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Entries for April, 2009

Passow Makes A Pit Stop At The Roadhouse

Ah jerky, how I love thee. There are few things that give me such pleasure in life; mangos, good beer (no BMC for me), hot sauce, and jerky! Now that I have savored every bit of Ed’s Roadhouse Jerky I’m ready to review it.
Ed’s Roadhouse Jerky: L’il Sweet Jalapeno Habanero and Devil’s Tongue Ingredients: Angus [...]

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See the world’s hottest pepper conquered…or not!

We just love a good video, especially of those foolish brave enough to test the limits of human endurance by taking on the capsaicin heat of chile peppers and hot sauce. Some of the perpetrators of this mayhem are well known (yes, DEFCON Creator, we are talking about you), yet some work their magic [...]

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Cuddin Eddie’s Bar-B-Q Sauce and Pepper Relish

Cindy and Eddie Darce of Centerville, Louisiana, sent two of their signature products called “Cuddin Eddie’s” Bar-B-Q Sauce and “Cuddin Eddie’s” Pepper Relish (mild). There is a story that goes with the name Cuddin Eddie’s and you can get the entire scoop at www.cuddineddies.com

Both products are good, to very good, and we’ll start [...]

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Barbecue — It’s all American!

It’s that time again. Our barbecue retailers are all stocking up on their sauces for the coming barbecue season and that must mean it’s Spring! If you ask me, barbecue is one of the most “American” food products available, even more so than apple pie! And I say that as a Canadian. Highly unique to [...]

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Hot sauce on my mind…

This article is an entertaining look at comparing hot sauces, but it’s pretty much restricted to ones from Louisiana. Perhaps one of our intrepid readers might write to the author of this article from the Denver Dining Examiner and tell him to look up some other options. Isn’t Danny Cash in the area? [...]

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Passow Enjoys CaJohn’s Jolokia Puree

This may in fact be my shortest review ever. I mean, really, there’s not much to say about CaJohn’s Jolokia Puree other than how good it is. It’s just vinegar and Jolokia, not complex, simple, straight forward, and tasty.
CaJohn’s Jolokia Puree Ingredients: Bhut Jolokia chiles, vinegar.

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Food Safety

Being a food manufacturer is serious business these days. Over the last year we have had to deal with food recalls that would make your hair curl. Especially for us poor fools in the Hot Sauce business.
We’ve had tomatoes recalled. We’ve had jalapeno peppers recalled. We’ve had serrano peppers recalled. We’ve had peanuts recalled. We’ve [...]

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Two products from Cajun Heat

Anyone who’s company motto is “eat like a freak” is going to get our attention, and in this case we’re certainly glad that the Cajun Heat company let this review happen. Ever since my heady days of youth at Tulane University (where my liver got its “seasoning”), I have had a soft spot for [...]

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Woman Breaks World Record For Eating World’s Hottest Chiles

For someone who has been seared more than once by the heat of the bhut jolokia pepper, this sorta story from the Yumsugar blog both fascinates and horrifies me:
Woman Breaks World Record For Eating World’s Hottest Chiles
Mon, 04/13/2009 – 3:00pm by YumSugar
For some spice lovers, jalapeno-laden hamburgers just won’t do. Take Anandita Dutta Tamuly, a [...]

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When written hot sauce reviews are not enough

We love seeing new hot and spicy food blogs, since it helps the community as a whole by giving everyone an outlet for whatever viewpoint on the Internet you want to follow. So, here’s the scoop…
HotSauce.com is an online retailer of hot sauces that has been around for quite some time. Rather than [...]

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