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I love cholula hot sauce

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Was at Costco on Saturday and they had two big bottles of Cholula for $7.99 - so all who complain that Cholula is overpriced, well, good luck with that argument if you got access to a Costco
 
MrSquished said:
Was at Costco on Saturday and they had two big bottles of Cholula for $7.99 - so all who complain that Cholula is overpriced, well, good luck with that argument if you got access to a Costco
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They always had it. But it's still overpriced so I don't buy it. I cook and eat spicy food all the time so I don't use hot sauce that often. $4 for hot sauce is overpriced when I can get Crystal, Valentina, or Louisiana Hot Sauce for about $1. For $2, I can get Nando's Peri Peri XX hot sauce. For under $3, I can get 18 oz Huy Fong chili garlic sauce or 17 oz Sriracha sauce. Cholula at $4 is too expensive for me. I'm perfectly happy with the $1 hot sauce.
 
Sambal (the Huy Fong chili paste or garlic-chili variety) is way hotter than Sriracha, much less Cholula. As others have said, I keep Cholula in my fridge for the flavor, but it's not very spicy to me.
 
My wife likes it so we keep it in the house but I'm much more a fan of black label Valentino and El Yucateco red.
 
I love the flat head green top bottle ones and not the pointy nose bottles. A flat head is about $4/ea. at my local grocery stores.
 
ponyo said:
They always had it. But it's still overpriced so I don't buy it. I cook and eat spicy food all the time so I don't use hot sauce that often. $4 for hot sauce is overpriced when I can get Crystal, Valentina, or Louisiana Hot Sauce for about $1. For $2, I can get Nando's Peri Peri XX hot sauce. For under $3, I can get 18 oz Huy Fong chili garlic sauce or 17 oz Sriracha sauce. Cholula at $4 is too expensive for me. I'm perfectly happy with the $1 hot sauce.
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Sometimes you gotta pay for flavor. Crystal and Louisiana are boring vinegar and salt bombs. Cholula has flavor. Also while I do almost always have Huy Fong chili garlic sauce and sriracha in my fridge, they don't always work with the same foods as a southwestern or Mexican style hot sauce and vice versa. There is some overlap of course - sriracha and cholula are both great with eggs for example.

Pohemi420 said:
As others have said, I keep Cholula in my fridge for the flavor, but it's not very spicy to me.
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They should make a kicked up version of Cholula. The flavor is there, as you say, but they could use a spicier version.
 
MrSquished said:
They should make a kicked up version of Cholula. The flavor is there, as you say, but they could use a spicier version.
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Not tried it, and it looks like a different flavor base, but this one could be decent. I like the flavor of the green jalapeno variety but it's not any hotter than the original.
 
MrSquished said:
Sometimes you gotta pay for flavor. Crystal and Louisiana are boring vinegar and salt bombs. Cholula has flavor. Also while I do almost always have Huy Fong chili garlic sauce and sriracha in my fridge, they don't always work with the same foods as a southwestern or Mexican style hot sauce and vice versa. There is some overlap of course - sriracha and cholula are both great with eggs for example.



They should make a kicked up version of Cholula. The flavor is there, as you say, but they could use a spicier version.
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Agreed, I like the flavor but just wish they made a version with some more heat. Not overpowering or anything like that but just something with a little more kick to add to the flavor.
 
It's ok. Cholula is basic stuff, used to love it but kinda over did it one time and never really liked it since.

You want a bit more heat but still nothing crazy, but also flavor that pairs great with almost everything? Secret Aardvark is your huckleberry. They make a black bean garlic hot sauce that is terrific too.
 
kage69 said:
It's ok. Cholula is basic stuff, used to love it but kinda over did it one time and never really liked it since.

You want a bit more heat but still nothing crazy, but also flavor that pairs great with almost everything? Secret Aardvark is your huckleberry. They make a black bean garlic hot sauce that is terrific too.
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I did that once with Vodka and the relationship we once had was never the same........
 
bbhaag said:
Agreed, I like the flavor but just wish they made a version with some more heat. Not overpowering or anything like that but just something with a little more kick to add to the flavor.
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Then just buy a bottle of real hot sauce and put a few drops of that in. It won't be enough to substantially change the flavor but will add the kick you seek over many bottles.

For example this, which seems expensive until you consider how long it would last if using only a few drops per bottle of the other stuff:

 
MrSquished said:
Sometimes you gotta pay for flavor. Crystal and Louisiana are boring vinegar and salt bombs. Cholula has flavor. Also while I do almost always have Huy Fong chili garlic sauce and sriracha in my fridge, they don't always work with the same foods as a southwestern or Mexican style hot sauce and vice versa. There is some overlap of course - sriracha and cholula are both great with eggs for example.



They should make a kicked up version of Cholula. The flavor is there, as you say, but they could use a spicier version.
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You’re paying for damn marketing. Read the ingredient list for Cholula and compare it to Crystal and Louisiana. You‘re paying for overpriced water with Cholula.

Crystal at $1 >>>>>> $4 Cholula. Don’t pay more for inferior product..
 
MrSquished said:
Sometimes you gotta pay for flavor. Crystal and Louisiana are boring vinegar and salt bombs. Cholula has flavor. Also while I do almost always have Huy Fong chili garlic sauce and sriracha in my fridge, they don't always work with the same foods as a southwestern or Mexican style hot sauce and vice versa. There is some overlap of course - sriracha and cholula are both great with eggs for example.



They should make a kicked up version of Cholula. The flavor is there, as you say, but they could use a spicier version.
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That's easy. Just mix in a generous splash of El Yucateco XXXtra hot habanero sauce.

I like cholula as is for eggs and such, but usually I'll add that habanero sauce to things that need it, for instance wimpy sauces that come with restaurant take out meals.
 
mindless1 said:
Then just buy a bottle of real hot sauce and put a few drops of that in. It won't be enough to substantially change the flavor but will add the kick you seek over many bottles.

For example this, which seems expensive until you consider how long it would last if using only a few drops per bottle of the other stuff:

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GTFO out with that shit. I ain't no kitchen connoisseur with the time to buy different types of specialty hot sauces to add to another type of hot sauce only to find out that it doesn't taste like I thought it would. Oh then I get to start the whole process over again right?? Then what do I do with the bottle I just bought to add to the hot sauce I just bought?? Fuck that. If you wanna go down that road then do it but it's not for me.
 
I'm a Tabasco guy for things like chili, but my wife likes Cholula better.

Tabasco soy sauce is awesome on sushi as well. If you can find it, try it! It's not a US product, though, so finding it can be a challenge.

Red Hot Xtra Hot is still the best on buffalo wings, though. Packs a punch without being overpowering.
 
ponyo said:
You’re paying for damn marketing. Read the ingredient list for Cholula and compare it to Crystal and Louisiana. You‘re paying for overpriced water with Cholula.

Crystal at $1 >>>>>> $4 Cholula. Don’t pay more for inferior product..
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Reading ingredients is good. If you read the ingredients for Louisiana hot sauce and Crystal hot sauce, for example, you will see two noticeable differences from Cholula - the former two have just one type of pepper, while Cholula has two, but even more important is Cholula has spices in it. Hence the actually having better flavor. I mean Cholula is acknowledged for having more flavor because that style of hot sauce does use spices for flavor, whereas classic American hot sauces are mostly just a chili pepper, vinegar and salt. That's it. Also if you read reviews comparing the top most popular hot sauce brands, this does get mentioned. The having more flavor and spices in it part.

I'm sure there are cheaper no name hot sauces with spices and even better flavor than Cholula that just haven't made it into nationwide distribution agreements. That's a tough nut to crack. So yeah, part of Cholula's price is for marketing and that cute wooden cap packaging.
 
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