The Best Hot Sauce Brands You Can Buy Online Right Now
Take your tacos up a notch.
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If your fridge looks anything like ours, the one condiment guaranteed to be there is a good bottle of hot sauce (or, like, 12). And if there's a variety we all can agree on is a staple, it's Sriracha. But as industries continue to experience supply chain issues due to the global pandemic, Sriracha is the latest product to experience what's been deemed a COVID shortage. Huy Fong, the company that makes Sriracha, has said that in addition to the short supply of chili peppers caused by the pandemic, droughts in Mexico and in West Coast chili-growing regions are making the shortage even worse.
While you may have some trouble securing a bottle of Sriracha, there are many other hot sauce brands that we think are just as delicious. A hot sauce made from rich, earthy chipotles, for example, can add subtle depth to a marinade, while just a few drops of a fiery habanero-based hot sauce can seriously kick up the heat in your nachos. Through our own taste-testing, researching fan favorites, and discovering new players in the saucy space, we found the best hot sauce brands you can buy online right now.
TRUFF TRUFF White Truffle Hot Sauce
We firmly believe that delicate white truffles make everything better, but especially when they're infused in our hot sauce. One of Oprah's Favorite Things, this TRUFF Hot Sauce is an insanely delicious blend of ripe chili peppers, white truffle, agave nectar, and just a touch of coriander for a hot sauce that is jam-packed with umami flavor.
Put this on pizza, pasta, or omelettes, and try your very best not to drink it straight from the bottle.
An Amazon top-seller with a bit of a cult following among hot sauce aficionados, Secret Aardvark Habanero Hot Sauce hails from Portland, Oregon. This hot sauce is mellow at first, but the habanero sneaks up after a few seconds, creating a nice balance of heat and sweetness. Put this on eggs, tacos, pizza, you name it.
Mike's Hot Honey Mike's Hot Honey
OK, OK, we know this isn't technically a traditional hot sauce, but hear us out! Mike's Hot Honey will literally give your dollar slice new life with its sweet, sweet heat.
Drizzle this hot honey on chicken wings, pepperoni pizza, sliders ... we could go on. Let's just say there's a reason why this is Amazon's best-selling hot sauce.
This Venezuelan-inspired avocado sauce strikes a nice balance between refreshing and piquant. Made with vibrant plant-based ingredients including green bell peppers, cilantro, parsley, jalapeños, and (of course) avocados, you'll want to smother everything you eat in this hot sauce, from tacos to eggs.
If you ever walk past a taco cart and see a bottle of neon green El Yucateco nestled into the condiment section, stop immediately and holler at that habanero sauce. Whoever's working that grill has discriminating taste in hot sauce, and you do too.
Just remember: A few drops go a long way.
You're likely to find Crystal hot sauce in nearly every Louisiana kitchen. It's tradition! With just three simple and magnificent ingredients — aged red cayenne peppers, white vinegar, and salt — this sauce isn't hiding anything. Add a few drops to your next shrimp or crawfish dish for a Southern kick.
More mild and tangy versus hot and fiery, Cholula is the type of hot sauce you can put on everything — tacos, eggs, even mac and cheese. Cholula comes in five tasty varieties, including green pepper, chipotle, and chili lime, but our go-to everyday choice is this original signature flavor.
This Afro-Portuguese hot sauce is a cult favorite and top-seller in the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa due to its fresh and vibrant flavor, courtesy of its main all-star ingredient: the African bird's-eye Chili.
Nando's comes in a range of different heat levels, but our favorite hands-down is the "Hot" variety. It's delicious on grilled chicken and veggies.
A West Coast staple, Tapatío packs a sneaky amount of heat cloaked in tangy sweetness. The heat builds as you eat, so don't go all willy-nilly before you taste test. We think this tastes best on straightforward Mexican fare like breakfast burritos.
Bushwick Kitchen Weak Knees Gochujang Sriracha Hot Sauce
We're weak in the knees for this masterful combination of gochujang — or Korean fermented chili paste — and classic Sriracha in one tangy, savory bottle. Bottled in Brooklyn, New York, this will be your new secret ingredient in any pulled pork marinade.
Not for the chili amateur, this intensely spicy hot sauce from Dave's Gourmet is made with hotter-than-hell ghost peppers and just a touch of roasted garlic, vinegar, and salt. We suggest you add just a few drops to that meat marinade, because trust us — you'll feel the heat!
This Brazilian hot sauce is made from a special family recipe passed down through generations. Made with a Brazilian chili pepper called the malagueta, this vinegar-based hot sauce will add a sweet, tangy, and fresh flavor to egg dishes, barbecued fare, and more.
Also lovingly referred to as "rooster sauce,” this iconic red bottle with a green cap is a staple in many a spice lover's pantry. The tangy-sweet taste and kick of garlic makes this the ultimate topper for everything from stir-fried noodle dishes to Korean-style tacos.
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