# Favorite Hot Sauces **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030 "2003-06-28T21:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/21 "2003-06-30T19:35:36Z")
I’m pretty fond of **Jamaican Hellfire** , but I usually go through it too quickly to make it a frequent purchase. For the heavy duty cooking, I use either **Dave’s Insanity Sauce** or **Endorphin Rush** (despite the rather savage metallic aftertaste). Lighter stuff, plain old Tabasco (mmm…garlic flavor…). ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/22 "2003-06-30T19:41:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Foolonthehill \* > \*\*Nobody’s mentioned Cholula Sauce; Not the hottest, but the best tasting hot sauce. \*\* I agree completely. It is not a “Dave’s Insanity Sauce” but it is the sauce we use at the table every single day. Fantastic stuff. MeanJoe ---
**Author:** ![Ill\_Logik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Ill\_Logik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ill_Logik)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/23 "2003-06-30T21:20:39Z")
**Cholula** for a milder, more flavorable sauce. **Dave’s Insanity** or **Dave’s Ultimate Insanity** for when it’s time to get serious. Incidentally, Hooters makes a flavor of wings called Nuclear that’s not on the menu, but it’s made with a mix of the Hooter’s sauce and Daves Insanity sauce. IMO, they aren’t as tasty as the 911 wings but they are pretty damn spicy! ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/24 "2003-06-30T21:34:19Z")
**Cholula** is a great sauce! **Louisiana** is a good cheap hot sauce as well. **Tobasco Chipotle** has some really good flavor, even if it isn’t the hottest. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/25 "2003-06-30T21:57:19Z")
I love that **Count Cholula** cereal!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_MacDairmuid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_MacDairmuid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_MacDairmuid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/26 "2003-06-30T22:07:24Z")
**Zenster** , I prefer Tabasco for precisely the same reasons! I feel that tomatoes are little more than filler in hot sauces and salsas. I’m with the [**Dave’s Insanity Sauce**](http://www.davesgourmet.com/) crowd as well. Good flavor, intense heat. Rated 80,000 SU [here](http://www.thescarms.com/hotstuff/OtherSauces.htm). It’s no longer the hottest, but it’s already in the realm where more heat is only bragging rights. Can anybody tell us about [Satan’s Blood](http://ironq.com/satans_blood_hot_sauce.html)? A sadistic friend bought a bottle for me, but I have not been over to get it yet. He says he was made to sign a waver of liability before he could take it (a gimmick, I’m certain). ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/27 "2003-06-30T22:53:11Z")
For pure heat Dave’s Insanity Sauce is the hottest thing that can really be called a sauce (hotter liquids are more food additives than sauces). But the best chili sauce I find is an easy one to make at home. 1/2 cups rice wine vinegar 6-12 finely chopped Thai Chilies 3-6 finely chopped cloves of Garlic 2-4 teaspoons of sugar. Keep in the fridge for at least a week before using, lasts for years in the fridge (but make sure the Garlic is finely chopped, so that the vinegar gets through all the garlic, big bits of garlic will remain alkali inside, possible breeding place for botulism) ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/28 "2003-07-01T00:43:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The MacDairmuid \* > **Zenster** , I prefer Tabasco for precisely the same reasons! I feel that tomatoes are little more than filler in hot sauces and salsas … **MacDairmuid** , there’s no tomato product in Crystal. I find it has a more ripe flavor than Tabasco and merely used the adjective “tomatoey” for that reason. ---
**Author:** ![The\_MacDairmuid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_MacDairmuid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_MacDairmuid)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/29 "2003-07-01T01:37:40Z")
Ah, well… I’m standing by what I said–with a note to the effect that it does not apply in this case. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/30 "2003-07-01T05:02:57Z")
Hmm…my pepper sauce of choice is Trappey’s Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce. For chips & salsa, I enjoy [Ana’s Salsa](http://www.anasalsa.com/default.asp) and Texas Lava, both fresh salsas made hereabouts. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/31 "2003-07-01T05:58:27Z")
Welcome to **The Crunchy Frog**! Have fun! There is a tradition here that a New Doper sends food to the first person to greet her or him. 😃 ~The Winged Horse~ ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/32 "2003-07-01T06:48:10Z")
Cholula on my quesadillas. Tabasco in my chile. Lizano in my black beans and rice. (Not hot, just really tasty table sauce.) Srirachi with lots of asian foods. Thai garlic and chili paste for cooking (what else) Thai food. Fresh various chilis for indian food. ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/33 "2003-07-01T07:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*Well, I tried “Da Bomb: Final Answer” with its 1.5 million Scoville units (regular Tabasco is 2,140 units). Pure heat, didn’t recognize any flavor, had it on a cracker with some cheese spread. One drop. It was so hot I contemplated stripping the flesh off my forearms with my teeth just to distract myself. > \*\* Same thing happened to me. Nothing worked in soothing the heat. Not ice cream, or chocolate milk, or mouthwash, or crackers, or anything else I tried. Having said that, a drop or two in some chili or buffalo wings does add a nice flavor, as well as a considerable amount of heat. A question for you **Qadgop** … I love spicy foods and yet, I am constantly being told that I am going to give myself an ulcer and that spicy foods aren’t good for you. What are your thoughts on this? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/34 "2003-07-01T07:34:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by musicguy \* > \*\*Same thing happened to me. Nothing worked in soothing the heat. Not ice cream, or chocolate milk, or mouthwash, or crackers, or anything else I tried. Having said that, a drop or two in some chili or buffalo wings does add a nice flavor, as well as a considerable amount of heat. > > A question for you **Qadgop** … > > I love spicy foods and yet, I am constantly being told that I am going to give myself an ulcer and that spicy foods aren’t good for you. What are your thoughts on this? \*\* I’m not **Qaddie** , but from what I understand, most ulcers _aren’t_ caused spicy foods. They’re caused by a bacterial infection which can be easily treated by a combination of Pepto-Bismal and antibiotics. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/35 "2003-07-01T07:53:43Z")
That’s right, **Tuck**. **musicguy** , perform a search on [_helicobacter pylori_](http://www.cellsalive.com/helico.htm) bacteria. It just _feels_ like some of those habanero sauces are perforating your stomach lining. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/36 "2003-07-02T02:44:00Z")
Another vote for Dave’s Insanity Sauce. damn good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/37 "2003-07-02T02:46:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > \*\*I’m not **Qaddie** , but from what I understand, most ulcers _aren’t_ caused spicy foods. They’re caused by a bacterial infection which can be easily treated by a combination of Pepto-Bismal and antibiotics. \*\* That’s what I’ve been led to believe as well. In fact, I’ve heard that if your stomach is healthy, spicy food actually decreases your chance of an ulcer by irritating the stomach lining causing it to thicken. However, once the damage is done, spicy food will certainly be painful. ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/38 "2003-07-02T03:22:41Z")
Best I’ve ever had: [Marie Sharp’s](http://www.spicyhot.com/reviews/hs1292a/) in Belize, on Caribbean chicken and rice. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![S\_Puppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@S\_Puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S_Puppy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/39 "2003-07-02T13:50:41Z")
Scorned Woman is a good sauce. It doesn’t have the over powering vinegar taste of many sauces and has a nice blend of peppers. Farmer Brothers made a nice inexpensive cayenne based sauce that was really good. Dave’s Insanity Sauce for heat. ---
**Author:** ![epolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@epolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epolo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030/40 "2003-07-02T15:59:34Z")
I think the best I’ve ever had is the Crying Tongue sauce from Gil’s Gourmet in California. Smoked habaneros give it excellent flavor and a nice kick. For asian style, I like Lan Chi Chili Paste with Garlic (with a green and white label). But I like that because it’s the closest I’ve found in a grocery store to something my brother once sent back from Taiwan that had an even richer flavor. I’ll second (or fifth) a vote for Scorned Woman and the various varieties of Tabasco. But I’ve never been a fan of Frank’s or Dave’s as neither has ever struck me as having much flavor. I’ll also add (even though it’s not quite a sauce) the green salsa from Burritoville here in NYC. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-hot-sauces/185030.md?page=3)