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If you have had Huy Fong Sriracha recently you’ll probably notice that it is less spicy than it used to be. Apparently they were in a multi year lawsuit with t
by tempsy 3y ago
If you have had Huy Fong Sriracha recently you’ll probably notice that it is less spicy than it used to be.
Apparently they were in a multi year lawsuit with their jalapeño pepper supplier based in SoCal that is specifically known for spiciness and they lost and started buying jalapeños elsewhere.
Then the pepper farmer started selling his own Sriracha sauce.
- tptacek 3y agoThat's super weird, right? Because they could just dope the sriracha batches back to whatever level of heat they want. I make fermented hot sauce once a year, and I end up doing that too? And I'm a dummy? Are we sure this isn't just a market shift thing? Like: maybe they lost some heat unintentionally or unknowingly, but then sales went up?
- foobarian 3y agoSpeaking of fermented hot sauce, do you have some recommendations? I've been trying to find a way to recreate Frank's buffalo sauce but pretty much every recipe found online uses Frank's buffalo sauce itself as an ingredient :-). I suspect the secret is some long-running fermentation process sorcery.
- tptacek 3y agoI just dump a bunch of peppers into a kimchi bucket, ferment, then boil it out with vinegar and stuff. There's not much science to mine. :)
- 7thpower 3y agoGonna need a recipe, friend. Gotta try it. I’ve made fermented hot sauce before and it was okay, but I think I overcomplicated it.
- tptacek 3y agoSerious Eats has you covered here. I use whole peppers, not a mash, and I do it in a small plastic kimchi bucket with an airlock. I simmer (reduce a little bit) because I'm a chicken, and because it's an opportunity to adjust the seasoning. https://www.seriouseats.com/fermented-hot-sauce-how-to https://www.seriouseats.com/fermented-hot-sauce-how-to
- BoiledCabbage 3y agoAre you trying to make Frank's Buffalo Sauce or Frank's Hot Sauce? Because the original Buffalo Sauce used hot sauce as an ingredient. While it's not known what original hot sauce was used when it was created, the staple hot sauce for buffalo wings has been Frank's for many decades. Buffalo sauce is essentially Frank's Hot Sauce, butter and depending some garlic powder. People can add a bit more too it, but the sauce really was hot sauce, butter and some powder. Now if you're asking how to make Frank's Hot Sauce - yah that's a whole different thing. Which I have no idea of.
- TylerE 3y agoThey may not want to. People who live downwind of the plant having been complaining about smells for years. Less pungent may well be the ticket.
- arprocter 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha_sauce_(Huy_Fong_Foods)#Pepper_supply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha_sauce_(Huy_Fong_Foods...