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I've tried three or four competing Sriracha sauces from Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc, and to my taste all are much less enjoyable than Huy Fong. It remains a

I've tried three or four competing Sriracha sauces from Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc, and to my taste all are much less enjoyable than Huy Fong. It remains a differentiated product based on its core feature, taste.

libraryatnight 5y ago
Yes, to me this is a Coke like product. There are other sriracha sauces, just like there's other cola drinks, but so far there's only one Huy Fong Sriracha.
res0nat0r 5y ago
I'm the same, all of the knock off's don't taste very good. Mostly it seems they have much more vinegar flavor which I don't like and is most of the time the main reason why I think they are inferior.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  Why are those knock offs? Sriracha has been an Asian sauce for a long time before Huy Fong.
  - res0nat0r 5y ago
    Because they aren't as good as the only US based sriracha maker I like. :)
jagger27 5y ago
There’s something about competitors that tastes off to me. Almost like they picked the peppers too green?
jonahbenton 5y ago
True though it's in the substantial economic interest of house brand teams to make it good enough, so they will keep trying. TJ in particular is quite good at this.
- rattray 5y ago
  Trader Joe's incredible ability to pull this off in general, and inability to replicate Huy Fong (at least, last I tried) is a big part of what convinces me that Huy Fong must be doing something really special in how they make their sauce.
  - zupzupper 5y ago
    I haven't done a side by side with it, but the red dragon sauce is damn good. Maybe a bit different than Huy Fong, but it checks the box for me. Side note, the main mechanism TJs and other store brands use to pull off this trick is to have the original manufacturers produce the product for them as a white label product.
technofiend 5y ago
Have you tried Sriraja Panich Sriracha?[1] It's one of the many sauces that claims to be the original Thai version. I liked the taste pretty well, just as much as the version manufactured here although they are different. It doesn't taste anything like Sriracha but I prefer Bachan's BBQ Sauce to Sriracha. [2] [1] https://www.amazon.com/Sriraja-Panich-Sriracha-Chili-Sauce/dp/B00U9WOBG8 https://www.amazon.com/Sriraja-Panich-Sriracha-Chili-Sauce/d... [2] https://bachans.com/ https://bachans.com/
- rattray 5y ago
  Yes, I have tried Sriraja Panich. To me it's a "better ketchup" but too sweet for most applications. I might give Bachan's a try!
  - mdturnerphys 5y ago
    I like the Shark brand. I get it at a local Asian market, but you can also find it online [0]. [0] https://importfood.com/products/thai-sauces-condiments/item/thai-sriracha-sauce https://importfood.com/products/thai-sauces-condiments/item/...

libraryatnight 5y ago

Yes, to me this is a Coke like product. There are other sriracha sauces, just like there's other cola drinks, but so far there's only one Huy Fong Sriracha.

res0nat0r 5y ago

I'm the same, all of the knock off's don't taste very good. Mostly it seems they have much more vinegar flavor which I don't like and is most of the time the main reason why I think they are inferior.

HWR_14 5y ago
Why are those knock offs? Sriracha has been an Asian sauce for a long time before Huy Fong.
- res0nat0r 5y ago
  Because they aren't as good as the only US based sriracha maker I like. :)

jagger27 5y ago

There’s something about competitors that tastes off to me. Almost like they picked the peppers too green?

jonahbenton 5y ago

True though it's in the substantial economic interest of house brand teams to make it good enough, so they will keep trying. TJ in particular is quite good at this.

rattray 5y ago
Trader Joe's incredible ability to pull this off in general, and inability to replicate Huy Fong (at least, last I tried) is a big part of what convinces me that Huy Fong must be doing something really special in how they make their sauce.
- zupzupper 5y ago
  I haven't done a side by side with it, but the red dragon sauce is damn good. Maybe a bit different than Huy Fong, but it checks the box for me. Side note, the main mechanism TJs and other store brands use to pull off this trick is to have the original manufacturers produce the product for them as a white label product.

technofiend 5y ago

Have you tried Sriraja Panich Sriracha?[1] It's one of the many sauces that claims to be the original Thai version. I liked the taste pretty well, just as much as the version manufactured here although they are different. It doesn't taste anything like Sriracha but I prefer Bachan's BBQ Sauce to Sriracha. [2] [1] https://www.amazon.com/Sriraja-Panich-Sriracha-Chili-Sauce/dp/B00U9WOBG8 https://www.amazon.com/Sriraja-Panich-Sriracha-Chili-Sauce/d... [2] https://bachans.com/ https://bachans.com/

rattray 5y ago
Yes, I have tried Sriraja Panich. To me it's a "better ketchup" but too sweet for most applications. I might give Bachan's a try!
- mdturnerphys 5y ago
  I like the Shark brand. I get it at a local Asian market, but you can also find it online [0]. [0] https://importfood.com/products/thai-sauces-condiments/item/thai-sriracha-sauce https://importfood.com/products/thai-sauces-condiments/item/...