McIlhenny Company
TABASCO Brand Original Red Sauce
Aged pepper-mash and vinegar sauce
tabasco pepper
2,500–5,000 SHU (maker's Scoville rating)
Cholula (McCormick & Company)
Cholula Original Hot Sauce
Cholula Original is built on arbol and piquin peppers plus a signature spice blend, from a generations-old family recipe the maker traces to a cook for the Jose Cuervo family. It is made in Jalisco, Mexico, and topped with the brand's distinctive wooden cap. McCormick pitches it as a versatile condiment, from eggs and pizza to tacos, nachos, huevos rancheros and margaritas.
Spec sheet
- Maker
- Cholula (McCormick & Company)
- Origin
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Style
- Mexican hot sauce
- Chiles
- arbol, piquin
- Heat
- Medium (maker's heat-level graphic) (mccormick.com)
Ingredients
As listed by the source, in order.
- water
- peppers
- salt
- acetic acid
- xanthan gum
- spices
- apple cider vinegar
- garlic powder
- natural flavor
Put it on
- eggs
- rice and beans
- pizza
- wings
- chili
- tacos
- nachos
- huevos rancheros
- fajitas
- enchiladas
- carne asada
- fish tacos
- burrito bowls
- Bloody Mary
- margaritas
Read next
Sources
- Maker product page (McCormick) (mccormick.com)
- Wikipedia: Cholula Hot Sauce (en.wikipedia.org)
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