Red Bandit Red Bell Pepper Habanero Hot Sauce

Ingredients: filtered water, tomato concentrate, apple cider vinegar, red bell peppers, habanero peppers, honey, carrots, papaya puree, salt, lemon juice concentrate, ginger, garlic powder, xanthan gum.

“Ha. Looking for my brother Green eh. Well he’s tied up right now. Red here. Stole this bottle from Mr. Big Shot himself. To give you a taste of what I’m cooking. Red bell peppers, carrots and papaya with a habanero kick. Be creative and try it on everything.” –Red Bandit

That’s one great hook printed on the side of this bottle. The sauce contained within, is even better. I was at Heather’s Heat and Flavor back in August when owner Brian Marx pointed out a new company to me. It was Green Bandit Hot Sauces, so naturally I picked up their hottest flavor, Red Bandit Red Bell Pepper Habanero Hot Sauce. After consuming well over half the bottle, the verdicts in…thanks for the suggestion Brian!

Oddly enough, the lemon juice is right up front upon first taste. But where this sauce really shines is the nice, mellow sweetness. The sweet hits your tongue in the following order; Papaya, then honey, and finally the Red Bell. Its really hard to tell them apart because they magically blend together just right.

I’ve eating this sauce on everything from eggs and bacon for breakfast to Ostrich tacos for dinner. When mixed with various foods, the honey and apple cider vinegar really start to stand out. Unfortunately, I had a very hard time trying to locate the oh so familiar fruity habanero flavor so I’m going to conclude that it was just added for a little bit of heat.

As I sit here, staring at the bottle, I can’t help but think, “I know that Bandit from somewhere”. Then it hits me! The Red Bandit IS our own Chuk Hell!

I know your secret Chuk, I’m telling your brother, Green!

Taste: 7, Heat: 6

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