Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Sriracha Sauce, Scoville, and Hotness....


Sriracha is the generic name for a Southeast Asian hot sauce from Thailand. It is named after the seaside city of Si Racha, where it was first produced as a local product (currently licensed by "Sriracha Panich"). It is made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt. It averages a scoville rating of 2,000. - SCOVILLE RATING GOES UP TO 16 MILLION IN PUNGENCY (Hotness) level... EXAMPLE BELOW:


Scoville scale Example:

Scoville rating Type of pepper

15,000,000–16,000,000 Pure capsaicin
9,100,000 Nordihydrocapsaicin
2,000,000–5,300,000 Standard U.S. Grade pepper spray

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