Post by Kimberly Beck

Ever since I joined the Sriracha Cookbook team back in April, I have been exposed to a whole new subculture of people that I never even knew existed - Sriracha enthusiasts! I suppose I’d seen a Sriracha bottle here or there, but I never really took note. Now I am intimately involved in a world of festivals and swag and all kinds of hoopla over this spicy red sauce. And it is, I have discovered, a most delicious condiment that I whole-heartedly welcome into my life - and my kitchen! The more I use it, the more I think, how did I ever live without it?

Although I understand there to be many Sriracha purists out there who are loyal and monogamous to the Huy Fong Foods “Rooster Sauce” that started it all, the Sriracha Cookbook Team loves to explore new Sriracha horizons. There are, after all, so many interesting brands out there creating their own flavor profile for this beloved sauce. That’s why we were delighted to see a spanking new product just released from Oso Pepper Company at the Electronic Sriracha Festival in San Jose this past August.

Vincent and Myra Verret, owners of Oso Pepper Company, are proud of their latest offering, Cry Out! Sriracha Chili Sauce. And for good reason. Their sauce has approximately 1/5th of the sugar content compared to other Sriracha brands on the market with its sweetness coming from a base of pureed red bell peppers. Not only that, it contains about 1/3rd of the salt content, making it a great hot alternative for people on a low-sodium diet.

The Verrets aren’t all about the heat, though. In fact, Vincent says, “We are not fans of the vinegar and salt blast one has to endure with most hot sauces on the market today. Nor are we fans of the heat (insanely hot) for heat’s sake. So, we worked to develop products which keep within our market’s accepted flavor profiles. Plain and simply, flavors we enjoy without the salt, the vinegar blast, or the insane heat.”

Oso Pepper Company started as a “humble backyard garden” producing fruits and veggies for the Verret family table in 2008. Since then, it has grown into a family owned operation producing several varieties of sauces and pickled products. And there is more to come!  Expect to see their Surf Sauce coming soon with mango, pineapple, habanero, and red jalapeno. In the meantime, Cry Out! Sriracha Chili Sauce is available now for online ordering at the Oso Pepper Company website.

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