Palo Alto Fire Fighters Pepper Sauce
N/A 1 REVIEW
Maker:
CMS Fine Foods
Healdsburg, CA, United States
Pepper(s):
Jalapeño
Ingredients:
Red Jalapeno Peppers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Paprika, Spice, Xanthan Gum
Description:
Official: "Palo Alto Firefighter Lee Taylor has been growing peppers in the fire station backyard since 1994. After each harvest, he would make his famous and zesty pepper sauce – which quickly became a hot commodity.Previously available only to firefighters in Palo Alto – now you can enjoy the fiery taste of Lee's Pepper Sauce."
User Reviews
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C2.5
Reviewed by macmantrl on March 21st, 2015
Label:
Appealing logo and design on the front. I won't complain too much about the Comic Sans font used on the side of the bottle. Label shows signs of a small-scale operation: low resolution and looks like it was printed on an inkjet printer.
Looks:
Pours very fast, slightly chunky. Overall nice and thick. It's a strong opaque red with bits of seeds and peppers.
Aroma:
It smells like heat, or like a bowl of chili. Very strong paprika and pepper scents. Reminds me a bit of the hotter sauces at The Winking Lizard in Ohio.
Taste:
The taste is not pleasant on its own. It feels like someone compensated too far in both directions when trying to get the sour, sweet balance right. I'm not really a fan of the strong sugar taste. Maybe it would be better if it had some salt in it (it has 0mg sodium). That said, I've used this in chili and it's excellent. The flavor and smell work well when mingling with the rest of the usual chili ingredients.
Heat:
About a medium amount of heat. Fills your throat, leaves a slight tingling sensation on the tip of your tongue.
Overall:
Not a sauce I would use for very many things, I just can't really stand the taste of it on it's own. Only thing I've found where it works so far is in chili, since the taste is pretty similar. All proceeds go to charity, so that's a plus, but I think I would rather just donate money than buy this sauce.