? I use it on all Korean food, but I also put it in my award-winning\* chili.

[Here is some in a bowl.](http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20100601_gochujangSMALL.jpg)

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870/43 "2013-07-08T17:53:36Z")

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Do you use it as a condiment? I have that same stuff in my fridge and I’ve only ever used it as an ingredient, not an add-on to an already completed dish. I think the usage may be key, but I don’t know if anyone else would agree.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870/44 "2013-07-08T18:15:27Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> Wait…you put hot sauce on ice cream? What kind of a deviant are you?

[Toad Sweat.](http://www.toadsweat.com/home/about-sauces)  
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. I was turned on to this stuff by our very own **Qadgop**.

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**Author:** ![dataguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870/45 "2013-07-08T22:39:56Z")

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I’ve tried many varieties over the years. My all-time favorite is a discontinued brand called Inner Beauty. As some others have expressed about their favorites, it’s not just the heat–it’s the flavor. It’s a brown, mustard-based Habanero sauce. If anyone knows of a source for this, or an identical variety, please post it.

I even tried an online recipe that claimed to duplicate it–it wasn’t the same.

My favorite everyday hot sauce now is Valentina.

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