# Most flavorful hot sauces **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463 "2015-11-13T15:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [November 13, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/21 "2015-11-13T20:40:17Z")
Tabasco Lao Gan Ma spicy chili crisp (probably the most versatile, goes well on anything) S&B Chili Oil with Crunchy Garlic (also very versatile) Gringo Bandito original. Really good all around sauce Gator Hammock Gator Sauce ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/22 "2015-11-13T20:56:37Z")
I’d like it better if it had less vinegar. (Frank’s red hot. Hit reply instead of quote on tapatalk.) ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/23 "2015-11-13T21:14:15Z")
Cholula Sriracha Cholula Chipotle Franks But limiting it to just a few kind of sucks the fun out of life. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/24 "2015-11-13T23:02:13Z")
Something like Nando’s Piri Piri sauce is great and flavourful. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/25 "2015-11-14T00:50:05Z")
I know it doesn’t peel the skin right off of one’s tongue, but I like Texas Pete hot sauce. It gives stuff just that little bit of oomph. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/26 "2015-11-14T01:19:34Z")
If you go to Bostons, they have a hot sauce called Jach Ki. It is Maya for very flavorful. It is made in the Yucatan. About 30 miles from me. It has two primary ingredients, chile habanero and carrot. Awesome. Bostons doesn’t sell the sauce, at least here in Mexico. So, you may have to boost it. Give it a try. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/27 "2015-11-14T01:35:58Z")
That’s Yellowbird sauce. Habs and carrots, and some other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/28 "2015-11-14T02:24:52Z")
My personal goto is rooster sauce, but I usually have Cholula and Tapatio on hand as well. After some perusal I think I’ll give the Yellowbird a try. That looks like a great blend of flavors. Anybody have a Thai sweet chili recommendation? ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/29 "2015-11-14T05:11:52Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’d like it better if it had less vinegar. > (Frank’s red hot. Hit reply instead of quote on tapatalk.) I guess my thinking is that if I’m specifically looking to add a hot sauce flavor, then it’s probably Sriracha or Cholula that I reach for. If the dish needs something, and it strikes me that it’s missing something, then Frank’s is usually the go-to. It’s more multidimensional than most hot sauces- it’s vinegary, peppery AND garlicky. I happen to really like the garlic (yes, I know there’s a Tabasco with garlic, and it’s pretty good, but I prefer the Frank’s). ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/30 "2015-11-14T09:45:12Z")
Nando’s Extra Hot Peri Peri (is delicious) Nando’s Extra **EXTRA** Hot Peri Peri Nando’s Hot Peri Peri Tabasco when all the above have run out ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/31 "2015-11-14T13:57:35Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I happen to really like the garlic (yes, I know there’s a Tabasco with garlic, and it’s pretty good, but I prefer the Frank’s). Well, yes and no. There IS a garlic Tabasco. But it is NOT just regular Tabasco with some garlic in it. It has different peppers in it. And it shows in the taste. If I had to pick ONE sauce for the rest of my life, the garlic “tabasco” would be it. Well, that and one reasonable hotter than shit sauce so I could get the heat level of any meal up to snuff when needed. Find you a bottle of the stuff. You’ll like it. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463/32 "2015-11-14T14:00:40Z")
Enjoying scrambled cheesy eggs with Cholula lime as I type this. A perfect combo. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-flavorful-hot-sauces/737463.md?page=1)