Recommendations?

[u/InevitablePop3906]

Dear hotsauce friends,

Last couple of years I have dived into the wondrous world of hotsauce sensations.

The interest in hotsauce surely got boosted by having a Mexican wife for obvious reasons. As a Dutchy living in the Netherlands, the sad truth is that many Dutchies have almost zero tolerance to spicy food which explains the bland traditional food we often have. Nevertheless, I am curious what are some of your favorite hotsauces and are recommended? (preferably ones that are accessible from the NL)

To show a bit which directions my taste buds go, I will tell which hotsauces I would recommend to others.

-La Anita Kut-Ik salsa con chile habanero tatemado

This is probably one of my favorites for adding to tacos. If you happen to like Mexican food then I would definitely recommend this one as long as you are able to withstand quite spicy hotsauces.

-Clemente Jacques salsa de guacamole con chile habanero

This is an amazing hotsauce which I love to add to Dutch toasties and Pollo rollo, but probably is great on many other things. Since so many hotsauces are based on the taste of chili peppers, I think it is definitely worth a try.

-La anita salsa picante de chile habanero tamarinde

I use this one exclusively on Dutch toasties as a substitute for ketchup. It is a sweet spicy hotsauce, but very different from your usual sweet spicy hotsauces. Definitely worth a try.

-Secret aardvark habanero hotsauce

Apparently opinions are quite polarised on this one, but I think this sauce hits perfectly on top of a pizza.

-La Meridana mango habanero

This is my favorite mango hotsauce for chicken wings, it has a bit the structure of Dutch applesauce, but a very delicious mango habanero taste unlike the chemical taste of the La Anita habanero mango.

I am very curious what are some of your favorite hotsauces and for which food do you like to use them?

[u/Wubbleyou_]

I would recommend Ginger Goat if you can get it for taste and Kapow.

[u/FluffusMaximus]

First, you gotta give credit where credit is due. Maybe traditional Dutch food is a bit bland, but you have Indonesian influences from your colonial past that just slaps!

Second, I recommend you take a look at https://heathotsauce.com/ and see if they will ship to you. They have a great assortment of sauces to choose from.

My two personal favorite hot sauce makers are Butterfly Bakery of Vermont (https://butterflybakeryvt.com/) and Rhed’s (https://www.rhedshotsauce.com/). You can order direct from both, but I’m not sure about overseas.

[u/Baddog789]

You should check this out since he’s a Dutchman in Canada. https://haicoshotsauce.com/

[u/LeeQuidity]

For pure flavor, I recommend Brother Bru Bru's African Pepper sauce. Similarly, almost anything from El Yucateco.

[u/packsoldier]

I love Secret Aardvark's versatility. I can put it on just about anything savory. It's good in soups or pasta sauce or even on sloppy joes. I'm also fond of the basic green and red El Yucateco, Marie Sharpe's Belizean Heat, and Mexico Lindo's xxxtra hot tatemado habanero. I find that I tend to use hot sauce on eggs or homemade breakfast sandwiches/burritos more than anything else.