On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:31:50 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 2:18:16 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:17:24 -0700, notbob > wrote:
>>
>> >On 2/19/2019 10:20 AM, Sjeef wrote:
>> >
>> >> Maybe this can help:
>> >>
>> >> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sambal+oelek&t=h_&ia=web
>> >
>> >Ive bought this brand, before. I'll buy it no more!
>> >
>> >In case you haven't noticed, this is the same guy who makes the much
>> >loved Sriracha chili sauce one sees almost everywhere. Sambal Oelek is
>> >supposed to be an Indonesian chili sauce. This brand taste too much
>> >like a Mexican chili sauce (I prefer Cholula).
>> >
>> >Huy Fong uses Mexican chilies (serrano? jalapeno?) as his main chile.
>> >How he gets Sriracha to taste like Asian chiles, I cannot say, but his
>> >Sambal Oelek definitely taste like it was made in Mexico fer Mexicans.
>> >
>> >If that does not bother you, go for it.
>>
>> Sambal oelek's not a brand.
>
>Huy Fong is, though, and the company is a huge purveyor of
>Asian sauces (including sambal oelek) in the U.S.

Conclusion:
Sambal oelek is not a brand.
Huy Fong is a brand.