Ranking Every Louisiana Hot Sauce | The Taste Test

Louisiana-style hot sauce is a staple for soul food and Southern cuisine. But this simple condiment has a deeper history and more variation in flavor than you might know.

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00:00 How do you choose the best Louisiana Hot Sauce?
00:24 All about Louisiana Hot Sauce
02:44 How We Taste Tested
03:51 Welcome Morgan Bolling
04:44 Sauce A
06:36 Sauce B
07:50 Sauce C
08:57 Sauce D
10:55 Sauce E
13:30 Official Results

[charleselertii]

I am a big fan of Crystal. Very common on restaurant tables in New Orleans. Oh yes, very common to find a bottle of hot sauce on NOLA seafood restaurant tables, next to the salt, pepper, and ketchup.

[infinty]

#1 I absolutely love this new woman.

#2 You will never take me away from Crystal's for general use.

[johnchildress]

the heat is not the point behind a good Louisiana Hot sauce, it's the flavour profile. cayanne peppers, vinegar, salt. I prefer the Crystal

[AwesomizedArmadillo]

"Collaborated with his enslaved workforce" is quite the sentence

[kolchak]

For Louisiana style it’s Crystal or Louisiana brands for me. They are both solid & versatile hot sauces. Not very hot, but with a nice flavor punch.
But I do like Tobasco with breakfast foods, and Franks is an obvious choice when making chicken wings. 🌶️

[RamblersDiner]

I use different hot sauces for different purposes, and generally like them all. Some taste similar, some don’t and taste very different. This makes it so that you can find better purposes for the different sauces.

[LesBergamotes]

I was raised on Tabasco, and it goes on everything. I cannot tell you how fast I go though a bottle. It is hotter than others, and thinner, but I love the acidity.

[thewaywardwind]

Mcilhenny's is my Louisiana hot sauce of choice. I've been eating it as long as I can remember. I took my wife to Avery Island to see it made and learned that if you are on the tour and take a deep breath, it'll clear out your sinuses. The combination of flavor and heat puts McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce head and shoulders above the others. What it does for red beans and rice has to be tasted to be believed. When the weather gets cooler, I make chicken-vegetable soup. The McIlhenny sauce is a vital part of that soup. I suppose it ain't for everybody, but if someone likes their food to bite back when they bite into it, THIS is the best Louisiana hot sauce on the market.

[paulapetersen]

As many say, different sauces work for different foods, but Crystal is the one that stays on the table. Crystal recently came out with a garlic version that’s even better!

[gball]

The Chipotle Tabasco is my go to. It's basically the perfect all arounder.

[drd]

When my brother and I were kids I tricked him into drinking a shot of Tabasco sauce. I told him it was tomato juice. He chased me with a baseball bat. It was the only time I ever hid behind my mother. Now we’re both in our 70s and I can say it’s the only time I’ve ever seen him angry.

[pesky]

My favorite is Louisiana Original Hot Sauce with the Red Dot. I really wish they had sampled it.

[CreachterZ]

I’m from Baton Rouge. I know my hot sauce. There are others for Mexican, but for Louisiana style it must be Crystal. People who think La food is supposed to be really hot are totally mistaken. Our food is rounded and nuanced. If all you taste is heat, why bother?

[YiorgosT]

Sawyer is a great host! would love to see more of her

[mjg]

Thank you for showing us some fresh personalities. Nothing against the two women we always see but there’s so many other talented people I see once in a while but never see them again.

[YABBAHEY]

Went through the old Tobasco factory in the early 90's. Walking across the catwalk over the aging vats makes your eyes water, it's pretty cool. Met a woman who had worked there for over 50yrs, she had the greatest Louisianan accent. I compare all hot sauce to Tobasco, it goes best w/oysters.(Just as you guys showed, 'your on your game ATK') 2nd Favorite is Frank's because it tastes very similar to Tobasco but milder. Nice w/eggs & grits. Never tried Crystal but interested from this video. I've received lots of hot sauces as gifts over the yrs & can't fathom the fascination w/ghost pepper burn your taste buds to a crisp so you won't taste anything else for hrs, type sauces. Prefer food over pain. Usually end up in the fridge until they get thrown out. The names are funny I guess

[isatousarr]

I absolutely love a vinegar-based sauce that combines heat and spiciness with a tangy sourness. Salsa verde fits this profile perfectly, its zesty and vibrant flavor, with the right balance of heat and tang, is exactly what I enjoy.

[richardmize]

I usually stick with Louisiana brand hot sauce. It is rather vinegar forward and a bit thinner, and also one of the cheapest.

[davidjackson]

My favorites after many years of tasting:
Crystal- vinegar based sauce
Tapatio- non-vinegar based sauce for Mexican and Asian dishes
Melindas Green Sauce- good on anything

[msdanielle]

A bottle of Louisiana hot sauce stays in my purse. Always ready.