# Recommend some seasoning mixes, hot sauces, and other savory condiments from around the world **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [September 2, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532 "2023-09-02T22:21:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/21 "2023-09-03T19:46:57Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Basically, you want to buy the one with the least amount of English printed on the label That’s pretty much a universal truth when seeking ethnic food of any ethnicity. The fewer signs in the store in English, and the worse the proprietor’s English, the better the stuff you’ll find in there. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/22 "2023-09-04T00:51:48Z")
_Bufalo_ brand hot sauces from Mexico, they’re hot as blazes and have a good flavor of their own. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/23 "2023-09-04T00:56:06Z")
I think their chipotle is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/24 "2023-09-04T01:01:51Z")
Valentina’s good, I just bought some the other night. Indeed, most Mexican hot sauces are well worth a try. _Sriracha_ brand is pretty good too, it has a garlicky sweetness to it that non-Asian hot sauces tend to lack. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/25 "2023-09-04T01:09:06Z")
I’d like to take this opportunity to express my fondness for Gentleman’s Relish. > **[Gentleman's Relish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentleman%27s_Relish)** > > Gentleman's Relish is a British commercial brand of anchovy paste. It is also known as Patum Peperium (meaning 'pepper paste' in Latin). Created in 1828 by an Englishman named John Osborn, it is a savoury paste with a salty and slightly fishy taste, and contains salted anchovies (minimum 60%), butter, herbs and spices. Today, the secret recipe is withheld from all but one employee at Elsenham Quality Foods in Elsenham, England, the licensed manufacturer. > Gentleman's Relish is traditionally eaten... It’s absolutely DELICIOUS spread on hot buttered toast, and although I haven’t experimented with it much beyond that, I imagine you could stir a little bit of it into almost any recipe that calls for Worcestershire cause and get a much richer salty-fishy-umami flavor booster. I’ve NEVER seen it in a grocery store and get it from Amazon, but it’s one of the few grocery imports I’ve tried that I’ve been completely pleased with. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/26 "2023-09-04T01:40:38Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I imagine you could stir a little bit of it into almost any recipe that calls for Worcestershire cause and get a much richer salty-fishy-umami flavor booster. Hmm, I may have to try it, since on occasion I enjoy a shot of worcestershire sauce. Thanks for the info! [https://i.postimg.cc/NjnyjGPs/gentleman-s-relish.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/NjnyjGPs/gentleman-s-relish.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/27 "2023-09-04T01:50:33Z")
You can find it on Amazon for about $10-15 for a 1.5 oz container. That might sound small, but much like Vegemite, a little bit of the stuff goes a long way. The same company also makes salmon and mackerel based versions (Poacher’s Relish and Angler’s Relish respectively), but I haven’t tried either of those. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532/28 "2023-09-04T01:53:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > much like Vegemite, a little bit of the stuff goes a long way. lol, I have a 2.5 kg tub of vegemite in my pantry, it’s about 1/3 empty after 9 months of use. But I expect I’ll take it slower with anchovy based treats. ;-D [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532.md?page=1)