What is the most popular sriracha sauce?

The Contenders

• Brand 1: Shark Brand Sriracha Chile Sauce (Thailand)
• Brand 2: Kikkoman Sriracha Hot Chile Sauce (USA)
• Brand 3: Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chile Sauce (USA)
• Brand 4: Trader Joe’s Sriracha Sauce (USA)
• Brand 5: Dragonfly Sriracha Hot Chile Sauce (Thailand)
• Brand 6: Sriraja Panich (Thailand)

What does Huy Fong sriracha taste like?

The taste varies by brand, but generally it’s tangy-sweet with a kick of garlic. Also, it’s spicy.

Why is sriracha not good?

In addition to the amount of sodium, the garlic and chilis in sriracha could trigger heartburn. Or some people might experience gastrointestinal disturbances — like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea — from eating chilis, so it’s not for everyone.

Is Huy Fong sriracha healthy?

The health risks of sriracha boil down to the same health risks of many other savory condiments: too much salt. There is a lot of salt in sriracha, and too much salt can raise blood pressure.

Which Sriracha brand is the original?

Sriraja Panich
In a Bon Appétit magazine interview, US Asian-foods distributor Eastland Food Corporation asserted that the Thai brand of hot sauce Sriraja Panich, which Eastland distributes, is the original “sriracha sauce” and was created in Si Racha, Thailand, in the 1930s from the recipe of a housewife named Thanom Chakkapak.

Does Trader Joe’s sell Sriracha?

Yes, Trader Joe’s sells the seemingly ubiquitous Sriracha sauce at their stores. But on the same shelf, there’s a green hot sauce that beats the red stuff by a mile — Green Dragon Sauce. Green Dragon sauce has a fresher, more nuanced flavor than the simple sweet-tangy-spicy profile of Sriracha.

How hot is Huy Fong Sriracha?

1,000–2,500 heat units
Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha sauce ranks in the 1,000–2,500 heat units range, above banana pepper and below Jalapeño pepper, on the Scoville scale used to measure the spicy heat of a chili pepper.

What happened to the Sriracha factory?

After neighbors complained that the Huy Fong Sriracha factory spewed offensive odors, a judge has ruled in the people’s favor. According to the Associated Press, Judge Robert H.

Is Sriracha anti-inflammatory?

The tangy sauce has also been shown to fight inflammation, a factor that could lead to cancer. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports red chili peppers in Sriracha have a curious way of defeating tumor cells with their anti-inflammatory properties.

Does Sriracha need to be refrigerated?

The best way to store bottles of Sriracha, according to the manufacturer? “Just make sure they are stored in a cool, dry place.” The reason you don’t have to refrigerate Sriracha is because its ingredients are pretty resistant to bacterial growth, which is what causes food to become unsafe and ultimately spoil.

Where is Huy Fong Sriracha made?

Huy Fong’s sriracha hot sauce is made in a factory in Irwindale, California. Tens of millions of bottles fly off its conveyor belts every year, yet demand often outpaces supply.

Is Sriracha Mexican or Chinese?

Sriracha, a sauce re-created in America by a Vietnamese-born, ethnically Chinese immigrant named David Tran who fled Vietnam in the late 1970s, has become a quintessential American food. A condiment for 21st century American taste.