Advice for Home Chefs Tackling a New Cuisine

Posted on: 5 May 2020

Are you planning to host fun events at your house when this worldwide pandemic is over, or at least when social distancing is relaxed? Maybe you are also shopping for special events and just thinking of you gifts.  

If you're looking for ideas on what to buy, you've come to the right place for ideas that might inspire you.

Buy Specialty Hot Sauces As Gifts

Maybe you have decided to select really unique gifts for your friends and family members. If that's true, consider buying specialty hot sauces. They will for sure be a hit with the recipients of your thoughtful gifts. 

One idea for Mother's Day is to give the mothers in your life a gift basket that contains specialty hot sauces. For example, a basket with jalapeño and green apple sauce along with a funny T-shirt that says something like, "Hot Mama", and decadent chocolates is one good idea.

Father's Day isn't that far away, either. Shop for hot sauces now so you'll be ready when the day arrives. Think of buying a set of specialty hot sauces for your own father, your father-in-law, and any other guys on your list. The set could include individual bottles with flavors like pineapple and habanero sauce, ghost pepper and blueberry, and serrano and basil hot sauces.

If you aren't sure how hot the sauces are, there will often be an indicator with actual symbols of peppers. One pepper generally means the sauce is mild, while four peppers means super hot.

​Buy Specialty Hot ​Sauces For Your Household

There's no reason for your friends and extended family members to have all the fun, is there? Buy assorted specialty hot sauces to use at home, too.

For instance, set out assorted hot sauces the next time you're having hot dogs or hamburgers for lunch or supper. If you have a taco bar, be sure to include the hot sauces along with things like sour cream, grated cheese, and guacamole slices.

For a really different dessert, mix jalapeño and green apple hot sauce with apple jelly. Try it as a topping on chocolate ice cream or peppermint ice cream.

You can cook with specialty hot sauces, too. For example, put a small amount of a mild sauce on top of chicken breasts before you bake them. Or, marinate tilapia or another type of fish in your favorite hot sauce before you cook it on the grill.

And, of course, the specialty hot sauces will be great when you just want tortilla chips as a snack.

If you are new at eating hot sauces yourself, try just small servings on a cracker or on a slice of cream cheese. Soon you will probably become a hot sauce connoisseur.

For more information about specialty hot sauces, contact a local hot sauce store.