Everyone has a “friend” in their group text or fantasy football league who thinks they’re a hot sauce expert and caddies a bottle of hot sauce with them to restaurants that don’t carry it. Maybe this ...

When it comes to hot sauce, Roy Rumaner of Aurora says it’s all about the tolerance of the tongue. “On the heat scale from one to 10, I’m about a nine,” Rumaner said Saturday afternoon at the second ...

Whether your hot sauce preferences lean toward the mild, you fall more into the “I like to battle my food” camp or you’re somewhere in the middle, the best hot sauces excel at balancing their ...

What makes hot sauces tingle your tongue? Hot sauces have been around for thousands of years. Aztec people were one of the first to use them. Spice lovers enjoy the sharp, fiery heat that comes with ...

Hot sauce is a more-than-$1-billion industry in the United States, and it's only expected to get more popular. Chile heads shake and pour their favorite sauces on anything, not just cuisines known for ...

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