# On what foods should one NOT use hot sauce? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721 "2020-02-29T22:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/1 "2020-02-29T22:59:30Z")
Inspired by [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22165490&posted=1#post22165490), which asks what food to use hot sauce on . . . I should state from the start, that I find using the sweet hot sauces, such as Toad Sweat and others, on ice cream, cheesecake and other desserts to be fully acceptable and even delicious. Likewise, I’ve enjoyed soft drinks that contain capsaicin too. But for me, a few foods are NO GO for hot sauces. Milk Oatmeal Breakfast cereals in general OK, I’m having trouble picturing other foods that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy with the right hot sauces added. A little help? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/2 "2020-02-29T23:04:01Z")
Gerbers. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/3 "2020-02-29T23:21:18Z")
A good high-quality cut of steak should not have hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/4 "2020-02-29T23:29:33Z")
Strawberry shortcake ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/5 "2020-02-29T23:34:30Z")
Tuna casserole. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/6 "2020-02-29T23:37:26Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Tuna casserole. I think it might work well with tuna casserole. ---
**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, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/7 "2020-02-29T23:37:58Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Strawberry shortcake I’ve had Strawberry shortcake with [Lemon Vanilla Dessert Hot Sauce](https://www.carolinasauces.com/Toad-Sweat-Lemon-Vanilla-Dessert-Hot-Sauce-p/1245vt.htm) on it and it was delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/8 "2020-02-29T23:40:38Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I think it might work well with tuna casserole. Can confirm ---
**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, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/9 "2020-02-29T23:41:10Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I think it might work well with tuna casserole. It’ll put the _hot_ in Tuna Hotdish! 😃 ---
**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:** [March 1, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/10 "2020-03-01T00:04:40Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > Can confirm Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/11 "2020-03-01T00:25:17Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Inspired by [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22165490&posted=1#post22165490), which asks what food to use hot sauce on . . . > > But for me, a few foods are NO GO for hot sauces. > > Milk > Oatmeal > Breakfast cereals in general I used to make savory oatmeal. Make plain oatmeal, melt cheese into it, add some crushed nori and either salt and pepper or hot sauce. It’s pretty good, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/12 "2020-03-01T00:51:30Z")
Anything intended to offer a subtle combination of flavors. For example, most sushi creations. Even if wasabi is available, that’s a different proposition than the tomato-base of most hot sauces. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/13 "2020-03-01T00:59:40Z")
Really? In _tuna casserole?_ In the other thread I was gonna say _In New England clam chowder?_ Are you crazy? These are mild and soothing dishes. Why would you accelerate their rhythms? ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/14 "2020-03-01T01:01:50Z")
Ice cream. Pumpkin cheesecake. Let me think awhile, I can come up with a third, I know I can… Tuna casserole, indeed tuna _anything_, virtually requires hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/15 "2020-03-01T01:07:39Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > …Tuna casserole, indeed tuna _anything_, virtually requires hot sauce. Oh God. It would totally destroy my favorite tuna melt sandwich recipe. Not in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/16 "2020-03-01T01:15:45Z")
A drop or two of Tabasco adds just a bit of zing. It improves stuff you wouldn’t realize would be improved. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/17 "2020-03-01T01:17:27Z")
Pudding. Yuck! ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/18 "2020-03-01T01:55:09Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Oh God. It would totally destroy my favorite tuna melt sandwich recipe. Not in a good way. How is your tuna melt sandwich recipe materially different from the others, which all benefit from a shot or two of Cholula or Scorned Woman? Tell me more. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/19 "2020-03-01T02:05:05Z")
Yogurt. Fruit salad. Granola. Mint sauce/jelly ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721/20 "2020-03-01T02:07:33Z")
Hot sauce works in various cocktails, I expect, famously so in Bloody Marys, but there’s probably a full class of alchoholic beverages where it would be an imperfect companion. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721.md?page=2)