# New Orleans Tabasco and hot sauce, what do these condiments go on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691 "2020-02-29T03:27:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/1 "2020-02-29T03:27:55Z")
I should have posted this while I was in New Orleans, but this will be a good reference as I definitely plan to go back. It seemed like Tabasco or some other hot sauce was present next to the ketchup bottle and salt and pepper everywhere in New Orleans. Now, l like spicy food but couldn’t figure out what you actually put the hot sauce on. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/2 "2020-02-29T03:51:09Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I should have posted this while I was in New Orleans, but this will be a good reference as I definitely plan to go back. > > It seemed like Tabasco or some other hot sauce was present next to the ketchup bottle and salt and pepper everywhere in New Orleans. Now, l like spicy food but couldn’t figure out what you actually put the hot sauce on. Well I know people put Tabasco on a variety of dishes, including gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish etoufee, etc. You don’t have to; it’s just there if you feel the urge. Tabasco’s not so much a New Orleans thing as it is a South Louisiana thing. Jambalaya and gumbo. There’s also Tony Chachere’s. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/3 "2020-02-29T03:51:22Z")
[Here’s a very old thread on that very subject.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=379525) ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/4 "2020-02-29T03:53:02Z")
Agree with eggs - Tabasco and Tony’s on eggs for sure. Tabasco in bloody mary is also a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/5 "2020-02-29T04:08:47Z")
It’s pretty good on fried potatoes. Also, forum change? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/6 "2020-02-29T04:38:35Z")
> [@Alpha\_Twit](#): > > It’s pretty good on fried potatoes. > > Also, forum change? I reported it for a move to the café where I had intended it, the board had been timing out on me and I must have pulled up an old session where I was in the game room. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/7 "2020-02-29T04:40:23Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Agree with eggs - Tabasco and Tony’s on eggs for sure. > > Tabasco in bloody mary is also a thing. Ok, I do remember seeing it at this small café that mainly served breakfast stuff, I had a sandwich with ham and eggs and there were definitely hot sauce bottles everywhere ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/8 "2020-02-29T04:45:31Z")
Tabasco, or other hot sauce, is good on just about anything. Honestly about the only thing I’ve never put hot sauce on is a good steak. Every restaurant should have hot sauce on the table. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/9 "2020-02-29T05:44:45Z")
It’s on my table next to the salt and pepper. It gets used every day. Eggs Potatoes Meat Fish Pretty much anything, except desserts. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/10 "2020-02-29T06:11:14Z")
I had a friend who carried it in her purse and used it on just about anything she ate. Pizza, big mac, chili, salad, sandwich, I can’t think of a lunch we ate together that the bottle didn’t come out of her purse. She was from the Bayou, and her mother used to ship her a monthly can of Community coffee and a bag of smoked chickory. ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/11 "2020-02-29T10:28:10Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Pretty much anything, except desserts. Not sure about Tabasco specifically, as I haven’t bought it in years, but hot sauce is great on vanilla ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/12 "2020-02-29T14:50:22Z")
I worked at a restaurant once with a woman who mixed Tabasco into her ketchup before eating fries. I thought it was weird at first, but got hooked–and to this day, I almost never eat fries unless I can put some Tabasco into the ketchup. Other hot sauces just aren’t as good. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/13 "2020-02-29T16:29:23Z")
[Moderating] Moved from the Game Room to Cafe Society ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/14 "2020-02-29T16:33:28Z")
Tabasco adds a real nice tang to biscuits and gravy and New England clam chowdah. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/15 "2020-02-29T16:34:10Z")
I agree with the answer “just about anything.” I carry a bottle in my briefcase and have three different hot sauces, as well as Tony Chachere’s, on my desk at work. 7-8 varieties at the house. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/16 "2020-02-29T16:36:24Z")
Tabasco chipotle flavor goes on all my breakfast sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/17 "2020-02-29T16:40:34Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Tabasco, or other hot sauce, is good on just about anything. Honestly about the only thing I’ve never put hot sauce on is a good steak. Every restaurant should have hot sauce on the table. Yup. It goes good on eggs, pizza, tacos, and just about anything where a little added heat is enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/18 "2020-02-29T16:55:11Z")
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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/19 "2020-02-29T16:56:20Z")
double post ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691/20 "2020-02-29T17:16:16Z")
Yeah, I’m with the pretty much anything crew. Whenever I serve any creole or Cajun dish, I usually add some to my food at the table, especially because the vinegar tang cuts through the richness of these dishes. The pepper isn’t really spicy to me, but I do like the flavor. It adds a little heat, but a lot of flavor, for me. It’s also a must for me with any kind of battered fried food, like shrimp, fish, or chicken. Once again, I love the way vinegar cuts through these foods, plus the flavor and little bit of heat these sauces add. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-tabasco-and-hot-sauce-what-do-these-condiments-go-on/848691.md?page=2)