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Taste Test | Hot Pepper Sauce
FOOD | By SHIVANA MAHARAJ | Summer 2008

A great flavour enhancer, hot sauce is good on just about everything (some hot pepper sauces not pictured)
Photography K&S Media

A Blind taste test was conducted at CSL with eleven habenero-based pepper sauces. The discerning palettes used the criteria of taste, smell, heat and overall likeability to base their evaluations of each sauce. After several hours of tasting, one staff member was near the brink of having their taste buds completely numb. The results prove that with the variety of flavours from fruity to smoke to pure heat, there is sure to be a hot sauce for everyone.

	BLAIR’S HEAT COLLECTION Habenero mango exotic hot sauce (250ml) Tasters loved the jam-like consistency, vibrant colour and balanced  flavours www.pacificcuisineinc.com
	DENZEL’S Gourmet Habenero hot sauce (150ml) Thin, rust coloured sauce with visible seasonings www.pacificcuisineinc.com
	HATARI Acid Rain (125ml) Well blended, with a slight smoky flavour.  Hot and good for a bloody mary www.hataribros.com
	LOUISIANA JOE’S Hot sauce habanero (177ml, note packaging change) Simple, and mild with a slightly acidic note www.nationalimporters.com
	HATARI Mother of all hot sauces (150ml) Reddish/ brown colour with notable black pepper.  Extremely hot with a chipotle flavour www.hataribros.com
	RICK’S West Indian style hot sauce (350ml) Slight mustard flavour, flavourful.  Characteristic Caribbean flavour with mild garlic www.iriespices.com
	HATARI Alberta Crude (125ml) Smoky flavour with good heat.  Well suited for barbecue www.hataribros.com
	MARIE SHARP’S Orange pulp Habenero pepper sauce (148ml) Chunky consistency, very fruity and good for everyday use www.pacificcuisineinc.com
	BUSHA BROWNES Pukka hot pepper sauce (142ml) Visible pepper seeds; faint fruitiness, tangy and bright orange www.nationalimporters.com
	McIlhenny Co. TABASCO Habenero sauce (57ml) sharp, very hot with a nice flavour and good heat www.tabasco.com
	HATARI CONGO/CALYPSO Hot sauce (150ml) a pale amber pepper sauce.  Simple with a mild sweetness www.hataribros.com
For more on CSL's hot pepper sauce taste test see page 15 of the Summer 2008 issue of City Style and Living Magazine, here.

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