Put five more hot sauces on your radar
El Chilito, Hail Mary Pizza, Holy Sauce, Woon’s Mama’s Way and Alta Adams hot sauce.
(Stephanie Breijo)
Five to try
Sbez, from the proprietors of Eszett restaurant, wasn’t the only hot sauce to surface during the pandemic. Here are five more local varieties heating things up.
Fresno hot sauce by Alta Adams
Chefs Keith Corbin and Daniel Patterson always served their remarkably bright hot sauce alongside Alta Adams’ signature fried chicken and in the mayo of the fried chicken sandwich but when the West Adams “Cali-soul” restaurant temporarily shuttered dine-in service and reopened with takeout, the sauce became formally available for retail. The chefs like to marinate fresh Fresno chiles with white wine vinegar, sugar, salt and water for at least one week before blending them with a bit of xanthan gum to thicken the mixture slightly. Think Tabasco with a lighter, brighter, more refreshing flavor.