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Default REVIEW: Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> 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.


I've been using it for years (try it on mac and cheese). IMO the red is
better than the green.

Isaac