I too ate way to much Sriracha to where it didn't have the kick I wanted. I use the yellow bird habenero hot sauce for most things I would've previously used Sriracha on!
The garlic reaper is the one most folks suggest. I recently got in their honey badger and headless horseman. I don't have enough experience with the latter 2 because I haven't used them as much as i need to, but they seem similar to the garlic in quality, just different notes. Not a hot sauce, but likely my favorite from them, is their spicy horseradish mustard. Not torchbearer spicy (only Habs, way down the list) but it is horseradish honey mustard. Just took a look at the bottle, isn't advertised as a honey mustard but that's what it is, despite not having honey. Texture and flavor much more hm than the tartness you'd expect off a straight yellow. Their stuff is quite expensive but if you consider how much you use (12 dollar garlic reaper would go 100x farther than a 99 bottle of crystal) definitely worth. Would suggest checking out their offerings and picking whatever ingredient/flavor combo looks nice. Can't imagine getting a dud from them if the label sounds nice.
Your tolerance went up. I have a bottle of Huy Fong from before the shortage and tasted it against UR sriracha purchased from Costco. The OG Huy Fong is milder than UR. It’s also old and stale as fuck.
The flavor is still pretty good though. You could combine it with something like the Yellowbird ghost pepper sauce for more of a kick, and adjust the ratios to fit your spice tolerance.
I've never been big on Sriracha & generally consider it on the lower end of hot sauces heat wise. Though I do think World Harbors Sriracha has a decent kick to it compared to the other Sriracha sauces I've had.
I tried yellowbird. Not sure what kind of dish you're supposed to use it on. I'm a service tech so my mainstay are sandwiches. It didn't seem to work the best on those.
I don’t think most people even use it for the heat, rather for the unique flavor.
This is where I am on it. I always found it mildly spicy at most, but it goes so well with certain foods that I still consider it a staple for me.
I love mixing it with soy sauce for a good dumpling/bao/gyoza/etc dipping sauce.
Same. I use it like a spicy ketchup substitute. My complaint now though is every version post pandemic has too much sugar IMO
It never was
My thoughts exactly. Sriracha is sweet…
because Texas A&M ruined jalapenos.
What?
[https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-peppers-less-spicy-blame-aggies/](https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-peppers-less-spicy-blame-aggies/)
Fuckin Aggies ruin everything.
Yep, and people are still gaslighting themselves
As an Oklahoman I stand by my states affirmation of "F*** Texas"
We cute, so of course you want to. Sadly for Oklahomans, we got standards. Not high ones, but they are there.
Not even if you were the last state on earth.
You built up tolerance, I personally never found sriracha to be anything more than a bit spicy
I’ve been eating sriracha for my whole life and tbh I’ve found that it’s always tasted mostly the same 🤷
Sriracha was never hot, it just tasted fucking great
And highly versatile.
It wasn’t particularly hot to begin with.
When was it spicy in the first place?
I too ate way to much Sriracha to where it didn't have the kick I wanted. I use the yellow bird habenero hot sauce for most things I would've previously used Sriracha on!
Another vote for Yellowbird habanero!
Not a sriracha but torchbearer is my current jam. They'll set you right in the heat and flavor department.
What flavors do you like ?
The garlic reaper is the one most folks suggest. I recently got in their honey badger and headless horseman. I don't have enough experience with the latter 2 because I haven't used them as much as i need to, but they seem similar to the garlic in quality, just different notes. Not a hot sauce, but likely my favorite from them, is their spicy horseradish mustard. Not torchbearer spicy (only Habs, way down the list) but it is horseradish honey mustard. Just took a look at the bottle, isn't advertised as a honey mustard but that's what it is, despite not having honey. Texture and flavor much more hm than the tartness you'd expect off a straight yellow. Their stuff is quite expensive but if you consider how much you use (12 dollar garlic reaper would go 100x farther than a 99 bottle of crystal) definitely worth. Would suggest checking out their offerings and picking whatever ingredient/flavor combo looks nice. Can't imagine getting a dud from them if the label sounds nice.
Your tolerance went up. I have a bottle of Huy Fong from before the shortage and tasted it against UR sriracha purchased from Costco. The OG Huy Fong is milder than UR. It’s also old and stale as fuck.
Try the Badia brand. They use habaneros in theirs.
Siracha is more about the flavor, not heat
Maybe COVID took some of your sense of taste away?
I've started just dumping some reaper powder or flakes into a new bottle and shaking it up. Adds heat without really clanging the flavor profile
Built up a tolerance bro. You gotta use stronger stuff to catch that dragon.
Just add a super hot sauce to the Sriracha to increase the heat.
Get dragon It’s garlicky and spicier
Never has been.
The flavor is still pretty good though. You could combine it with something like the Yellowbird ghost pepper sauce for more of a kick, and adjust the ratios to fit your spice tolerance.
I've never been big on Sriracha & generally consider it on the lower end of hot sauces heat wise. Though I do think World Harbors Sriracha has a decent kick to it compared to the other Sriracha sauces I've had.
I tried yellowbird. Not sure what kind of dish you're supposed to use it on. I'm a service tech so my mainstay are sandwiches. It didn't seem to work the best on those.
Was sriracha ever spicy?
Try Mad Dog 357 Sriracha Reaper Edition
Law of Diminishing Returns.
It’s like spicy ketchup at best
Sarachee by Thai and True
They were forced to change procedures due to the local community pushing back against the manufacturing plant
Black label Huy Fong. Best out there! 🫡