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I'm not sure about America, but in Europe there are many imitations that also use the Sriracha name, similar looking bottle, etc.

jxramos 5y ago
yep, those are over here too, and they're all underwhelming. I don't think I've actively purchased any, but somehow I've sampled many of them. Maybe at restaurants that cut corners, maybe at friends houses. All were subpar in my tastes.
faichai 5y ago
Yeah, I bought one thinking it would be more or less the same. But surprisingly very far off. The original is like Heinz is to ketchup.
- bserge 5y ago
  Heinz ketchup is pretty bad :D
  - kenneth 5y ago
    All ketchup is actually pretty bad. (Controversial opinion, European here who'll pick aioli over it any day)
    - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
      You are not alone!
garmaine 5y ago
This is so ironic. I guess European brand and origin protectionism only applies to European brands?
- distances 5y ago
  Only those with trade deals and registered GI in place obviously. I wouldn't mind if name sriracha would be some guarantee for origin and recipe, but alas, Thailand would of course need to demand that first. Note: I don't know much about sriracha so no idea if Thai people consider it to be a traditional local stuff or not.
  - garmaine 5y ago
    Why would Thailand need to demand that when it is a California invention? To be clear, there is no “Sriracha” sauce in Thailand. At best there is a spicy pepper and vinegar blend which some cuisine uses, but it’s nothing like the California-made Sriracha sauce, and it is not called Sriracha (or Sri Racha) AFAIK. Where I live, a lot of SE Asian restaurants will give the original red dipping sauce for certain dishes which it is meant for, and it is nothing like Sriracha. Different pepper, different color, way sweeter, very little acidity. Sriracha as you know it is a Los Angeles invention by an intrepid culinary entrepreneur. It resembles actual Thai sauce about as much as Kraft “American cheese” [sic] does a good English cheddar. (Although unlike this comparison, Sriracha arguably improved on the original.)
    - distances 5y ago
      I thought my disclaimer made it clear that I'm no authority in sriracha topics and don't know who, if anyone, has a credible claim on it.
    - fragile_frogs 5y ago
      Because the original sriracha sauce comes from Thailand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha > It resembles actual Thai sauce about as much as Kraft “American cheese” [sic] does a good English cheddar. (Although unlike this comparison, Sriracha arguably improved on the original.) Thai people hate the americanized version of sriracha, so I guess your comparison is right that Huy Fong Foods sriracha is like the Kraft “American cheese”.

jxramos 5y ago

yep, those are over here too, and they're all underwhelming. I don't think I've actively purchased any, but somehow I've sampled many of them. Maybe at restaurants that cut corners, maybe at friends houses. All were subpar in my tastes.

faichai 5y ago

Yeah, I bought one thinking it would be more or less the same. But surprisingly very far off. The original is like Heinz is to ketchup.

bserge 5y ago
Heinz ketchup is pretty bad :D
- kenneth 5y ago
  All ketchup is actually pretty bad. (Controversial opinion, European here who'll pick aioli over it any day)
  - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    You are not alone!

garmaine 5y ago

This is so ironic. I guess European brand and origin protectionism only applies to European brands?

distances 5y ago
Only those with trade deals and registered GI in place obviously. I wouldn't mind if name sriracha would be some guarantee for origin and recipe, but alas, Thailand would of course need to demand that first. Note: I don't know much about sriracha so no idea if Thai people consider it to be a traditional local stuff or not.
- garmaine 5y ago
  Why would Thailand need to demand that when it is a California invention? To be clear, there is no “Sriracha” sauce in Thailand. At best there is a spicy pepper and vinegar blend which some cuisine uses, but it’s nothing like the California-made Sriracha sauce, and it is not called Sriracha (or Sri Racha) AFAIK. Where I live, a lot of SE Asian restaurants will give the original red dipping sauce for certain dishes which it is meant for, and it is nothing like Sriracha. Different pepper, different color, way sweeter, very little acidity. Sriracha as you know it is a Los Angeles invention by an intrepid culinary entrepreneur. It resembles actual Thai sauce about as much as Kraft “American cheese” [sic] does a good English cheddar. (Although unlike this comparison, Sriracha arguably improved on the original.)
  - distances 5y ago
    I thought my disclaimer made it clear that I'm no authority in sriracha topics and don't know who, if anyone, has a credible claim on it.
  - fragile_frogs 5y ago
    Because the original sriracha sauce comes from Thailand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha > It resembles actual Thai sauce about as much as Kraft “American cheese” [sic] does a good English cheddar. (Although unlike this comparison, Sriracha arguably improved on the original.) Thai people hate the americanized version of sriracha, so I guess your comparison is right that Huy Fong Foods sriracha is like the Kraft “American cheese”.