Americans love their hot sauce. Between 2000 and 2013, the U.S. hot sauce market has grown 150 percent. This growth comes in spite of the fact that the hot sauce industry does very little advertising. The fact that nearly all of this growth has happened organically is impressive. So what has fueled America’s love affair with the hot?
Hot Sauce and What??? Adding hot sauce to unexpected things.
You might think that the only place for hot sauce is on meat. Let’s face it. When you think of hot sauce what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Chicken wings? Ribs? Tacos? But there are so many other tasty things that benefit from even the smallest addition of hot sauce. Here three of my favs. 1) Popcorn. Add a … Read More
Hot Sauces and Really Hot Sauces
There may be infinite types of different hot sauces, especially when you start to add unique ingredients and flavors. Hot Sauces can be put on virtually anything, chips, hamburgers, tacos, popcorn, and everything else you can think of. Similar to beer and wine, there are a few basic types that usually go better with certain types of foods. The main … Read More