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Default REVIEW: Trader Joe's Habanero Hot Sauce

On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:50:47 -0700, isw wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:16:44 -0700, isw wrote:
>>
>>> 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

>>
>> how is it on eggs? (scrambled, omelet.)

>
> I love all sorts of hot sauces, but for omelets, the only kind I want on
> them is good ol' Tabasco -- and that's just about the only thing I *do*
> like it for. Well, besides pulled pork sandwiches, where it's sort of a
> required ingredient.
>
> Isaac


tabasco is usually what i use as well.

your pal,
blake