Blog and Recipes

These are the best hot sauces for beginners

We may be seasoned hot sauce eaters, but we also want to introduce people to hot sauce who are not yet familiar with it. We want to persuade even people who “can’t handle spicy food” to give it a try, because we are convinced that we have a hot sauce for everyone. Of course, the […]

What is the difference between sambal and hot sauce?

We have been running a hot sauce company for about 6.5 years, but when we were growing up, our mother didn’t serve us spicy food very often. If there was something spicy on the table, it was often a jar of sambal (from the supermarket) when she had made nasi goreng. For many Dutch people, […]

This is how you put together the perfect hot sauce challenge

If you want to organize something challenging and fun with your friends, then a hot sauce challenge is the perfect choice. There are always people in the group who cannot handle spicy food very well andthis way they are forced to push boundaries. Also, it creates hilarious moments. But the ladies and gentlemen who say […]

How to make spicy & extra smoky whisky with dried peppers

Do you find yourself sitting on the couch with a nice glass of whisky every now and then? I (Stan) do and I like the whisky to be smoky. If you have some whisky lying around that you never actually use, because you don’t like it that much or because it is just not smoky […]

Why can some people handle spicy food better than others?

While one person may start to sweat a from a bit too much black pepper in a dish, another can easily eat one of the hottest peppers in the world in its entirety. The difference in heat tolerance can apparently be enormous, but why can one person handle spicy food and the other not? It […]

Try these 5 steps to improve your heat tolerance

Are you or do you know someone who cannot tolerate spicy food and starts sweating at the idea of a little spice in their meal? Then we have good news, because they can also learn to appreciate spicy food. We didn’t really grow up in a household where spicy food was the staple, but we […]

Heatsupply wrapped 2023: your favourite hot sauces and more!

The end of the year is now in sight and that means that list time has already arrived for a while.We participate in this with great pleasure, because looking back on the year and all the wonderful things that have happened is simply important. What were the most popular hot sauces on Heatsupply? How many […]

Why does spicy food give you a runny nose?

It has probably happened to you; after eating spicy food you were sniffling a lot. A runny nose can be a logical consequence of (slightly too) spicy food. But how is that possible? You don’t put the food up your nose and yet it seems as if that hot sauce has broken open a dam […]

Meet the Makers: Piko Peppers

More and more people are getting to know the wonderful world of hot sauce, but many people still don’t know much about the makers of those delicious hot sauces. Who are the heroes behind the brands that spoil us with the tastiest hot sauces? Time to find out in our interview series ‘Meet the Makers’. […]

A list with the spiciest Christmas gifts

Are you still looking for a nice Christmas gift for yourself or someone else? A spicy gift is always a good idea and very original; exciting, fun and delicious. But what are the best spicy gifts? We have selected a number of them and of course also explain why. Raijmakers Heetmakers There are a number […]

Our 8 favourite hot sauce dishes for Autumn & Winter

Hot sauce is in any case a perfect way to get an extra warm feeling, but in the coldest months of the year it is extra nice. Combine that with delicious comfort food, it doesn’t get much better. Maybe by putting on a warm sweater or crawling under a blanket. Anyway, these are what we […]

Official: “Pepper X” is the new hottest pepper in the world

It took years, but since yesterday (16-10-2023) the Carolina Reaper has been replaced by the Pepper X as the hottest pepper in the world. The creator of this facemelting hot pepper, Ed Currie, who is also the famous guy behind the Carolina Reaper pepper, worked on the Pepper X for no less than 10 years. […]

Reapers & zombies: these are the best Halloween hot sauces

Halloween is coming and although it is not celebrated in Europe as they do in America, for example, but we do like to give it some extra attention. Hot sauce in itself is a bit of an “American thing” and a large part of our range comes from the United States. Perhaps it’s not entirely […]

These 4 cocktails are extra tasty with some hot sauce in it!

Normally when you think of cocktails and hot sauce you might think of putting out the fire in your mouth, but did you know that the two go very well together? Spicy cocktails are really a thing and if you open up to them, a whole new world opens up. That doesn’t mean it has […]

Shrimp Po’ Boy Sandwich

We figure there is a big chance you have never had or never heard of a Shrimp Po’ Boy sandwich. That’s a shame, because it’s a Cajun (Southern part of Louisiana) classic. Fried shrimp, a nice and acidic salad, Louisiana style hot sauce and mayonnaise. When put together those ingredients form something bigger than the […]

Meet the Makers: SWET

More and more people are getting to know the wonderful world of hot sauce, but not much is known about the makers of those delicious hot sauces. Who are the heroes behind the brands that spoil us with the tastiest spicy sauces? Time to find out in our ‘Meet the Makers’ interview series. SWET This […]

The full list of Hot Ones sauces from all seasons of the show

Hot Ones. It’s the show with hot questions and even hotter wings, but it’s also the show that started it all for Heatsupply. It gave us the idea to sell the hot sauces we saw on the show, but couldn’t find anywhere in Europe. By now we have a lot of (ex) Hot Ones sauces […]

These are the best Dutch hot sauces

When we think of Dutch cuisine, we quickly think of mashed potato dishes or a plate with potatoes, (over-cooked) vegetables and a piece of meat. A bit bland and certainly not spicy at all. Not really our favourite cuisine, but although we are not known for our spicy food, we are very good at making […]