Where Chile Peppers Come From
Every chile pepper traces back to the Americas, then spread around the world into thousands of regional varieties. Explore where each of our peppers comes from on the map.
Every chile pepper traces back to the Americas, then spread around the world into thousands of regional varieties. Explore where each of our peppers comes from on the map.
Scott Zalkind has been making Lucky Dog in the East Bay since 2012, and he was one of the first saucemakers we ever worked with. That made him the natural pick to kick off Meet Your Saucemaker, our new series...
The "best" verde is in the eye (or tongue) of the beholder, but these are five of the most popular ones we carry, ranging from a mild, slow-cooked chile verde to a tomatillo sauce with real 7 Pot heat behind it.
A few months ago we put out a question to our customers: which hot pepper grinder should we make next?
Louisiana-style hot sauce is its own tradition: thin, vinegar-bright, and cayenne-forward, built to splash freely on eggs, gumbo, fried chicken, and everything in between. These five run from a gentle smoked-cayenne pour all the way to Cajun-spiced bottles with real heat behind them.
We're excited to announce that we're starting a database of all of the hot sauce brands in the US and Canada. This project is just getting started, so stay tuned! You can view the current database here, and you can submit...
This Giving Tuesday, give back with one of our Charity Gift Sets. Our newest addition, Becky's Picks, benefits Feeding America. Every dollar donated helps to provide 10 meals to our neighbors in need. See them all at www.HeatHotSauce.com/Charity
To celebrate National Hot Sauce Day, we put together a graphic showing the most popular sauce in each state. To keep things interesting, each time a sauce was selected, it was eliminated for all states further down the list, so...
Crema de Aji Amarillo is a delicious Peruvian condiment that you can use to drizzle or dip with anything from tacos, french fries, grilled chicken, or nachos. Ingredients 1/4 cup Mayonnaise (sub in greek yogurt if desired) 1/4 cup Sour...