It claims to be a salsa, but don't be fooled. It's hotter than Dave's Insanity by volume. This sauce is insidious. The chunks of roasted pepper and tomato trick you into putting a couple spoonfuls on your burrito. The oil base delays the burn... allowing you to eat more. At about 10+ minutes after eating the "salsa", the Capsicium filled oil finally starts to hit the nerves and it hits you with at least a half hour of increasing pain. This sauce gives you time to think about the situation you put yourself in before hitting you with the pepper heat. And then it does it to you again six hours later.
But the best part - which you're not going to believe - is the it really does have an outstanding roasted tomato/pepper flavor. I like it for the taste, not the insane heat.
Best thread ever. I'm about to open up a container of Del Real "Salsa de Molcajete Roja" that I got from costco, that's pretty good. My favorite is from a local place here in Santa Barbara - "Hot Salsa" from the Santa Cruz Market - so hot, you cant stop eating it!
Marie sharps, imported from Belize. Made from prickly pears and available on Amazon. Comes in many variations, but all are smooth and the prickly pear provides a nice base to give them all a great flavor. This particular one is my favorite:
Aardvark Habanero from Secret Aardvark ( http://secretaardvark.com ). It's not overly spicy, but has a lot of flavor. If you're in the Pacific Northwest, it may be at your local grocer.
After much trepidation and finally trying it, I like Cholula's original sauce the best of all of the hot sauces I have tried. I may try the others though.
I have two favorites. There's the basic sriracha (and various gourmet knock-offs). I also really like the smoked chipotle version of Tabasco. It's cheap, not super-hot, and has a terrific flavor.
If you want something more special, check out this sauce from my local famous bbq joint. It's slightly spicy, and they've been around going on 100 years. Hard to get a seat in there.
http://www.bushabrowne.com/product_pukka_hot_sauce.php
Sriracha and standard Chinese red pepper sauce are staples that should always be available.
However, if heat is the goal without compromising flavor, nothing beats Bailiff Brutality.
http://www.honestfoods.com/bailbrutsal.html
It claims to be a salsa, but don't be fooled. It's hotter than Dave's Insanity by volume. This sauce is insidious. The chunks of roasted pepper and tomato trick you into putting a couple spoonfuls on your burrito. The oil base delays the burn... allowing you to eat more. At about 10+ minutes after eating the "salsa", the Capsicium filled oil finally starts to hit the nerves and it hits you with at least a half hour of increasing pain. This sauce gives you time to think about the situation you put yourself in before hitting you with the pepper heat. And then it does it to you again six hours later.
But the best part - which you're not going to believe - is the it really does have an outstanding roasted tomato/pepper flavor. I like it for the taste, not the insane heat.