Hot Sauce
razib | June 19, 2009
Regular readers know that hot sauce and chili peppers are important to me. Currently I've taken to using dried habaneros instead of hot sauces, powders or fresh peppers. The last taste the best, but they don't always keep, and sauces are a mess. As for powders, there's always the problem of inhalation. In any case, from The American Journal of Botany, Genetic diversity and structure in semiwild and domesticated chiles (Capsicum annuum; Solanaceae) from Mexico:
The chile of Mesoamerica, Capsicum annuum, is one of five domesticated chiles in the Americas. Among the chiles, it varies the most…
gregladen | February 16, 2008
The Best Possible Hot Sauce
I believe that the hottest hot sauce you can get without a permit is Dave's Insanity Hot Sauce. It is also one of the best tasting.
That is an unsolicited product endorsement. If you think differently, fine, but you have not tried it so don't be so sure!!!
Why do I mention this?
Because every now and then I eat some (very carefully) and am reminded that everyone else must know about it. A few hints:
Don't handle this sauce directly. Do not let children near it. Shake well before opening. Shake a small amount into a container, and mix that with some…