My lips are a bit numb ngl

    • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      3 个月前

      My girlfriend loves Cholula, I think we have the garlic flavored one right now, I could try it but I think I need to give my tongue a break

  • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    84·
    3 个月前

    To be fair, hot sauce that is mostly vinegar isn’t much of a hot sauce. Hot take or no, vinegar serves to “open up” your palate to the capsaicin and thus allows for less to seem more — though, one can usually tell corners’ve been cut by the sharp note and hollow-bodied flavor.

    tl;dr: Tabasco is vinegar in a red dress, and she might know a couple salsa moves, but she sure can’t dance.

    • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      3 个月前

      Aww that’s a shame, have any good suggestions as a conneseuir? At the store I was looking for something with ghost pepper (maybe that was me being a bit cocky) but I couldn’t find it and settled for this

      • PlantJam@lemmy.world
        4·
        3 个月前

        Vinegar based sauces have their place, even Tabasco. Trial and error is the best way to find what you like. I really like yellow bird hot sauces. They’re much thicker than Tabasco and not vinegary.

          • PlantJam@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 个月前

            It’s so good! It’s a great balance of flavor and heat. The habanero is the only one I’ve tried and didn’t really care for, but I generally don’t like habanero flavored stuff anyways. I especially like the smokiness of their ghost pepper sauce.

            • chingadera@lemmy.world
              1·
              3 个月前

              I do like the flavor, but I like a lot of hot sauce and it’s hard to manage with that one. Their jalapeno sauce is super good in like a breakfast bowl type sichiation, that serrano sauce is unbeatable with some breakfast tacos with some Irish butter on the tortilla. Try that out, your life will change

      • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        3 个月前

        I apologize if I came across a bit pompous there. Vinegar sauces have their use, for sure, and I wish you well on your journey! I’m currently trying my hand at W. African and Middle Eastern spices, and highly recommend Hot Ones for podcast entertainment in the hot sauce realm. 🖖🏽

        Also, word to the wise, don’t joke around with SE Asian restaurants by asking for “non-white” Hot. It will ruin your next 3-5 days. 🥲

        • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          3 个月前

          Nah you didn’t don’t worry, and lmfao that’s hilarious, I remember my gf brought me to a SE asian place that she more or less grew up in and I was having trouble breathing

          • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            3 个月前

            Yeah, I may have a male relative of similar age that, while on a family vacation with a bunch of us (and after several years of marriage to a woman born & raised in SE Asia) nonchalantly asked that his lunch in impressively (judging by the waiter’s reaction) low/non-accented <native language> prepared at the “traditional” heat level… To his credit, he finished the dish. He didn’t leave their hotel room for days after that, though. 😵‍💫 Don’t bring white knuckles to a spice fight. 🔥

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 个月前

        Next year you’ll be posting about growing your own peppers and asking about recipes. I’ve seen this fall to the dark side too many times.

        • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          3 个月前

          Fun fact: not only do peppers take almost the exact same care and nutes as cannabis, they love growing alongside each other. (plus lavender, calendula, rosemary, alliums, etc.)

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 个月前

      You’re 100% correct, but sometimes it hits the spot. It’s a terrible all-purpose sauce, but it some cases it’s exactly what’s called for.

      And I’m saving that tl;dr. Genius!

  • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    3 个月前

    I’m beginning to learn the proper way to eat this is just dip a little end of my chicken in it, otherwise it overwhelms the flavor

  • AlecSadler
    1·
    3 个月前

    Oh, interesting, I haven’t seen or had that one. Will check it out. 🔥

  • venusaur@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 个月前

    You gotta get your starting lineup. You need a Louisiana sauce like Crystal, a sriracha, a Mexican sauce like cholula (I personally prefer habanero so I recommend marie sharpe), an classic habanero for pizza like yellow bird and something to kick your butt like that scorpion sauce. I like Melinda’s.

    • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      3 个月前

      We visited my parents in South Carolina and my mom had a locally made mango habanero that was just amazing, ordering some straight from that place when I get a chance

      • venusaur@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 个月前

        That’s sounds good. I’m usually not into sweet sauces but I’d try it. What’s it called?

        • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          3 个月前

          It took some searching but I finally found it, it’s from a place called Sheldon farms, only thing is you can only order it in bulk 🥲

          • venusaur@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 个月前

            Thanks for looking! Damn 12 bottles is too many haha. Maybe 6 of us can go in on 2 bottles each