Spicy Food Reviews (and Recipes)

Where Fire Meets Flavor: Covering Foods That Bring the Heat!

A New Shortage of Huy Fong Sauces Is on the Way

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the grocery store to find Huy Fong Sriracha, Sambal, and Chili Garlic Sauce, another shortage is on the way. According to recent news, the jalapeno chilis from their suppliers are not ripe enough and the company has cancelled all orders from May 6th forward. Huy Fong put out a letter to the companies it supplies with the following statement: After reevaluating our supply of chili, we have...

Spicy Food News: Cracker Barrel Adds Spicy Chicken Tenders and Sandwich, Potbelly Adds Jalapeno Popper Chicken, and More

Cracker Barrel Spices Up Its Chicken Tenders and Chicken Sandwich Country store Cracker Barrel is the latest place to kick things up with hot honey as it is adding a sweet-heat honey glaze to its Bee-Sting Chicken Tenders and Bee-Sting Chicken Sandwich. The hand-breaded tenders are served with two sides along with a choice of biscuits or cornbread and that sells for $12.99 in my area. The sandwich offers a hand-breaded breast filet covered in...

Review: Smokey Boy Pizzetta from Dos Sirenos Brewing

Bottom Line: The Smokey Boy Pizzetta from Dos Sirenos Brewing delivers plenty of layers of flavor, and it has a nice kick as well. I try to make it to the breweries in San Antonio and the surrounding area on a regular basis, and one of my favorite stopping points is Dos Sirenos, located just south of downtown. That place has been around for several years now, and they offer a nice selection of brews along with an expansive menu with plenty of...

Go-To Hot Sauce: El Yucateco XXXtra Hot Habanero

Bottom Line: El Yucateco's XXXtra Hot Habanero definitely brings the heat, but also good taste as it achieves that sweet spot where Fire meets Flavor. El Yucateco is a Mexican company that started small way back in 1968 but has since grown into a worldwide brand with its hot sauces widely available. They make several varieties of hot sauces, and I have enjoyed all of the ones I have tried. But the one that I always have in the pantry as a go-to...

Spicy Food News: Heatonist Hot Sauces Are Headed to Stores, Dog Haus Kicks Things Up with Colorado Green Chilis, and More

Watch for the Heatonist Sauce from Hot Ones on the Store Shelves If you have been wanting to try the Heatonist hot sauces featured on the popular Hot Ones YouTube show and have not gotten around to ordering them online (and you missed the Party Pack at Sam's this last holiday season), you will soon have an opportunity to buy them in the stores.  The chains that will be carrying the sauces are Kroger, Harris Teeter, Publix, The Fresh Market,...

Quick Review: Melinda’s Jalapeno Ketchup and Ghost Pepper Ketchup

Bottom Line: These two spicy ketchup varieties from Melinda's have a kick and the mini bottles are worth buying for the convenience. When it comes to the spicy ketchup that you see for sale in the store, I usually pass on that because I prefer to make my own and that can be a ton of fun because of all the flavor and spice possibilities (see my recipe for that here.) But around Christmas time last year, Walmart put displays in its stores with...

Recipe: Quick and Easy Spicy Pepper Ketchup

Don’t bother with buying flavored ketchup, use this quick and easy recipe to kick up that popular condiment however you like. Ingredients 1 Cup Ketchup ⅛ Cup Black Pepper 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar (Optional) Hot Sauce Directions This recipe is about as simple as it gets. Mix all four ingredients together and the pepper ketchup is ready to use! I use the fine grind pepper because it mixes well with the ketchup. It adds a nice boldness...