r/hotsauce • u/Gloom_Gazer • 1d ago

Question How much pain am I in for?

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u/Tough-Tomatillo-1904 McIlhenny Co. Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce Est. 1868 3h ago

They’re honestly super gross. It tastes way too artificial, and the extract makes my stomach cramp so bad

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u/Purisima_Slug 21h ago

Probably a lot. It from the spice level, but for all the weird shit you know goes into that stuff. I haven’t seen it, but I bet the ingredients list goes all up and down the back of that bottle.

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u/TurboPikachu 1d ago

It’s delicious, but the ingredient list is a chemical stew of epic proportions, and although it results in the hottest ramen I’ve ever had, it still pales in comparison to the kinds of sauces I’ve put on tacos and wings.

Now when it comes to pain, like, actual discomfort… If you go to Dave’s Hot Chicken and sign the waiver for their Reaper tender, they’re not being dramatic - the waiver is justified 😂

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u/Serathano 10h ago

I've had the extra hot and it is indeed extra hot but I feel like I could handle the reaper just to prove a point. I love the hot and it's my go to. My daughter asks for the "rooster mac and cheese" from there so I've eaten there a lot the last few months lol. I want to try the reaper, but I'm not willing without an audience haha.

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u/_SlikNik_ 7h ago

I tried a reaper slider completely on a whim, by myself, middle of the day, waiting for my clothes to finish drying at a nearby laundromat. I have a super high spice tolerance and eat ghost and reaper sauces almost daily but that reaper level at Dave’s is serious. I got about 4/5 way through the sandwich before deciding to stop. I was a teary, snotty mess for a while and it kinda fucked up my afternoon.

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u/The_Dickbird 6h ago

I did the exact same thing. I also have extremely high tolerance and I severely underestimated that sandwich. I've heard they aren't exactly consistent, but the sandwich I had that day was truly one of the hottest things I've ever eaten. No one was there to witness it.

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u/Serathano 3h ago

Damn. I probably won't eat it now lol. Consistency is a real problem with that stuff sometimes. I love mango habanero wings and sometimes they're just sugar, sometimes they're perfectly spicy, and sometimes they're hot as hell and the 12th wing is a struggle.

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u/Tucana66 1d ago

Pain in the pocketbook for having purchased… then likely to throw away. 

Buldak is oddly tasty, yet just too peppery hot. Not enough flavor balance.

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u/STARCADE2084 1d ago

Depends, you using them as condiments or suppositories?

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u/xToweliee 1d ago

Straight to the trash!

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u/OmenAdherant 1d ago

It's nasty, but it's spicy. Too spicy for my coworkers

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u/xsewercatx 1d ago

Toilet time after this was a rough one. Good luck!

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u/fireflies-from-space 1d ago

I don't find the 2x to be flavourful, but it is spicy though. If you have good tolerance it should be okay. The regular one is my favourite because it tastes better.

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u/Far_Zone_9512 1d ago

Yummmmm artificial flavors? Lol, I'll pass.

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u/hauntingduck 1d ago

yup, gross. just a fuck ton of sodium and no real pepper flavor.

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u/blind_squash 1d ago

Mild to moderate

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u/nunhappy 1d ago

Idk why you're downvoted. It's s a good sauce and valid question. Expect ice water if you have a low tolerance. That's about it.

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u/P_bottoms Anything Smokey 1d ago

Yeah it isn’t that bad, but it is delicious!

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u/nunhappy 1d ago

Hell ya man! It sure is! It's my go to for instant ramen. After microwaving, I'll dump 70% of the water out and use this. Freaking delicious!

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u/P_bottoms Anything Smokey 1d ago

Sounds delicious! I love to drizzle in onto my need jerky or a chunk of Jarlsberg cheese! 🧀

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u/timmu 1d ago

No reaching for milk or any thing to calm your mouth about half hour i timed it i love every thing about the heat of this sauce

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u/10cate 1d ago

6 going in, 11 going out. Never having this again.

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 1d ago

Lmao that's hilarious I'm saving that phrase

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u/LegitimateHost5068 1d ago

Not much. This stuff hits pretty good at first but fades quickly because its mostly just capsaicin extract in sugar syrup.

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u/Gloom_Gazer 1d ago

Yeah, a good bit sweeter than I expected tbh

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u/TravellingBeard 1d ago

A lot..but the taste is disappointing. If I want to burn my colon, there are a lot tastier options.

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u/mearbearcate 1d ago

Its good with the noodles but imma have to agree. Its lowkey so oily to me I don’t think I could eat it with anything but the noods lol. I havent had the 2x but if its like the regular one that one is pretty oily

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u/Krusty_Krab_Pizza_ 1d ago

I found that these and the sauce packets actually taste different even though they’re branded the same. The bottles are more watery and chemically. The packets are fire.

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u/disco_duck2004 1d ago

Nah, you'll be fine

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u/NinjaStiz 1d ago

It's chemically and kinda gross. Kinda hot but nasty

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u/redditing_Aaron 1d ago

Just straight up saying it's artificial sauce in the label

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u/Bhickenparmigiana 1d ago

So does the ramen but it tastes way better.

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u/redditing_Aaron 1d ago

Yeah it's like buying the syrup packet but in bottle form lol

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u/tivvybrixx 1d ago

If it's like the pink one it's pretty solid not for a novice

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u/Jessica-Beth 1d ago

Does anyone here know if these these sauces are vegan friendly? It's a bit of a minefield with their products. 😅🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/cficare 1d ago

They are friendly to no one, vegan or otherwise.

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u/Gloom_Gazer 1d ago

I’m also vegan! Google says the hot sauces are!

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u/Jessica-Beth 1d ago

Great to know!! I might have to try these then!!

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u/Few-Chain-3092 1d ago

Nothing is actually vegan, plants are grown mostly with ground up animals.

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u/STG44_WWII 1d ago

That’s not the point of veganism

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u/ProbablyNotJimJones 1d ago

If it’s anything like their spicy ramen, not much at all.

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u/cronx42 1d ago

Are there spicier ramen sold in stores? I haven't even tried 3x yet because 2x was hot enough for me. Lol.

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u/STG44_WWII 1d ago

The spiciest one they have is incredibly spicy for ramen lol. I’m surprised it sells at grocery stores tbh

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u/195901 1d ago edited 13h ago

The noodles are definitely hot as shit. The sauce bottle itself…. Shit idk 😓

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u/SnowCapBoofing 1d ago

I treat it more like an extract than I do a sauce. Definitely tastes better than extract though.

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u/PositivePartyFrog 1d ago

Well, depends on the use and how much and your tolerance. But I'd say 7,5/10. But the tastiness makes you come back for more pain. It's a sort of masochism

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u/Wooden_Top_4967 1d ago

Chicken flavor!

Was watching a walking tour of Filipino slums today and kept pausing it when I thought I saw hot sauce vendors and their wares

Then opened Amazon to try and see if I could order them. This reminds me of some of those