Cholula (McCormick & Company)
Cholula Original Hot Sauce
Mexican hot sauce
arbol, piquin
Medium (maker's heat-level graphic)
Salsa Tamazula S.A. de C.V.
Salsa Valentina
Valentina is made by Guadalajara-based Salsa Tamazula from puya chiles from the state of Jalisco, a pepper similar to the guajillo. It is described as thicker than Tabasco and less vinegary, with more chile flavor, and comes in hot and extra-hot varieties. The sauce is named for Valentina Ramírez Avitia, a Mexican revolutionary.
Spec sheet
- Maker
- Salsa Tamazula S.A. de C.V.
- Origin
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Style
- Mexican hot sauce
- Chile
- puya
No published heat figure we could source, so we don’t print one.
Ingredients
As listed by the source, in order.
- water
- chili peppers
- vinegar
- salt
- spices
- sodium benzoate
Put it on
- Mexican street food
Read next
Sources
- Maker site (salsavalentina.com)
- Wikipedia: Valentina (hot sauce) (en.wikipedia.org)
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