Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by kenjackson on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:22PM
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Tabasco is probably my favorite hot sauce. One of the big reasons is its low sodium count. Its value per gram of sodium IMO has no peer.
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Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by skyyler on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:26PM
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Chili oil is a completely different condiment, as it doesn't have the acid, but it's also often 0mg of sodium. I quite like S&B brand, but there are many Chinese varieties that are quite tasty.
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by kenjackson on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:33PM
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Hmm. Will look into!
A secret of mine is sesame oil. Delicious, also with no sodium. I use it almost as a soy sauce substitute (but even still at much lower quantities due to the calories/fat). It’s not salty at all, but has a certain punch that I like for similar foods.
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by skyyler on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:37PM
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S&B La-Yu is made with sesame oil, which is unlike most Chinese varieties. Part of why I like it so much. (It's not 100% sesame oil, but the sesame flavour comes through clearly)
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by ramses0 on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @10:39PM
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Both of y'all need to look in to look up "cooking oil sprayers", basically simple pumps. https://a.co/d/03MxaoKg
I have ones for cooking oil, olive oil, chili oil, and sesame oil... the chili and sesame in easy-to-use, flavorant amounts are great to dash into vegetables or a salad or whatever, and having it atomized instead of drizzled makes it so much better and more convenient!
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by goda90 on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:49PM
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While it's not typically low sodium, chili crisp is also a great condiment in the same vein as chili oil.
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by skyyler on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:53PM
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Chili crisp is also tasty. I wish beef Lao Gan Ma was available in the US, it's so good.
Re:How Tabasco Became the World's Hot Sauce
by stronglikedan on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @03:09PM
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To me, it can't be beat for eggs and oysters, but for everything else, there's Crystal!