Spicy Food Reviews (and Recipes)

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Hot Sauce Preferences by State According to Instacart

Monday was National Hot Sauce Day, and the folks over at online grocery platform Instacart took that opportunity to list off the top hot sauces people are buying from them and what the preferences are by state. Below is the full map which shows you what sauces people are buying the most across the country. Now take into account this is based strictly on orders through Instacart, so I don't know how good of a representation this is of actual hot...

Don’t Buy Cheap, Generic Hot Sauce Gift Sets, Give Quality Sauces Instead

Bottom Line: Cheap hot sauce gift sets are often made overseas with low-quality ingredients and very little difference in flavor from bottle to bottle.  Give known brands or craft hot sauces instead. It's that time of year and I will issue my annual warning as gift-giving season is now upon us.  Sure enough, at some point you will be walking through one of the big-box stores or a gift shop and see a hot sauce set that you want to buy for a...

How Do You Spice Up Your Pizza?

There are lots of ways to top your pizza, from the old standards like pepperoni and sausage to the somewhat controversial ham and pineapple to the fancy add-ons like lamb and goat cheese. But once you get your finished pie, you may have a desire to kick it up with some heat. Ordering jalapenos or other chilis as a topping for your pizza is one option, but many of us like to go the condiment route and add some red pepper flakes or hot sauce or...

Huy Fong Products Will Be Hard to Find the Next Few Months

Prepare yourselves, hot sauce lovers. Over the past few years, we have had shortages of toilet paper, milk, various produce items, ramen noodles, and more. But now we have one that will really hit home: that go-to favorite Huy Fong Sriracha Sauce! Due to drought and labor issues, chili peppers are in short supply and that is impacting the availability of Huy Fong products which also includes their Chili Garlic Sauce and Sambal Oelek. No new...

Farewell Luby’s!

Luby’s Cafeteria is a Texas institution that has been around since it got its start right here in San Antonio in 1947. Sadly though, after over seventy years of serving the people across this state and beyond, this chain is set to close the doors to all of its restaurants later this year. And while Luby's is not known as a location for spicy menu options, it has a few items with a kick to choose from and long ago actually helped contribute to...