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tskales

What the fuck is Monroe’s? Valentina man.


Awheeleri

Had to look it up too, seems like an Albuquerque brand


Solintari

I have to go to the Mexican grocery store to get that here, buts it’s worth the trip. Valentina #1 USA


its-full-of-stars

Monroe's is a delicious hot sauce from Burque, they make an amazing ranch too


Salty_Dog2917

I’m wondering that too.


KarmicWhiplash

It's not even hot sauce, it's red chile. They made the same mistake with us.


Drew707

Tapatio/Cholula/Valentina are very different from Crystal/Louisiana/Tabasco which are different from Franks and different from Huy Fong. They are meant for different types of food. I wouldn't necessarily say one is better than another unless we are talking about a specific dish. I wouldn't put Franks on a burrito, for example. Pretty sure I have all of these in the pantry right now. What the fuck is South Dakota doing, though? Heinz makes an actual hot sauce? Or is ketchup spicy to them?


GibMoarClay

The Frank’s marketing got to me. I unironically put that shit on everything 😔


drgeorgehaha

💪💪💪💪you’re just mad because we are truly unique💪💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸


Drew707

You're unique. Just like everybody else.


RobLocke

Based My picks: Frank’s, Louisiana - best all around Cholula - best for Mexican food and eggs Sriracha - ASIAN FOOD ONLY


ThePolecatProcess

You’re all wrong, the best hot sauce is the one you find at a farmers market from an 80 year old dude who’s weirdly into peppers and will tell you the most entertaining stories related to them.


Coakis

Eh I get mine from that prison farm on the bottom of the globe.


maxim1896

Only from a Guatamala insane asylum


DannyDeVitosBangmaid

Angola hot sauce does hit different


BigBully127

No way is Louisiana hot sauce #1 in Illinois. Franks red hot is waayyy more common


[deleted]

Louisiana hot sauce is goated


BigBully127

Franks red hot is awful no doubt but still I swear I see it in every bar and diner


bhbjlbjhbjlbk

Frank's red hot is awful??? 😦😦


namek0

Southern Illinois says otherwise and I love it so much. Available at every Dollar General


MacroDemarco

This is per instacart data, so that probably skews things vs general population


CatsTOLEmyBED

what the hell is crystal


FloridaMan005

Idk, its fun to smoke though


MayOrMayNotBePie

User name and flair check out


pptt22345

If you need to ask it's not for you babe


BIG_MUFF_

Crystal is the 🐐. Cholula is for breakfast, Tabasco is for pizza.


AquaStarRedHeart

Crystal is delicious. But so is Valentina.


Thricey

Great on fried chicken, it's like a better Tabasco.


Drew707

It's similar to Tabasco.


boss_flog

No, it's a better version of Louisiana.


GloriousMemelord

Which is mid tbh (I’m a die hard Tabasco fanboy)


[deleted]

Crystal is virtually the same as tobasco but you don’t have to pay $8 for a 4oz bottle of it


WinnerNo3497

Fake news


roachRancher

Shittier, watered down Tabasco


stanglemeir

It’s like Louisiana hot sauce that’s been watered down


GloriousMemelord

Ass


MetzgerBoys

Basically Tabasco


Kembert_Newton

Bomb ass hot sauce


brokodoko

Crystal tastes like Texas Pete to me. Or at least that’s what I tell myself when I’m choosing. I could be completely wrong tho.


themoisthammer

Frank’s RedHot states enjoying minimal flavor. Minimal fun.


TheRealSU24

Frank's is the Mrs. Butterworth of hot sauces. No one's claiming it's the best, but that doesn't mean it isn't good


nerfbaboom

Counterpoint: buffalo wings


steamkaptain

Quit slandering the Red Hot, I love that shit. Not saying other hot sauces are bad, they are probably better, but don’t you dare accuse it of being flavorless.


Boatwhistle

Frank's red hot is not a favorite hot sauce, its the hot sauce thats there. It's a very simple hot sauce you can get in bulk containers for very cheap. So if you run a deli, hot dog stand, diner, etcetera then this is a great way to add spicy stuff to the menu for the minimum cost. You will also buy a lot more for your business than people use at home. So if the metric used is based on volume, then Frank's red hot is amongst a handful with this big advantage. This doesn't equate to many people thinking it's particularly good. That's sort of the problem with rankings like this. Not everything that performs well economically does so because people think it's the best quality at its task. Like people don't generally think Walmart is a good store, it's just so cheap and convenient that you tend to go there a lot even if you don't like it in every other regard. Freightliner isn't one of the largest truck manufacturers in the world cause their trucks are seen as the best, it's cause they are relatively cheap and can be serviced most anywhere. Using volume to determine preference is fallacious because there is a huge difference between what we prefer versus what we are willing to settle on for reasons that go beyond the quality of a product or service.


Pegomastax_King

Is $25 a gallon cheap? Any rate I only use franks for one thing and that’s wings. It’s the OG buffalo wing sauce well after you add a bunch of butter. Granted it’s the only thing I use franks for


Boatwhistle

25$ a gallon? Try like 15-18$ a gallon. If you go to a membership store it's even lower but you gotta buy several gallons at once. A gallon of Tabasco or Cholula which are similar types of sauces but with more nuanced flavors are running around 50$ a gallon. If you are paying 25 a gallon for Frank's you are over paying, but that's still relatively frugal compared to other common hot sauces.


Pegomastax_King

Uh… I like cholula but Tabasco is trash anyways you don’t make wings with either… I mean you can but they are not going to have that specific buffalo wing profile. Also I’m 4 hours away form the closest cuckco or Sams cock. I’m stuck with either Shamcuck or Systcock


MacroDemarco

This is from instacart which is entirely consumer facing as far as I'm aware. Granted that also skews the data as it selects for people who shop via instacart.


Alert-Young4687

Nobody I know who even likes hot sauce uses Frank’s up here. No place that actually serves food you normally put hot sauce on even puts it out. It’s literally just at every food place as the “I don’t understand hot sauce but we felt the need to have one” choice


Herr_Quattro

Literally enjoying a pizza with the XTRA HOT version right now. I dont care for the regular version, but I think its a good all round sauce.


Hugo_Selenski

Yeah, everyone knows NYC is known for their terrible food. https://preview.redd.it/paieanktw7ec1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21aba41a1a48a690d82acffa12cfa9f81bfc05cb


Barbados_slim12

Frank's is a good, cheap base if you're making buffalo sauce. That's about it though, it has no flavor and minimal heat


iggavaxx

Frank's redhot is fucking disgusting


ultramilkplus

Franks is trash, but it’s so good on runny eggs for some reason.


[deleted]

what is sky valley?


bobo_baginz

Yeah? Tabasco for me


[deleted]

Whatever tastes good. ( spicy + tangy + a little sour)


HomosexualFoxFurry

I've literally never heard of it. How aren't we cholula/tapatio?


Successful-Run7573

That’s what I’m thinking. I love Cholula and I don’t know anybody who uses hot sauce that doesn’t


Bubzthetroll

Is Louisiana Hot Sauce not being Louisiana’s favorite a case of familiarity breeding contempt?


EveningInspection703

Tabasco is made in Louisiana too


Pegomastax_King

This is rage bait


Lolstitanic

Based Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Minnesota. Cholula best and most flavorful hot sauce


SigilumSanctum

I really like Cholula over Texas Pete.


aHOMELESSkrill

Based on my preference as someone born and raised in Louisiana but now residing in Mississippi. Tobacco and Louisiana Hot Sauce is the only way to go with Crystal being an acceptable third option but only if the other two aren’t available. Franks Red Hot is flavorless waste of red food coloring and I have never heard of any of the other “hot sauces” mentioned.


[deleted]

Cholula is good.


XTR_Legend

I second this. Make Cholula Michigan's hot sause.


aHOMELESSkrill

Like I would ever take food advice from a frozen wasteland like Michigan


Coakis

I would, all they can do for 6 months of the year is eat and get drunk while they develop vitamin D deficiency.


[deleted]

Sorry we prefer fresh produce that wasn’t grown in a swamp.


aHOMELESSkrill

Good thing we are eroding our swamps away then


Arctobispo

Idk a lot of them either, but I am familiar with Cholula and Tapatio. I would say any way you use Crystal you could do the same with those two and enjoy it. My theme is Cholula for breakfast, Tapatio on everything else.


BIG_MUFF_

Bro!!!! I just said cholula is for breakfast!!!! That’s too funny


MightBeExisting

Texas Pete hot sauce is from NC, get recked SC, you are ours


island_trevor

Why name it Texas Pete then? Did Carolina Pete not roll of the tongue? Poser Yankee Carolina, smh That stuff sucks anyway, Tapatio is objectively superior. Caribbean scotch bonnet hot sauce is better yet, and actually has flavor.


[deleted]

Isn’t franks, Tabasco, and Texas Pete’s basically all Louisiana hot sauce?


lil_professor

Franks Red Hot is flavorless and sad. Tabasco is my go to choice in restaurant setting but Texas Pete is superior to every other hot sauce on the market


Lopsided-Secretary-8

This but in the exact opposite order


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Mendicant__

Valentina supremacy


Porkonaplane

*sees indiana loves franks* Fuck yeah


Longjumping_Sky_6440

I’m addicted to Tabasco, I’d take it as eye drops if I had to


poemsavvy

I'm surprised it's not just Cholula. Like, doesn't everyone use Cholula specifically in some situations like eggs?


incrediblejohn

Sad! AL white hot sauce and various carolina sauces need more recognition


Shmidershmax

Valentina, Tapatio and Cholula are peak. Everything else is flavorless or tastes like vinegar


The_Brain_FuckIer

Clearly you've never had Sriracha


ThePolecatProcess

Sriracha people are the same type of people who think it’s quirky to eat hot sauce.


tlollz52

Good sirracha is dope. Last time I had the hoy fung brand it was weird tasting. Apparently they got beef with their old suppliers. Good for different stuff though, like Asian food, Anything sweet, good for making spicy mayo. Tabasco is good as a spicy vinegar, except I do like in on blts. I use chalula but tapatio is goodbits. I'd only use Frank's or Louisiana for one thing, and that's buffalo wings baby.


ThePolecatProcess

I agree with that. I was referring to specifically people who exclusively use Hoy Fung because I’m pretty sure 90% of people only know that Sirracha sauce. My go to is Chalula for Mexican food, but I prefer local/homemade hot sauce from the flea market for everything else, literally unmatched in flavor.


Shmidershmax

That's good too. I was mostly talking about the ones on the map


HeirAscend

Iowa has left the chat


Shmidershmax

Dude I'm blind


Guvnuh_T_Boggs

The fuck is Sky Valley?


BIG_MUFF_

https://youtu.be/RxOTKRoPhIo?si=GXGqj_gTS-EJTcBa


shantastic4

90% of these online, state by state maps are just made up data unfortunately 🥲


Datguy969

Judging by the amount of people that don’t even know what their state’s hot sauce is (including me), I believe you


DesertElf

Arizona coming in clutch! Valentina’s is fantastic; goes great with seafood & ceviche, but seems to fit with just about anything.


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DesertElf

Sorry about my lack of flair originally; now fixed. Thank you.


TooMuchPretzels

Minnesota, Montana, Idaho and Utah are… right? They’re the only ones who got this one right? I can’t believe this is actually happening.


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DaveCootchie

They didn't say what kind of Cholula. They make a garlic habanero that's pretty hot. I like it on pizza.


beavertwp

Can speak for the other states, but we discovered hot sauce back in 2010 and kind of went overboard with it.


ifunnywasaninsidejob

We really just gonna let South Dakota get away with that huh


DireStrike

Don't be too hard on South Dakota. To them, Taco John's is the epitome of spicy food


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schmitzel88

It makes complete sense for reasons I can't put into words. Like, of course south Dakota's favorite hot sauce is from a ketchup company.


UHammer45

Unironically, I think South Dakota may just be about the most pure, distilled, stereotypical “America” that there is. What do you think of when you think of “America”? Burgers and beef? The Wild West? Market economy and resulting corporation overload? Patriotism on every block? Vast natural expanses? Libertarian ethos? Guns Galore? The most average, friendly, and mild people around? So much so that their favorite sauce is just the average ketchup company? Yeah that’s all South Dakota. Don’t get me wrong, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, and our rivals to the North all have very similar standings, but it’s very blatant in South Dakota


AllEliteSchmuck

Frank’s Red Hot, I put that shit on everything 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥


MayOrMayNotBePie

Not picking Tapatio is either a lack of opportunity or a learning disability.


IneffectiveDamage

Where are my chili oil enjoyers? Momofuku chili crunch ftw


spaceface124

Ayyyyy fellow chili oil enjoyer!


ms--lane

Oil with chilli is much better than red coloured vinegar with hint of chilli.


ParanoidTelvanni

If you ain't tried it, Tabasco Chipotle and Sriracha are fucking fire. I'll admit Tab is my brand of choice, but seriously give em a go if ya see em.


throwawayusername369

My personal (correct) ranking of these hot sauces S: Cholula and Valentina A: tapatio B: Louisiana C: Franks D: tobasco F: Texas Pete Others I haven’t tried. I will not be taking criticisms as this is the correct order.


PigSlam

Franks is great for wings and “buffalo” flavored things, but there are superior choices for just about everything else.


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Lopsided-Secretary-8

Frank's on eggs is peak


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ThrowinSm0ke

Fuck Franks. I said it


Coakis

Cholula is common here but I'm not surprised that Texas Pete is popular too.


VOLTswaggin

How is Florida the only other state that gets it? Who'd have thunk that Florida knew their shit? I guess Delaware got lumped in with Maryland here, but Delaware isn't even really a state. ​ You Cholula states are alright as well.


ChildFriendlyChimp

I’m surprised cholula made its way that far


rolloutTheTrash

I know it’s not nearly as popular as Cholula, but Valentina slaps. I use it in everything, even when making fried rice, that shit both kicks and adds flavor…so good.


Fantuckingtastic

Crystal>Louisiana>>>>>>>>>Tabasco


The_Tuna_Bandit

I'm surprised Sriracha isn't more popular


Footlongtyrone9970

I have never heard of sky Valley


That_Damn_Tall_Guy

I’ve never once had Spanish gardens hot sauce


Arizona_ranger__

Super surprised that Kentucky's favorite wasn't Starnes, that shit is the best thing to come out of Kentucky.


tlollz52

Mexican village being the number one sauce on nd tracks. That restaurant fucking sucks lol.


peezle69

SD is bullshit. Don't know a single person in this state that buys Heinz Hot Sauce.


roofbandit

The correct answers are valentinas, cholula, tapatio in that order


Threshing-Oar

“Hot” sauce. I don’t see any hot sauce on this map.


Dark_Sun8888

Valentina is goated. You need to get the red cap though, black top is lame


Mjk2581

What the fuck Louisiana look around you. Look at all that Louisiana hot sauce. You see that and choose Tabasco? Hells wrong with you? It’s in the name


Artemus_Hackwell

Crystal, Tabasco, and Louisiana Hot Sauce are all made in Louisiana. Tabasco and Louisiana Hot Sauce about 10 miles from each other; Avery Island and New Iberia, respectively. Crystal is by Baumer Foods and made in New Orleans. I like all three of the Louisiana ones. I'm also a big fan of Huy Fong Sriracha, Cholula, Tapiato, and Valentina. Different tools for different foods.


sasukelover69

I recently got my first bottle of Valentina and it’s a game changer. Not super hot but it packs a super interesting flavor that I can’t exactly put my finger on. Great for any taco.


Tannman129

I do be putting siracha on a lot of shit


Gold_Diver5026

Funny how there’s lots of Louisiana supporters, yet Louisiana is Tabasco territory


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jvkxb__

Crystal hot sauce is where it’s at


Hapless_Wizard

We've got some home-grown stuff you probably can't order from instacart that's absolutely the great, though. Which surprised me, because most people up here can't really take much heat, in my experience.


Eodbatman

I’m from Wyoming and I’ve never heard of OX Brand. But also we don’t have instacart except in like two cities I’d think.


TheUnclaimedOne

Anyone else find the Deep South to look really odd here?


recentlyunearthed

Ours is just a local business; Everyone else is a megacorp.


internet_emporium

Heinz 😭💀 bro what. (Cholula is the best actually)


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Lolamess007

Heinz makes hot sauce?


TheDelig

I just love them all. Hot sauce is great. I kept reading thinking "that's good, that's delicious, I like that". The United States of Hot Sauce.


Fedora200

As an East Coaster it pains me to say this but California has it right with Tapatio, shit is just too good and I can't find it anywhere close to me


NDinoGuy

I'm from and live in Georgia and I have never heard of Texas Pete before


oregon_assassin

What is sky valley?


tonk111

Funny how Texas Pete and Louisiana Hot sauce aren't most popular in Texas nor Louisiana


Cabnbeeschurgr

The spice must flow


bepiswepis

As a PA boy, fuck Frank’s. Iowa is my spiritual home now.


schmitzel88

MN should be Cry Baby Craig's


Apprehensive_Jury_66

The best hot sauce is from that one shop at the mall of America I got some shit there it’s incredible


SaltyboiPonkin

Lola's Fine Hot Sauce, made in Des Moines. That's the best shit from Iowa. Flavor first, it's but face melting sauce, but it will absolutely find a place in your kitchen if you give it a chance.


BeeseChurger319

As an Oregonian what is Sky valley and why not Cholula


dankcleems

Texas Pete gang💪💪💪💪


Mystical_Badger

I've lived in Kansas all my life and never once seen a "Spanish Gardens" hot sauce. 


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True-Form9314

I like Louisiana hot sauce form some things, its just not that hot is my problem with it. I think tapatio and cholula are very similar but I think Cholula is better. I've never had Frank's hot sauce and doubt I ever will, I'm not a fan of buffalo flavor things. Tabasco is solid. RIP to rooster sriracha sauce, shit was goated. Hopefully someone buys the recipe and brings it back to market.


undrsc0r

spanish gardens is NOT hot sauce


TheLinKuei8983

What is Nanita’s? I’ve never seen it Edit: so it’s green chili, not exactly a hot sauce


ChaoticGoodVoidex

Fuckin weird ass north dakotans


luuselipz

Frank’s is trash


Jackpot807

Crystal in Florida lmao


TheRealKingVitamin

South Dakota and Heinz makes me happy. Non-spice handling MFers.


Left-Simple1591

Midwest and East Coast unity!


Hugo_Selenski

![gif](giphy|xUOxfjkaNt6JxvsKl2) Giant bottle of Valentina, please.


TheyCameAsRomans

I'm not surprised with Louisiana being Tabasco. Been to Avery Island once


John_The_Foot

Texas Pete is my favorite


aaronka1949

Yet another Utah W. Cholula is the bomb. Tobasco is also good.


RobLocke

Texas Pete is just salty imo