Product of the Pepper: Inside Cholula’s Chapala Factory

The flavors of traditional Mexico translated for an international audience

Set on the northwestern bend of Lake Chapala, in the town the lake is aptly named after, is Cholula Hot Sauce‘s only production facility, SANE—a place they’ve inhabited for more than three generations. Their sauces aren’t the hottest, per the Scoville scale, but they boast the prideful and ritualistic flavors of Mexico‘s matriarchy (in fact, the woman adorning their bottles is an abuelita in the …

Willy B’s Raw and Fermented Hot Sauce

Two LA chefs and their affinity for the zesty flavors of lacto-fermentation

Growing up in a macrobiotic house can lead to both positive and negative reactions from the kids. On the plus side, Willy Barling of Willy B’s understood from a young age that his family prized eating fresh, healthy foods. (Barling also admits that when a fast food burger chain opened down the road, he and his brother would sneak out and eat some decidedly not-macrobiotic …

Sosu Barrel-Aged Sriracha

A uniquely smoky, fruity and spicy sauce fit for any number of dishes

In recent years Sriracha seems to have taken over the condiment world, fitting into countless recipes and onto an equal number of dishes. Considering the spicy sauce’s range of applications, and our widely publicized love of whiskey, it’s no surprise we were drawn to the new barrel-aged sriracha from Sosu Sauces. While the Kickstarter campaign has been underway for just over a week now, we …