A Review of Rooster Sauce - a Condiment that Really Burns

Condiments are part of our eating style. No matter what meals you prepare, or whatever ethnic restaurants you regularly visit, there will always be a condiment or two that you have took a personal liking to, and thus use in a rabid manner when adorning your meals. I, myself, am one of those people. And I feel it is my civic duty to bring to popular recognition the wonderful condiment that is "rooster sauce". Duly named rooster sauce because of the endearing picture of a rooster on the front of the bottle, the most famous brand of rooster sauce is Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, or in it's Vietnamese pronunciation, Tuong Ot Sriracha.

Now what makes this condiment so fabulously select and different from the other more mainstream condiments out there? Well, let's look at the back of the bottle where it claims that "Sriracha, made from sun ripened chiles, is ready to use in soups, sauces, pasta, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, chow mein, or on anything to make a delicious, spicy taste." Now, most of everyone out there nowadays are resistant to such blatant advertising, often held known to be true that whatever a product advertises is usually not what you'll get (fast food commercials, anybody?). But with rooster sauce, I have to admit that it does what it says.

Put it on hamburgers, put it on your noodles, put it on rice, put it even on a baked potato. It will definitely add a spicy and sweet kick to it. Sandwiches are the holy grail for rooster sauce. Smear a layer of rooster sauce on top of your sandwich meat, and you will experience a bold flavor never before tasted! Not too overly spicy, but with a distinguishable tanginess that will leave you craving for more. Any meal can be virtually enhanced with just a slight presence of rooster sauce. It's no understatement when almost every Vietnamese family in the world uses it as a meal condiment, ingredient, or marinade. So why is it still so unpopular and practically unheard of in the cooking community?