# Tabasco lovers: what do you put it on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355 "2006-07-13T17:41:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/41 "2006-07-14T12:10:52Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] Nice quality little sprayers that fit the standard Tabasco bottles. Who is in? [/QUOTE] I’m in, but you get to handle the first lawsuit from the fat lady in Des Moines who accidentally sprays it in her eyes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/42 "2006-07-14T12:31:38Z")
I think that out of all the people in the world who have collectable plates with unicorns on them, **Silenus** has the most bottles of single malt. I, too, put tabasco on everything. Things that are NEVER without it are pizza, sandwiches, french fries, eggs. I love it with “creamy” things, like clam chowder (as someone else mentioned), potato salad, chicken salad – things with mayo. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/43 "2006-07-14T15:33:21Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] I think that out of all the people in the world who have collectable plates with unicorns on them, **Silenus** has the most bottles of single malt. [/QUOTE] OK, even the wife thinks this was funny. 😛 It’s a stained-glass window hanger! **Cherry2000** , go find yourself some [Toad Sweat](http://www.toadsweat.com/). (See Qadgop’s previous post on the subject.) ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/44 "2006-07-14T17:01:30Z")
Many years ago, while spending a week in LA for a convention, I had to grab a quick breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant. I ordered some scrambled eggs and some sourdough toast. On a whim, I added some tabasco… and Oh My Og, it was good. It’s now my favorite breakfast- scrambled eggs with tabasco, over sourdough toast. Yum. Something about the sourdough really balances the egg/tabasco flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/45 "2006-07-14T17:13:56Z")
I like mixing tobasco and ranch dressing together as dip for tortilla chips. Damn that’s good. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/46 "2006-07-14T18:34:11Z")
For all the pizza with tabasco lovers: Try adding sour cream as well. It’s really good. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/47 "2006-07-14T18:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=indecisive1] For all the pizza with tabasco lovers: Try adding sour cream as well. It’s really good. [/QUOTE] That’s always been a prerequiste when we’re talking taco pizza, but I’ve never heard of such a thing on regular pizza. Have to give that a shot. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/48 "2006-07-14T19:52:31Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Easier to list what I don’t put it on: 1. My wife. That’s about it. Although I perfer Crystal to Tabasco, personally. [/QUOTE] Crystal’s your wife, I take it? > [@verbenabeast](#): > > Crystal is good… but not nearly hot enough hey, watch it, that’s his wife you’re talking about! > [@silenus](#): > > But I find that Crystal has more depth of flavor. Okay, this is getting to be TMI. Me, I mostly eat it mixed with ketchup as a french-fry dip. I’m not a big fry fan otherwise, but this is delicious! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/49 "2006-07-14T19:52:53Z")
'kay, all of you going on about tabasco got me jonesing for gumbo, so I went out at lunch today and had a bowlful. The local joint doesn’t make the world’s best gumbo, but it’s decent, and it supported the tabasco sauce just fine. Yum! My lips are still aglow. The cafe had some of the habanero tabasco mentioned above, and that was good, too. I notice it’s a bit sweeter and less vinegary than original recipe tabasco sauce. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/50 "2006-07-14T20:10:16Z")
Personally I put it on the self, way behind all the hot sauce that is so much better. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/51 "2006-07-14T21:19:05Z")
[QUOTE=wolfman] Personally I put it on the self. [/QUOTE] Does it tingle? ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/52 "2006-07-15T01:11:47Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] Oh, and if I’m in the mood for something a bit hotter than tabasco, I usually use endorphin rush, **sriricha** , or one of Blair’s lesser efforts. Oh, and nearly 90% of ‘mexican’ food. [/QUOTE] (bolding mine) Do you mean “Sriracha”? I find Sriracha (or “Rooster Sauce”) to be too mild and too sugary, and in fact mix it with Tobasco to up the heat and lower the sweetness. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/53 "2006-07-15T01:19:58Z")
I’ve never really liked the taste of Tobasco but would use it in a recipe if called for. I prefer Frank’s Original on: -eggs (Tobasco makes them bitter) -bar pizzas (Red Barons?) -gumbo soup -wings -raw oysters (Tobasco works here) -beer (with tomato juice and pepper) (Tobasco works here) Can’t think of anything else at the momemt. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/54 "2006-07-15T02:39:45Z")
Tabasco is the best on eggs and hashbrowns. It is almost the perfect combination. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/55 "2006-07-15T05:10:41Z")
[QUOTE=Kozmik] Tabasco is the best on eggs and hashbrowns. It is almost the perfect combination. [/QUOTE] Can’t eat eggs but I agree with you about Tabasco and hashbrowns (especially if the hashbrowns have sausage gravy on them). Also, for me a BLT without Tabasco is unthinkable. ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/56 "2006-07-15T08:21:56Z")
You guys are my kind of people. Been using the Garlic one a lot lately. Has the same flavor as the original but with garlic added. The other flavors are all good too (especially Chipotle), but nothing beats the original. It’s a neccessity for: - Tomato-based pasta sauces - Eggs - Potatoes (Hash browns, french fries, “skillet” potatoes, etc) - Greens (Spinach, Turnip greens, mustard greens) mmmm, mmmm, mmmm - Hot Dogs. The Quick Trip convenience stores here have FREE individual “ketchup type” packages of Tobasco with the hot dog condiments. Genius. - Beans. (Pintos and Tobasco are AWESOME) - Ketchup or Mustard “Enhancing”. In fact it will jazz up any other condiment, especially vinegar based ones. I add it to Kraft Balsamic Vinegrette as a pizza dipping sauce. - Biscuits and Gravy For sauces and such, I will often also add a DROP (or two) of Dave’s Gourmet Insanity Sauce for heat. Won’t alter the flavor of a dish (that’s for the Tobasco) but adds pure heat. Good stuff. Tobasco also has a Steak Sauce!!! I found it recently at a LIQUOR STORE in Florida! Weird place for it. It’s an “A-1 type” sauce. Little sweeter I think, with a hint of tobasco. But similiar to A-1. Its good, but doesn’t wow me. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/57 "2006-07-15T16:47:10Z")
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who likes it on potatoes. When I was a kid, my family thought I was strange for putting Worcestershire sauce on potatoes. I probably was, but it was _good_. Tobasco is better, though. Especially when the 'taters are half crispy and half tender/mushy. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/58 "2006-07-15T16:52:20Z")
I like the Spam that has built in Tabasco sauce. Every once in a while I make up a lunch of toasted sandwiches using a tin of the stuff and a couple of tomatoes. Nice and fiery. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/59 "2006-07-16T01:40:40Z")
Actually, while I have the utmost respect for McIlhenny and I used Tabasco on my egg sandwich this very morning, my favorite additive for egg sandwiches (which I deploy on weekday mornings at the office) is Blair’s Mega Death. It’s not the hottest Blair’s but it’s the tastiest by far. Little bit sweet, ever so slightly vinegar-tart, warm roasty chile flavor and HELLO ENDORPHINS a nonapologetic kick in the tongue with a blast of hi-performance Scovilles. (The guy makes them from the Habañero seed pods, a little molasses, some whole habañeros, touch of vinegar, and some other stuff). Every now and then I have some coworker come up and comment on the lurid bottle with the skull. So I have them open it and sniff. Then, they having opened the bottle and therefore touched the bottle cap, I have them lick their fingers. I’m mean that way 😃 ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355/60 "2006-07-16T02:03:28Z")
Tabasco brand sauce has limited uses for me. Too vinegary for most things. I’m accustomed to it with breakfast dishes with eggs, potatoes, corned beef hash, etc. Also a must with clam chowder. I do like a bloody mary mix with tabasco brand sauce. That’s mostly it. There are so many sauces available that fit their foods better. Sriracha for Asian. Tapatio for Mexican. Frank’s for Buffalo Wings. McIlhenny’s Chipotle sauce however, is good on lots of things. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-lovers-what-do-you-put-it-on/364355.md?page=4)