REVIEW: Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce
On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:13:16 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
>>Saw this for the first time today, so naturally
>>I had to buy it. I'm adapted to rather hot food,
>>so it takes a pretty hot sauce to meet my standards.
>>This is a good sauce. Adequate heat and a strong
>>habanero flavor. I've tried other putative habanero
>>sauces, and while the heat may be there, the habanero
>>flavor is usually lost. Not so with this sauce.
>>Heat AND flavor will not disappoint! Another defect
>>in many sauces is too much vinegar. This sauce is
>>just about right. It will be a regular in my fridge.
>
>>I can't really fault it for anything. A bit of a
>>surprise is that it is made in South Africa.
>
> I use El Yucateco. Cheap, hot, and with a lot of habanero
> flavor. Not sure if it would fail your vinegar
> content test, I seem to recall you're fairly anti-vinegar
> whereas I add it to nearly anything savory.
>
> Steve
i see the El Yucateco in my grocery in maryland. maybe i should give it a
whack.
your pal,
blake
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