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
Queen Majesty Red Habanero & Black Coffee – Sometimes it’s just time to give an old love some new love, and in the hot sauce world, this Queen Majesty hot sauce was my first real love. An all-time favorite, and that feeling usually comes back around this time of year. That’s when this sauce really comes into its own, in my opinion. The hefty dose of Habanero provides a good heat, but the complex savory flavor steals the show. It combines wonderfully with, for example, a sweet potato dish, stews, or just with a nice piece of meat alongside some vegetables and mashed potatoes. The kind of dishes perfect for this time of year, basically.
Heartbeat Camp Hot Sauce – It might not be proper camping weather anymore, but that doesn’t mean this hot sauce should be packed away with the rest of your camping gear. In fact, this sauce is so versatile that it’s currently the one I use the most. Savory, sweet, a bit smoky, and with a slight tang, it’s just a super good all-round sauce that warms you up nicely. Kind of like a good campfire, but for your food.
Heatsupply’s Hot Honey – I was already a fan of hot honey, but I must say that since the release of our own hot honey, I’ve become an even bigger fan than I already was. Partly because of the unique flavor due to the fruitiness of the Habanero and the slight tanginess from the vinegar, but especially because I’m now really using it a lot. These days, I have it for breakfast every day (with yogurt and muesli), but actually, there’s a hot honey moment for every time of the day. On a slice of gingerbread with hot honey butter, with pizza, or with a tasty piece of fried chicken or cheese as an evening snack.
Freek
Hellfire’s Gourmet Red hot sauce– My expectations for this sauce weren’t sky-high, but it surprised me big time when I first tasted it. This is exactly what I love in hot sauces. A solid tang from the (balsamic) vinegar, massive savoriness from ingredients like garlic, cumin, coriander, and some umami from sun-dried tomatoes. The heat comes from red jalapeños, cayenne, and Anaheim peppers, and it’s not overwhelming. This hot sauce is perfect for pasta and pizza, but actually for much more.
Good Heat Queso sin Queso hot sauce– Cheese without Cheese, that’s the exact translation of Queso Sin Queso. And it’s a pretty spot-on description of how this hot sauce tastes. It has the typical flavor of a Mexican-style cheese sauce, but made with a plant-based variant without a fake taste. It’s surprisingly addictive, as ingredients like onions, Habanero, garlic, turmeric, and Ghost Pepper give this sauce quite some depth and a good kick. Fantastic on nachos, tacos, burgers, hot dogs, (chopped cheese) sandwiches, and so on.
Karma Cosmic Disco hot sauce – Looking for a really hot sauce without compromising on flavor? Then this Cosmic Disco hot sauce from Karma is a solid choice. The intense heat comes from Trinidad Scorpion, Ghost Pepper, and Jalapeño, so brace yourself for a serious burn. But expect plenty of flavor too, as this sauce contains an interesting mix of ingredients like tamari, ginger, Mexican coriander (culantro), and garlic. To temper the heat a bit, a dose of brown sugar has been added. I love using it to make all kinds of rice dishes tastier and a lot hotter.
