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
La Barbacoa Hot Sauce – I know, this is a bit of shameless self-promotion. This is our brand new hot sauce, but I’m not lying when I say that this is currently one of my most used hot sauces. Seriously smoky, a bit sweet, but also savoury and the notes of coffee also come through nicely, so I just throw this on almost every piece of meat I eat nowadays. Spare ribs and burgers are my favourites to throw this sauce on, but also great in combination with tacos & burritos.
Piko Peppers x VSNARES Special Sauce – Of the dishes I eat every week, about 20% are Italian dishes. That means I have to have a at least one hot sauce in rotation that goes well with that and that is this one for sure. This is already reflected in the name, because VSNARES stands for Venetian Snares (an IDM DJ from Canada). The ingredients really make it Italian inspired: regular and black garlic, tomato, onion and Italian herbs & spices. Be careful though, because the peppers in this sauce are the Carolina Reaper and Chocolate Habanero. Both super spicy, so this is quite a seriously spicy sauce!
Trouble & Spice Funky Vegan Sambal – My love for spicy food started when I was young with sambal, but the one from the supermarket. Not really spicy and not really ‘top of the bill’ in terms of quality. This one certainly is. It is not without reason that this sambal won the ‘best sambal’ prize at Dutch Chili Fest 2023. My current go to for most Indonesian dishes, such as noodles and nasi.
Freek
Roze Tranen by Yous & Yay xHeatsupply – This sauce cannot be missing from my staff picks. Our collab with these two legends in the Dutch music industry (Faberyayo and Sef) is a true milestone in our 7-year existence. As the gentlemen themselves call it, this hot sauce is “a sensual flavour sensation,” and I wholeheartedly agree. It couldn’t be otherwise, because when you throw ingredients like peach, strawberry, hibiscus tea, pink peppercorns, dragon fruit, coconut, and habanero into a mix, this pink, summery hot sauce is what you get. Great in cocktails, over ice cream, but definitely also over fish tacos. Splash this over your BBQ shrimps this summer, and the sun will automatically start shining.
Marie Sharp’s Pure Love – Summer in a bottle. That’s how this hot sauce tastes to me. How could it be otherwise, it’s made in Belize with a whopping 51% pineapple and a healthy dose of fresh habaneros. For the rest, no frills, just pure ingredients like fresh lime juice and garlic. And all that for a very friendly price. You can’t go wrong with this.
Raijmakers Heetmakers Immune Booster – This sauce almost always makes a comeback in my staff picks every summer. Why? It pairs perfectly with the dishes I love to make when the temperatures rise. This mildly hot sauce has a lot of tangy flavors thanks to the use of lime, tomatillo, and fresh herbs. This makes it fantastic with tacos, but also with a piece of fish from the BBQ (or just from the pan). Practically anywhere lime fits well, you can use this hot sauce. And who doesn’t love lime in the summer?
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