Taco Bell Fire Sauce

[dank69]

If Taco Bell offered anything hotter they'd probably get sued. Murica.

 

[zokudu]

Had taco bell last night. I always get their 'spicy' chicken and it's alright. My stomach is kind of regretting it this morning. It's blowing my mind that the OP never tried the fire sauce there before to know how mind numbingly below average it is.

 

[momeNt]

That's stuff is not even hot at all....hardly any spice...

I don't need heat in my #1 sauce. I just like the flavor.

People that keep searching for hotter and hotter sauces are ruining their pallets and you will be unable to appreciate delicate and nuanced flavors. So enjoy the bragging rights of being able to chug a hotsauce that puts a regular human being on the toilet within 2 minutes screaming bloody murder. Hope that helps you sleep at night.

 

[momeNt]

Hot sauce is about flavor to me, not heat. I actually think TB's hot sauce tastes better than the fire. There's not much spice, but the flavor is good.

This.

 

[BudAshes]

I don't need heat in my #1 sauce. I just like the flavor.

People that keep searching for hotter and hotter sauces are ruining their pallets and you will be unable to appreciate delicate and nuanced flavors. So enjoy the bragging rights of being able to chug a hotsauce that puts a regular human being on the toilet within 2 minutes screaming bloody murder. Hope that helps you sleep at night.

Don't be mad just because you are a puss.

 

[momeNt]

Don't be mad just because you are a puss.

Spiciness is like salt, being able to consume high levels of it isn't something I strive towards.

FWIW I am probably in the 75th percentile of ability to handle spice, but I recognize that people in the higher percentiles consume stuff that is not linear in relationship with anybody below like 90th percentile, it skyrockets.

People that have to put hot sauce on burgers to achieve any sort of food satisfaction have absolutely nothing to brag about, they should be regretful of destroying their pallets and blinding themselves to all the other flavors that good food is able to produce.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I don't need heat in my #1 sauce. I just like the flavor.

People that keep searching for hotter and hotter sauces are ruining their pallets and you will be unable to appreciate delicate and nuanced flavors. So enjoy the bragging rights of being able to chug a hotsauce that puts a regular human being on the toilet within 2 minutes screaming bloody murder. Hope that helps you sleep at night.

You can get flavor with heat......
Take a Hot looking woman who happens to be Oriental....now that's heat with flavor.....

 

[momeNt]

Ninety-seven male and female participants ranging in age from 18 to 45 filled out a food-liking questionnaire and rated the intensity of sensations after sampling six stimuli, including capsaicin mixed in water. Later they took an online survey that included personality measures and asked how often they consume foods containing chili peppers.

Sensation seeking emerged as a much stronger predictor of spicy food liking than in the previous studies, and it also predicted how often a person ate chili-laden meals. The personality trait, however, was not associated with high liking of non-spicy foods, which reduced the possibility that thrill seekers are just crazy about food in general.

small sample size but source: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/love-spicy-food-built-your-personality

If it is a personality aspect, I guess you don't derive enjoyment of food from taste, but rather from pain. So to enjoy just flat out good food without spice, maybe try eating it on a bed of nails?

 

[BudAshes]

Spiciness is like salt, being able to consume high levels of it isn't something I strive towards.

FWIW I am probably in the 75th percentile of ability to handle spice, but I recognize that people in the higher percentiles consume stuff that is not linear in relationship with anybody below like 90th percentile, it skyrockets.

People that have to put hot sauce on burgers to achieve any sort of food satisfaction have absolutely nothing to brag about, they should be regretful of destroying their pallets and blinding themselves to all the other flavors that good food is able to produce.

I'm just messing with you. I love spicy food and all but I don't put hot sauce on my steak. I do put Sriracha in a lot of everyday things though. Spaghetti sauce? Sriracha makes it better. Mac and Cheese tastes like play-do? Add Sriracha.

 

[gorcorps]

I don't even understand this.

All of Taco Bells sauces taste just like vinegar and salt. Nothing else. They all taste exactly the same to me with no differing levels of spiciness.

Sorry to tell you this, but there's something wrong with your tongue. It's not even a case of not being able to distinguish between finer nuances of flavor here.

Yup

I don't know why people brag about shit like this. "I eat stuff so spicy I can't even tell the difference between medium and hot anymore." That's a fucking problem. I can't imagine how bland food would taste if I couldn't tell the difference between fire and hot sauce. Just ignoring what heat difference they have, they still taste wildly different. If you can't tell the difference your opinion of food means next to diddly to me.

Note: I didn't say you have to LIKE any of the sauces, but if you can't tell the difference between them something in your body is broken.

 

[BudAshes]

The real hot sauce crime isn't at taco bell. It's that foul Tabasco sauce every restaurant in America has.

 

[lxskllr]

The real hot sauce crime isn't at taco bell. It's that foul Tabasco sauce every restaurant in America has.

If I could only have one, it would be Tabasco. It's the gold standard of Louisiana style sauces.

 

[smackababy]

Yup

I don't know why people brag about shit like this. "I eat stuff so spicy I can't even tell the difference between medium and hot anymore." That's a fucking problem. I can't imagine how bland food would taste if I couldn't tell the difference between fire and hot sauce. Just ignoring what heat difference they have, they still taste wildly different. If you can't tell the difference your opinion of food means next to diddly to me.

Note: I didn't say you have to LIKE any of the sauces, but if you can't tell the difference between them something in your body is broken.

I can't tell the differences in heat between the Taco Bell sauces. I can, however, tell the difference in flavor; mild and hot happen to have zero.

Building up a spicy tolerance for me was simply because I loved how the spicier peppers tasted and the flavors they added. Thai chilis and habaneros have wonderful flavors, and as a consequence, they are no longer incredibly spicy for me. Same thing happens with alcohol consumption. I built up a tolerance because I love drinking champagne. Now, a 750ml doesn't get me very drunk.

The real hot sauce crime isn't at taco bell. It's that foul Tabasco sauce every restaurant in America has.

Something is wrong with you then. Tabasco is vinegar and some spice, and that is the best kind of hot sauce. Vinegar + hot is where it's at. Now, it isn't particularly hot, but it does have that acidic zing so many foods are missing.

 

[QueBert]

http://www.tribe-online.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/comp_dexter-beloved patriot-bandito-hot-sauce.jpg

this is the sauce, it's only medium heat, but fucking delicious.

And LOL at all the people saying fire sauce isn't hot. Ketchup isn't hot, fire sauce is. It's not going to make you sweat and leave you in pain, but it does have some kick to it.

 

[Markbnj]

And LOL at all the people saying fire sauce isn't hot. Ketchup isn't hot, fire sauce is. It's not going to make you sweat and leave you in pain, but it does have some kick to it.

Ketchup is sweet. That's not a good comparison. And it isn't about whether it has "some kick" to it. It's labelled "Fire Sauce," and it has "I'm up for it if you are" on the label. If we're not allowed to mock stupid marketing then just what the hell can we mock? For a more relevant comparison, lets take Franks, which I think most people would agree is not very hot. Taco Bell's so-called fiery sauce is not as hot as Franks, imo. I know people who think Taco Bell's dreck actually represents decent texican food. So really this thread is just about the gravitational well of tastelessness that engulfs us. Carry on.

 

[smackababy]

And LOL at all the people saying fire sauce isn't hot. Ketchup isn't hot, fire sauce is. It's not going to make you sweat and leave you in pain, but it does have some kick to it.

Fire sauce has a Scoville rating of 500. That is pathetically low. Frank's Red Hot is 450. For reference, a jalapeno is between 2,500 to 5,000.

There is absolutely no kick in Fire sauce. In fact, the fact that it is called "Fire" is pathetic.

 

[momeNt]

Fire sauce has a Scoville rating of 500. That is pathetically low. Frank's Red Hot is 450. For reference, a jalapeno is between 2,500 to 5,000.

There is absolutely no kick in Fire sauce. In fact, the fact that it is called "Fire" is pathetic.

Some fires can't even get wood or metal "red hot". So I don't really understand what you are talking about. So is Fire just as pathetic as Frank's?

Natural fires and red hot wood or metal aren't even close to being the hottest things found in this world.

 

[Markbnj]

Fire sauce has a Scoville rating of 500. That is pathetically low. Frank's Red Hot is 450.

I'm surprised by this, since Franks tastes a good bit hotter to me. Maybe we have the "Bold" one.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Some fires can't even get wood or metal "red hot". So I don't really understand what you are talking about. So is Fire just as pathetic as Frank's?

Natural fires and red hot wood or metal aren't even close to being the hottest things found in this world.

What are with these insanely stupid comparisons?

500 scovilles is like a banana pepper, which has 0 kick to it. 500 scovilles is just ketchup that is more salty than sweet.

 

[smackababy]

Some fires can't even get wood or metal "red hot". So I don't really understand what you are talking about. So is Fire just as pathetic as Frank's?

Natural fires and red hot wood or metal aren't even close to being the hottest things found in this world.

You're right, let's use obscure (for the general public) references and word smithing to justify a sauce beyond the level of "hot" that is pathetically low in actual heat (capsaicin).

 

[QueBert]

To the average person I know, the fire sauce is hot. Is it hot to me? No, but I can eat Habaneros straight. My roommate on the other hand says fire sauce is too hot and only gets the regular hot there. Hot's a very subjective thing.

I'm going to gather a place like Taco Bell isn't making the sauces with pepper heads in mind.

 

[Markbnj]

I'm going to gather a place like Taco Bell isn't making the sauces with pepper heads in mind.

I'm a little confused over what market that leaves for the three varieties of their sauce that are milder than 'Fire'.

 

[alkemyst]

But, but, I swear you could chug this crap from the bottle. It's really that bland. When you get to a full spoon of it there's this little hint like the truck drove past a pepper field on the way to the distribution center, but that's it man.

It's says Taco Bell on the label, what do you expect?

 

[Markbnj]

It's says Taco Bell on the label, what do you expect?

I expect to find it is inedible pablum and then come here and mock it.

 

[smackababy]

I'm a little confused over what market that leaves for the three varieties of their sauce that are milder than 'Fire'.

You would think, especially when the rebranded their hot sauce into these new categories, they would increase the hottest. Hell, their Volcano sauce (that is gone for some stupid reason) is hotter than their fire (it had a Scoville rating of 800).

There are plenty of companies that make a name for themselves selling hotter sauces (Buffalo Wild Wings has some hotter sauces that do pretty well, and honestly, their Mango Habanero sauce is really good), I don't understand why Taco Bell couldn't at least attempt to cater to those that like spicier food (and the flavors it brings).