# The Third Condiment - what should it be?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [June 25, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-condiment-what-should-it-be/986091 "2023-06-25T19:48:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-condiment-what-should-it-be/986091/46 "2023-06-26T17:52:30Z")

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There’s a new contender in my house for the coveted third condiment spot. [Angry Grandma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-chili-crisp-condiment-with-chili-flakes-garlic-etc-in-oil/), aka chili crisp.

In my kitchen, the third condiment is identifiable as being the thing besides salt and pepper that gets used so much that it never gets put away. Used to be [Valentina](https://www.salsavalentina.com) hot sauce, but that’s fallen to fourth place of late.

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