Crystal Hot Sauce - The Best Hot Sauce?

By Tom Servo, published Jun 19, 2007
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I like to consider myself a connoisseur when it comes to hot sauce. As far back as I can remember, I have always put hot sauce on almost everything I eat. I've had Tabasco, Jamaican Hell Fire, Franks Red Hot, Texas Pete, Smack My Ass and Call Me Sally, Endorphin Rush, Tahiti Joe's, Da Bomb, and many others. I've tried a lot of hot sauces. Then something occurred to me, Crystal hot sauce is... well, kind of the best hot sauce.

I know that anyone who is a serious fan of hot sauce would probably disagree with me. Honestly, most connoisseurs would never even consider Crystal if trying to decide on the best hot sauce. It's really cheap, it's not rare at all, and it isn't even that hot. Despite all of this, I still have to say it's the best.

Crystal hot sauce has a lot of versatility. What I mean by that, is it goes really well with a lot of foods. Endorphin Rush tastes good in a pot of chili, but I wouldn't put in on my eggs. Tabasco sauce is great on nachos or a burrito, but it isn't very good on chicken wings. There is juts something about Crystal that makes it taste good with everything. I really can't thing of a common, or not so common, food to put hot sauce on that I haven't put Crystal on and enjoyed it.

Crystal has a really good flavor for being such a simple sauce. It's also very mild, but not to the point where it doesn't even taste like hot sauce anymore. Perhaps the mildness is what gives it such versatility. So many other hot sauce, while delicious, are just too hot to enjoy on certain foods. There was a time when I liked my hot sauce so hot that I couldn't even taste what I was eating, but that was just a phase that didn't last very long. I like to be able to enjoy the taste of certain foods, and just add a little bit of heat to them. Crystal always seems to be just right, and if it isn't hot enough, I just add more.

Crystal Hot Sauce - The Best Hot Sauce?

Crystal hot sauce.

Credit: Crystal

Copyright: Crystal

Takeaways
  • Crystal has a good flavor.
  • Crystal is not too hot.
  • Crystal is cheap.
Did You Know?
The burning sensation you feel when you eat hot sauce is caused by a chemical called capsaicin. The "burning" that you feel is just your nerves reacting to the chemical, it is not actually burning your mouth.
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Ok, now I am gonna try Crystal. I like the taste of hot sauce, but sometimes am just not in the mood for heat. Well writen!

Posted on 06/26/2007 at 10:06:00 AM

 
The best hot sauce I have found is Tapatio! It has no vinegar and that makes the taste better to me. Love the stuff!!

Posted on 06/24/2007 at 1:06:00 PM

 
Thanks for the info man . good work

Posted on 06/23/2007 at 7:06:00 PM

 
Thanks for the info - I am constantly on the lookout for better hot sauce for cooking and I enjoy the milder varieties.

Posted on 06/19/2007 at 8:06:00 AM

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