Tapatio vs. Sriracha
versus
tue 9/15/2009
| food | Tapatío Hot Sauce. | Sriracha Sauce. |
| made in | Maywood, California, USA. | Los Angeles, California, USA. |
| created by | Jose Luis Saavedra in 1971. | David Tran in the early '80s. |
| also known as | Mexican salsa. | Thai ketchup. |
| marketing | Es una salsa... muy salsa. | The secret of the sauces? High quality ingredients at low prices. |
| logo | Ranchero who looks like Jorge Negrete. | Rooster that is about to crow with its eyes closed. |
| named after | People who come from Guadalajara, México. | The seaside city of Si Racha, in the Chonburi Province of central Thailand. |
| manufactured by | The Tapatío Hot Sauce Company. | Huy Fong Foods. |
| how hot? | Hot. | Very hot. |
| tastes like | Spicy vinegar. | Chili paste with vinegar. |
| reading the bottle | Water, red peppers, salt, spices, garlic, acetic acid, xanthan gum and sodium benzoate as a preservative. | Sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt also contains preservatives such as potassium sorbate, sodium bisulfite, and citric acid. |
| founda at | Restaurants, supermarkets, and food vendors. | Restaurants, supermarkets, and food vendors. |
| usually drizzled on | Tostadas and cocteles de camarón. | Phò and similar Vietnamese soups. |
| varieties | Just the one. | Lemon grass, ginger, galanga and sour. |
| other uses, not recommended | For sex. | As a psychoactive drug. |
| competitors | Cholula Sauce, Adelita and Tabasco Sauce. | Sambal Olek, Maesri Chili Paste and Dea Harissa Hot Sauce. |
| wear it | Shirts. | Shirts. |
| reviews | Hot Sauce Addict: "What can I say, Tapatio Hot Sauce is amazing. As you can see in my video review that I have the largest bottle you can buy in my refrigerator… this is my favorite hot sauce to put on pizza." | Hot Sauce Blog: "Sriracha the red chili sauce with a rooster on the bottle has gone mainstream. People are mixing it with ketchup for dipping fries. They’re shaking it over soups. They’re dashing it on mac-and-cheese." |
| online fandom | 25,208 fans on Facebook. | 155,835 fans on Facebook. |
get in my belly
daily dos
thu 5/21/2009
That bright red Sriracha Chili Sauce you think is either Thai or Chinese? It's All-American.
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