Staff picks: Our favourite Hot Sauces at the moment
In this Staff Picks we will shine our lights on our favourite products of the moment. Mostly hot sauces, but every now and then we choose other spicy products that you can get on our webstore. So scroll down, get to know us and find out which products (and why) have been chosen as our favourites at the moment. We update this list regularly.
Stan
Heartbeat Scorpion Hot Sauce – For me, this is secretly one of my all-time favorite hot sauces. It’s quite a spicy sauce, but the flavor is so good and versatile that it’s one of the few hot sauces I always keep in my fridge. It’s savory, slightly sweet from the beets, smoky, and has a tangy note, making it a very complete sauce. The spice blend gives it a slight Arabic vibe. This makes it a fantastic hot sauce for döner kebab and shakshuka, but you can use it much more broadly!
Piko Peppers Katsu Curry – Sometimes you already know you’re going to be a fan of a hot sauce, even before you’ve tasted it. That was the case with this one too. Combine Piko Peppers, a brand that always makes great hot sauces, with a delicious flavor profile like Katsu Curry and you’ve got a guaranteed winner. Pretty sweet, quite spicy, great spice mix, and a touch of umami. It won’t surprise you that this stuff is fantastic in combination with katsu (and a whole bunch of other variants of) curry, but it’s also absolutely amazing with chicken or a fried chicken sandwich.
La Pimenterie Fogo – I complete the trio of Canadian hot sauces with this Fogo from La Pimenterie. A pretty underrated sauce, because this is truly an excellent piri piri sauce that’s also perfect for beginners in the hot sauce world. Super savory, with a slight tanginess, but also some sweet notes. Beautifully balanced and versatile. This hot sauce is just as good with pizza & pasta as it is with a nice piece of grilled chicken. It’s one of those medium-hot sauces that deserves more attention!
Freek
Heatsupply x La Pimenterie Bourbon Barrel Aged hot sauce – Of course I am not entirely objective about this hot sauce because it is our limited edition collab with La Pimenterie. But still, I dare to say that it is in my top 5 hot sauces of all time. It is complex, yet very versatile. Buttery from maturing in bourbon barrels, fresh from white wine vinegar and a good kick from the habanero and Trinidad scorpion. This has everything for me. I prefer to use it on pasta, but it actually goes with almost anything. And that is not something I say lightly.
Queen Majesty Morita Mesquite hot sauce – One of Queen Majesty’s newest sauces and, as always, a winner. This sauce has a smoky character thanks to the chipotle morita peppers, and the mesquite beans provide a sweet, nutty flavour. The addition of date and sweet onion gives this sauce a deliciously rounded flavour without becoming sweet. Delicious on a beef taco and anything that could use a smokey twist and some spice.
