There are hundreds of varieties of hot sauce

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Ingredients

The main ingredients in most hot sauces are Capsicum chile peppers or their extracts, and vinegar. The chile peppers used are often jalapeños and habaneros. Chipotles (smoked jalapeños), are also common. Species C. annuum (incl. ... The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ... Vinegar is often infused with spices or herbs—as here, with oregano. ... Binomial name Capsicum annuum The jalapeño is a small to medium-sized chile pepper that is prized for the hot, burning sensation that it produces in the mouth when eaten. ... A habanero chile A habanero plant with chiles The habanero chile (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) (Spanish, from Havana) is the most intensely spicy chile pepper of the Capsicum genus. ... Chipotles are smoke-dried chile peppers, usually moritas, used for cooking Mexican- and Mexican-inspired cuisine. ...

Hot sauce itself may also be used as an ingredient in other dishes.

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Styles of Hot Sauce

There are several styles of Hot Sauce.

Louisiana-style: the most popular syle in America. Louisiana-style hot sauce contains peppers (Tabasco and/or Cayenne are the most popular), vinegar and water. Occasionally salt and/or Xanthan gum or other thickeners are used. Tabasco sauce, Texas Pete, and Frank's Red Hot are all examples of Louisiana-style sauce. This sauce is popular outside the USA and many foreign sauces are Louisiana-style. America is usually meant as either: The Americas, the lands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, usually subdivided into: North America South America The United States of America See also: Americas (terminology), Use of the word America, and Use of the word American America is also: America, Netherlands in Limburg... This article refers to Tabasco state; for the condiment see Tabasco sauce Other Mexican States Capital Villahermosa Other major cities List of municipalities Area 25,267 km² Ranked 24th Population (2000 census) 1,889,370 Ranked 20th Governor (2001-07) Manuel Andrade Díaz (PRI) Federal Deputies (6) PRI = 6... Cayenne is the capital of the French overseas région of French Guiana. ... Green Pepper, Pepper and Garlic Tabasco The classic Tabasco red pepper sauce Tabasco is the trademarked brand name for a hot pepper sauce that is a well-known table condiment. ... Texas Pete is a retail brand name for a tabasco hot sauce in the United States. ... Franks Red Hot is a hot sauce made from cayenne peppers. ...

Mexican: Mexican hot sauce typically focuses more on flavor than on intense heat. The sauces are hot, but the individual flavors of the peppers are pronounced. Vinegar is used sparingly or not at all. Chipotle is a very popular mexican hot sauce, which uses smoked jalapenos for its flavor. Some sauces produced in Mexico are high vinegar content Louisiana-style sauces. Chipotles are smoke-dried chile peppers, usually moritas, used for cooking Mexican- and Mexican-inspired cuisine. ...

Asian: Asian sauces generally contain more ingredients than Louisiana or Mexican. These sauces are generally sweeter and often rely on garlic or other seasonings for their flavor. However, Thai and Indian sauces are some of the hottest sauces made. Binomial name Allium sativum L. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a perennial plant in the family Alliaceae and genus Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek. ...

Heat

The heat, or burning sensation, experienced when consuming hot sauce is caused by capsaicin. The burning sensation is not "real" in the sense of damage being wrought on tissues. In fact, it is merely a harmless chemical reaction with the body's neurological system (see this technical explanation). The chemical compound capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is the active component of chile peppers (Capsicum). ... Fatale is also the title of a comic book published in the mid-1990s by Broadway Comics. ... A chemical reaction is a process that results in the interconversion of chemical substances [1]. The substance or substances initially involved in a chemical reaction are called reactants. ... With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ... Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems. ... A system is an assemblage of inter-related elements comprising a unified whole. ... The chemical compound capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is the active component of chile peppers (Capsicum). ...

The seemingly subjective perceived heat of hot sauces can be measured by the Scoville Scale. The hottest hot sauce scientifically possible is one rated at 16,000,000 Scoville units, which makes it pure capsaicin. Examples of hot sauces marketed as achieving this level of heat are Blair's 6am Reserve (due to production variances, it's up to 16 million Scoville units) marketed by Blair's Sauces & Snacks. By comparison, Tabasco sauce is rated between 2,500 and 5,000 Scoville units (batches vary). This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness of a chile pepper. ... Traditionally, Marketing has been a term applied to the craft of linking the producers (or potential producers) of a product or service with customers, both existing and potential. ...

Remedies

Capsaicin is an alkaloid oil and is, as such, soluble in acid, fat or alcohol. The effects of ingestion of a hot sauce deemed 'too hot' by the consumer can be partially remedied by drinking such things as milk (dairy products, despite being alkaline in nature, contain a protein (casein) which binds with the capsaicin alkaloid, neutralizing it) or a strong alcoholic beverage (beer is primarily water) or by eating a fatty food such as peanut butter, buttery bread or whipped cream. Some people report relief with tomato juice or by eating a fresh lemon or lime (all acids). Granulated sugar can also provide some relief. Serving yoghurt with meals, as takes place in Indian cuisine, is also said to help. An alkaloid is a nitrogenous organic molecule that has a pharmacological effect on humans and animals. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... It has been suggested that strong acid be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation). ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids. ... A glass of cows milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... Casein is the predominant phosphoprotein found in fresh milk. ... For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation). ... Beer, generally, is an alcoholic beverage produced through the fermentation of sugars suspended in an aqueous medium, and which is not distilled after fermentation. ... Water (from the Old English word waeter; c. ... Peanut Butter in jar Peanut butter is a food product usually consisting of roasted and ground peanuts, usually salted and sometimes sweetened. ... This article is about cream, the food item. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. ... Juice is a liquid naturally contained in plants or animals. ... Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Lime is actually an ambiguous term in the context of fruit, referring to a number of different citruses with typically round, green to yellow fruits, 3-6 cm in diameter, generally containing sour pulp, and frequently associated with the lemon. ... Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ... Yoghurt or yogurt, less commonly yoghourt, joghurt or yogourt, is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. ... Indian cuisine is very diverse and is a result of Indias diverse population. ...

Contrary to many people's initial reaction, drinking water (or soda, beer, or most other typically available beverages) actually makes the burning sensation worse, as capsaicin, being an oil, is not soluable in water. While the immediate effect may be quelling of the burning pain by the physical coolness of the liquid, water only distributes the capsaicin more broadly in the mouth and throat, causing more pain once the liquid is swallowed. SODA may mean: Service-Oriented Development of Applications See also soda. ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. ... A liquid will assume the shape of its container. ...

When washing ones hands of lingering hot sauce before using the bathroom or scratching one's eye, the use of an acidic astringent such as lemon or lime juice is necessary to ensure total elimination of capsaicin from the skin. Soap is an alkaline as well, and its use alone (with water) does not guarantee rinsing away all of the capsaicin. It has been suggested that strong acid be merged into this article or section. ...

See also

• Salsa (sauce)
• Tabasco sauce, popular in America
• Sriracha, popular in Asian restaurants
• Mojo (sauce), the name of several types of sauce that originated in the Canary Islands
• Sambal, an Indonesian and Malaysian condiment made from chile peppers
• Texas Pete, a southern favorite
• Louisiana Hot Sauce, traditional Louisiana-style sauce.
• Bufalo, a popular Mexican sauce

In Spanish, salsa can refer to any type of sauce, but in English it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato-based sauces typical of Mexican cuisine, particularly sauces or dips. ... Green Pepper, Pepper and Garlic Tabasco The classic Tabasco red pepper sauce Tabasco is the trademarked brand name for a hot pepper sauce that is a well-known table condiment. ... A bottle of Sriracha hot sauce. ... Mojo is the name, or abbreviated name, of several types of sauce that originated in the Canary Islands. ... Sambal is an Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean condiment made from a variety of peppers, although chile peppers are the most common. ... Texas Pete is a retail brand name for a tabasco hot sauce in the United States. ...

External links

• Famous days in hot sauce history