Sriracha sauce
Sriracha sauce (ศรีราชา ) is a hot chili sauce named after the coastal town of Si Racha in Thailand . It was first produced there and used in local seafood restaurants. The sauce is made from chili peppers , vinegar , garlic , sugar and table salt . A conventional Sriracha sauce has a heat of 2,500–5,000 Scoville.
Production and taste
The taste of the Sriracha sauce is mainly dominated by the main ingredient chili peppers. The other ingredients contribute to a sharp, sweet and spicy taste. They are now available in several flavors and degrees of spiciness.
Sriracha sauces have spread in many Asian countries and also in the United States . The three largest manufacturers of Sriracha sauce include the brands Flying Goose, Huy Fong Foods from California and the Sriraja Panich sauce from Thailand.
Frequent use
The sauce is often used as a dip , especially for seafood . Due to the versatile uses as a hot sauce, the Sriracha sauce appears in various kitchens, for example as a spice in Asian soups or instead of ketchup with French fries . A mixture of sriracha sauce and mayonnaise is also popular to make a sriracha mayo.
Web links
- John T. Edge: A Chili Sauce to Crow About , article in the online edition of the New York Times about the Sriracha sauce by Huy Fong Foods (May 19, 2009)
- Jürgen Schmieder: Keen on imitators in the online edition of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from February 17, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sriracha Sauce • Types, use & what is the original? Retrieved on July 21, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Sriracha Sauce • Types, use & what is the original? Retrieved on July 21, 2020 (German).