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Hot Stuff with Rudi’s Hot Sauce

I am a disgrace to my husband.

I will NOT eat anything the least bit spicy. I like flavourful food, but I cannot tolerate any “heat” or “spice” whatsoever.
Imagine travelling in India and Thailand and trying to find something to eat! Not easy!

As a compromise, David has collected various spices or sauces to add to his food after the kids and I have served ours.

You can imagine my excitement when last fall, when at a charity auction, I found a 3-pack sample of Rudi’s Hot Sauces!

There were three different sauces including mild, medium and hot. I quickly bid on them, and brought them home for David for Christmas.

He has not stopped raving about these sauces and says that they are the best ones around. And, he’s tried plenty!

David keeps them on a shelf of honour in the kitchen, carefully using them in sequence so that they empty at the same rate.

We have had one mishap with the hot sauces, however.

One night at dinner, my back was turned in the kitchen, and our youngest son left to use the washroom. As a “joke” my elder son poured the HOTTEST sauce all over his brother’s supper.

When Thomas came back and took a bite, I’m sure you could have heard him scream in Timbuktu! Tears were rolling down his face, and he was trying to wipe his tongue with anything in site.
Many valuable lessons were learned this night!

One of them being that the hottest sauce may not be good for kids! However, they do love the mild and medium sauces! I haven’t been so brave to try them.

Our hot sauces were nearly empty, so David started to ration them. This prompted me to do some research on how to get more. Here’s what I learned.

About Rudi’s Hot Sauces

Rudi has simplified his creations into hot sauces made for all occasions. These recipes are professionally crafted using unique varieties of fresh chili peppers and blending them with all natural ingredients that allow their true flavours to shine through. Each product has its own personality and its own special place on your dinner table.

From sweet, succulent and mild to a perfect tangy bite, then all the way from a very spicy treat to a luscious sauce with the world’s hottest pepper, I recommend all four! They will compliment any dish from a slice of pizza to a gourmet meal.

So take a ride on a hot sauce adventure that will leave your taste buds craving more!

Here are the 4 sauces:

Sweet Cherry Bomb
A seduction of sweet heat (Medium)
This is a very special sauce characterized by the cherry pepper’s bright red colour, powerful sweetness and a touch of heat that brings it all together.

Designed for a milder palate that wants flavour first. Ideal as a dipping sauce or for adding sweetness and medium spice to any dish. Great for cooking – makes a perfect glaze for salmon, steaks, pork chops and more. Learn More

David says: “Really good with eggs and on sandwiches (ham). The kids will eat this one”

Thai Bird Tang
A perfect balance of tang and spice (Hot)
(David’s favourite)
This is the sauce that inspired it all. It’s hot enough to satisfy but not too hot to scare you off. A few drops will add a zingy bite to any kind of meal. Purely a finishing sauce, it is great on any meal but especially stimulating on wings, pizza, burgers, grilled meats, bruschetta. Learn more.

David says: “Really good for burgers, and nachos.”

Goat Pepper Fire
Intense heat burning with flavour (Hottest)
The exclusive flavour of the goat pepper hits you right away, and then comes the lingering heat to satisfy your taste buds’ cravings. A rich hot kick is delivered swiftly with this Caribbean source pepper. Use as a finishing touch or add to soups, sauces or any dish for a tasty distinctive flavor and added heat intensity.
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David says “really good for soups, stews and chillies”.

Candy Reaper Burn
Sweet meets heat; try the world’s hottest pepper! (Extra hot)
I introduce to you a sweet elixir made with the world’s hottest pepper, The Carolina Reaper. Blended with the contrary cherry pepper, diluted with a rich Gingras vinegar, sweetened with organic cane sugar, and then livened with fresh garlic. A blast of heat blaring straight from the sun. The Carolina Reaper’s in this bottle came straight from Ed Currie’s own garden, the cultivator of the hottest pepper ever grown on this planet. Immerse yourself in a world of luscious heat, and enjoy the culinary adventures that are sure to come. Learn More

David says: “The Candy Reaper Burn was wonderfully hot without being painful. I’m 47 and have 2 kids. This is as dangerous as I get to be. Awesome on anything.”

The colours alone will make you want to buy it, but the flavour will be what brings you back for more.

No preservatives, all-natural, gluten free, no gmo’s…just pure love and only the highest quality ingredients we could find. Generations of talent condensed into a little bottle that will make you crave your next meal.

Overall, David says:

“I love the range of sauces, because some meals you just want a bit of mild heat, so you’d go for the Thai Bird Tang or the Sweet Cherry Bomb. Other times, you might want a bit more fire so try Goat Pepper Fire.

“I really like how Rudi has created a range of sauces for different moods and different meals. I like having them all. But, if I had to recommend one to you, it would be the Thai Bird Tang as it is the most flexible.”

Rudi of Rudi’s Hot Sauces is actually a Valley boy, born and raised in Wolfville! Now living in Halifax, these sauces are available in both the Valley and the city.
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How to order

*Designer Craft Shop (1061 Marginal Rd, Halifax)
*Jane’s Next Door (2053 Gottingen St, Halifax)
*Pete’s Frootique (1595 Bedford Hwy, Bedford)
*From Mild To Wild (www.frommildtowild.com) (79a Convoy Ave, Halifax)
*Eos Natural Foods (112 Front St. #114 , Wolfville)
*Organic Earth Market (6487 Quinpool Road, Halifax)
*Hennigar’s Farm Market (Greenwich, Wolfville)

Or, everything can be ordered online. All but the Candy Reaper Burn are available in retail, that one he only sells in person at trade shows.
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If you like flavour, spice and heat added to your food, you need to try Rudi’s Hot Sauces. Besides, you are supporting local entrepreneurs at the same time!