The Best Hot Sauces to Heat Things Up
Hot sauce lovers don't kid around. Whether you crave bottles to dial up the flavor as well as the heat in your favorite dishes or you just crave that serious eye-watering, mouth-tingling burn that only the most potent sauces can provide, we've rounded up some of the most lauded hot sauces to keep in your bag, Beyoncé-style.
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$16.00
If you're already squirting "rooster sauce" on everything, try expanding your sriracha palate with this version from NYC-based favorite Bushwick Kitchen. Theirs comes spiked with gochujang, a staple of Korean cooking made from fermented chilis, rice, and soybean for spicy-sweet-umami flavor bomb.
TRUFF
amazon.com
$34.99
Add some luxury to your hot sauce collection with Truff's stable of truffle-infused hot sauces, including this fan (and Oprah!) favorite version made with decadent white truffles. They also offer two black truffle infused sauces, on milder, and one extra-spicy.
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Crystal
amazon.com
$12.50
Bring a little taste of New Orleans to your table, with this iconic Louisiana hot sauce. Made with nothing but aged cayenne peppers, vinegar, and salt, it brings a clean-tasting dose of heat and acid that will perk up virtually any bite.
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$29.00
Spice up your spice routine with this brand's unexpected combinations. Think: blossom honey infused with fiery Caroline Reaper peppers, a habanero sauce rounded out by sweet carrots and garlic, or a ghost pepper sauce that gets a vegetal hit from kale.
El Yucateco
amazon.com
$8.03
Spicy food might have you seeing red, but your bottles don't all have to be. Made with green habaneros, this sauce brings an instant hit of freshness in addition to spice that will wake up anything you shake it on to.
Secret Aardvark
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$8.99
Fans clamor for this "Caribbean/Tex-Mex hybrid" thanks to its blend of roasted tomatoes and habaneros that lends itself well to a variety of cuisines and applications from marinades and dressings to condiments.
Cholula
amazon.com
$11.99
A blend of arbol and piquin peppers lend this popular hot sauce extra nuance. Its flavor and texture make it a good pair for setting off richer foods like pizza and burgers.
Kumana
amazon.com
$11.89
If you're looking for a sauce that balances creaminess and heat, this keto-friendly avocado-based sauce adds richness and low-key heat along with lots of flavor from onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and cilantro.
Seed Ranch Flavor Co.
amazon.com
$39.99
Fans of the show Hot Ones may already be familiar with Colorado-based Seed Ranch Flavor Co.'s Hot Thai Green hot sauce which features Carolina Reaper peppers as well as cilantro, lemongrass, and basil, but it's not their only boundary pushing sauce. This sampler also includes a selection of their Peach Cayenne, Smoky Ghost, and porcini and olive-bolstered Umami Reserve.
Dave's Gourmet
amazon.com
$9.27
If major heat's what you're craving, this aptly named sauce has developed a devoted following for its sheer Scoville impact.
UncommonGoods
uncommongoods.com
$35.00
For DIY spice lovers, what could be better than a kit that lets them take all of their peppery knowledge and blend up their own signature flavor.
The Best Hot Sauces to Heat Things Up
Hot sauce lovers don't kid around. Whether you crave bottles to dial up the flavor as well as the heat in your favorite dishes or you just crave that serious eye-watering, mouth-tingling burn that only the most potent sauces can provide, we've rounded up some of the most lauded hot sauces to keep in your bag, Beyoncé-style.
From mild and flavorful to mouth-burning spice.
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