Submitted by hollyhoppet in just_eate (edited )
I'm gonna come under a lot of fire for this one but like...
I think Sri Racha is overrated.
In every food category one might use sri racha for there is a better alternative.
Stir fries? Chili paste or hot oil or chili paste in hot oil. Gochujong. Hell just cooking with red pepper flakes I think is better and imparts a more satisfying heat.
Grilled meats? A nice spice rub beats it plenty. If you want a wetter sauce you're better off with a garlic chili paste or maybe a spicy barbecue sauce. Not to mention all the billion hot sauces out there made just for barbecue. Now that I think about it to be honest sri racha is to garlic chili paste as taco sauce is to salsa.
Eggs? Cholula, tapatio, tobasco, salsa.
The only thing I think sri racha stands on an even playing field with other hot sauces is macaroni and cheese but I feel that's more due to how forgiving mac and cheese is.
If you need to unfollow me for this then so be it but I had to make it known.
hitto wrote
sriracha is the ketchup of hot sauces.