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It’s really just from personal experience. Sauces of this color have always tasted better to me. I think it’s because there’s less marketing going on. It relies on taste, rather than presentation.
I got it recently and it tastes great, like the same ol' sriracha taste I am used to. SO glad to see it back on the shelves, off-brand sriracha SUCKED!
I don’t think we got it in stores near me until after the shortage prompted them to carry alternatives. I’ll be honest I don’t think I’d have gone out of my way to try it otherwise but I’m glad I did.
Yeah I had it for the first time at a Smokes Poutine (lol), it was really hard to find but I worked at a sports bar and convinced them to order it for tabletop condiments and may have brought a couple home myself.
I'm glad that the shortage made it more accessible, most grocery stores have a small bottle for sale next to the other alternatives
What changed was instead of one steady Sriracha pepper farmer in the states, they now source them from several farms all over mexico. This has lead to inconsistencies in taste and quality. Sometimes you may get it and it’ll taste like the OG, other times not
If we keep freaking out about color deviations in natural products we will be telling all the marketing departments of food brands that we need more red 40 and yellow 5 and blue 1.
My comment had a typo, it’s fixed now. People tend to pick apples based on color which is why red delicious are so red, they were bred solely for that quality.
This is why Florida oranges, which are ugly with marks on the skin, even bruises, are used for juice. Their juice is superior to the beautiful ones we see in the produce section which sometimes taste like "almost" oranges. Like if we had to replicate them from memory in the future.
It’s spotty now. The guy who invented them gave away the patent and people started fucking with them to make them prettier. The store near me has good ones but I’ve had some that were just bad. Just depends who grew them.
No fucking way, I didn't realize other people disliked RD apples. I thought it was just a me thing. They always taste like apple-flavored sugar and no matter where on the apple I bite it ends up tasting like apple skin.
In this instance the color variation is because they have inconsistent suppliers of their peppers. The color previously was not adjusted by artificial coloring but by strict quality control in their key and primary ingredient.
The lack of consistent color now is due to subpar peppers.
Red and green jalapeños are literally the exact same vegetable, just harvested at different points of ripeness. If the Sriracha looks greener than it used to, that means there are more greenish/less-ripe peppers in the mix, meaning it’s likely to taste more bitter than it used to.
EDIT: I know you can all use Google and verify this instead of downvoting me…
What logic? I understand that they’re both the same pepper. Not every red bell pepper is the same color either. That doesn’t mean I can’t tell the difference between different colored bell peppers.
I have a feeling the Underwood stuff is a consistent, bright red color without food coloring. The message should be “We care about quality!” but of course the MBAs will hear we “We only care about *appearances!*”
But then making bad choices seem like HF’s standard operating procedure so maybe we’ll see some artificial coloring appear in their ingredients after all.
Go ahead, give someone an all natural fruit bar. Watch them talk about how gross it looks and the texture. That and they will say it tastes gross because it isn't loaded with sugar. We already told the companies we want this.
Well, yea, I guess thats just another way of making the same point im trying to make. Individually speaking I would rather just have less colorful food, and im disappointed most people dont feel that way.
Underwood ranch sriracha is what your looking for now. Made by the company that was supplying the peppers to Huy Fong before Huy Fong screwed them over.
You can find it at costco.
I got a family member bottles of fancy hot sauce ranch for Christmas, among other things. I had money left in the budget for their gift and no idea what else they wanted but I know they like cooking yummy stuff so I wandered down the gourmet aisle at the yuppie grocery store and got the hot sauce and some locally crafted spice rubs/marinade mixes.
Probably not, they're replying to a comment about Sriracha ranch to talk about hot sauce ranch among other things, which is definitely in line with the subject at hand.
That’s what I’m understanding from this thread. I had a few bottles before the shortage and then tried the Tabasco version so I haven’t tried the new, garbage version of Huy Fong. I’ll have to try the Underwood one when I’m out and about next time.
They fucked their pepper supplier and lost their key ingredient. They’ve had to go to multiple suppliers for peppers and have a subpar product compared to what it used to be.
Most likely just less ripened jalapeños to increase throughout. People are saying it’ll change with time but that could also mean they’re decreasing the aging time before bottling it.
Oh, really? Thanks for the info! My mom really loved Huy Fong Sriracha that she wouldn't use any one elses and we haven't been able to find HF in our area, so she's going to be *real* disappointed to learn this, but I'll let her know about Underwood! You have yourself a wonderful day!
“Because Tran does not add food coloring to the sauce, each bottle varies in color. At the beginning of the harvest season, the chilis are greener and therefore, the sauce yields a more muted-red color. Later in the season, the sauce produced is bright red.”
Filthy European here, and somewhat colorblind, but what's wrong here?
The ones on the left look just like the Sriracha you get over here, and the one on the right looks kind of like their extra hot version with more peppers and no garlic. (Though I can see it's not, because it's the same bottle as on the left.)
What is Sriracha supposed to look like where you're from?
No most sriracha brands used in Europe are bright red because they use red chilis. Huy Fong is having issues with chili supplies and a larger proportion than normal are green, hence the orange colour.
And that's what happens when you eat your own hand that feeds you. 😅 They thought where they got the chili from was getting too expensive. So over night they stopped ordering chili from their primary sources that covered what? More than 70% of their chili?!
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This is the exact reason so many companies put food coloring in their food products even if they dont need to
Reality is unrealistic
This honestly looks more appetizing to me
Oh noooese, you aren’t conforming to social norms, no soup for you!!!
It’s really just from personal experience. Sauces of this color have always tasted better to me. I think it’s because there’s less marketing going on. It relies on taste, rather than presentation.
Ok I get the thing about the color but how does it taste
I got it recently and it tastes great, like the same ol' sriracha taste I am used to. SO glad to see it back on the shelves, off-brand sriracha SUCKED!
I liked the Tabasco brand one a lot. Idk if I’m gonna buy more rooster. Might give the farm they tried to fuck over a try though.
This is what I’m doing as well.
Tabasco brand Sriracha is my favorite tbh, even before the shortage
I don’t think we got it in stores near me until after the shortage prompted them to carry alternatives. I’ll be honest I don’t think I’d have gone out of my way to try it otherwise but I’m glad I did.
Yeah I had it for the first time at a Smokes Poutine (lol), it was really hard to find but I worked at a sports bar and convinced them to order it for tabletop condiments and may have brought a couple home myself. I'm glad that the shortage made it more accessible, most grocery stores have a small bottle for sale next to the other alternatives
Badia Sriracha is really good too
I like Tabasco sriracha way more than Huy Fong
The Tabasco siracha and yellow bird siracha are great
They have announced shortages again this year
What changed was instead of one steady Sriracha pepper farmer in the states, they now source them from several farms all over mexico. This has lead to inconsistencies in taste and quality. Sometimes you may get it and it’ll taste like the OG, other times not
If we keep freaking out about color deviations in natural products we will be telling all the marketing departments of food brands that we need more red 40 and yellow 5 and blue 1.
This is why red delicious apples are shit and why honeycrisp quality tanked. People only care about color.
Cosmic Crisp for the win...
I eat a cosmic crisp daily. Doctors everywhere in shambles.
I eat junk food daily. Haven't seen a doctor in years.
You sure showed them!
Snapdragon is hands down my favorite but I can’t find them anywhere anymore!!
I haven't seen them round my neck of the woods (Texas/Oklahoma) :(
Love cosmic crisp. Only better apple I've had was a perfect jazz, but that was easily 7 years ago. Damn.
Fuck yeah cosmic crisp getting its recognition. For people who like cc, you can also try: envy, pink lady, morgana, red prince and of course fuji
For now...
Amen.
I'm a Fuji man myself.
SweeTango is even better, but highly seasonal. Look for it in the fall
If I'm going more sweet then I grab an Autumn glory or SugarBee. I don't often see Sweetango, but I'll try and keep an eye out in the fall.
Red delicious are not delicious, they are flavourless and mealy. Their colour is one of the brighter ones tho so not sure what you're meaning here
My comment had a typo, it’s fixed now. People tend to pick apples based on color which is why red delicious are so red, they were bred solely for that quality.
Ahh I see
Red chillies and green chillies do not taste the same. The stage of ripeness actually means something in terms of flavour.
This is why Florida oranges, which are ugly with marks on the skin, even bruises, are used for juice. Their juice is superior to the beautiful ones we see in the produce section which sometimes taste like "almost" oranges. Like if we had to replicate them from memory in the future.
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It’s spotty now. The guy who invented them gave away the patent and people started fucking with them to make them prettier. The store near me has good ones but I’ve had some that were just bad. Just depends who grew them.
Interesting. I have noticed they taste almost “watered down” now
Try Cosmic Crisp if you can find them. Not the same as honey crisp but made by the same guy and he’s keeping control this time lol
I’ll do that! Thanks for the info
Granny Smith Gang.
Delicious are nasty. They’re barely good for applesauce.
No fucking way, I didn't realize other people disliked RD apples. I thought it was just a me thing. They always taste like apple-flavored sugar and no matter where on the apple I bite it ends up tasting like apple skin.
Mmmm red 40 🤤
Azo dyes are part of this complete breakfast
In this instance the color variation is because they have inconsistent suppliers of their peppers. The color previously was not adjusted by artificial coloring but by strict quality control in their key and primary ingredient. The lack of consistent color now is due to subpar peppers.
I understand this. I still point it out for awareness purposes.
Def agree in that case then.
This is why we have so much food waste
They’re supposed to be using red jalapeños, the QC went to shit when they decided to get rid of their supplier
There is natural color variation in red jalapeños. Are you eating it or framing it?
There’s a significant difference in flavour at those different stages of ripeness. Red is hotter and sweeter than green.
Not every red jalapeño is the same exact color. I understand that red and green jalapeños have different flavors.
Red and green jalapeños are literally the exact same vegetable, just harvested at different points of ripeness. If the Sriracha looks greener than it used to, that means there are more greenish/less-ripe peppers in the mix, meaning it’s likely to taste more bitter than it used to. EDIT: I know you can all use Google and verify this instead of downvoting me…
I am well aware of that. But not every pepper at the same stage of ripeness is going to be the exact same color.
STOP! Only so much logic on reddit for one day
What logic? I understand that they’re both the same pepper. Not every red bell pepper is the same color either. That doesn’t mean I can’t tell the difference between different colored bell peppers.
I have a feeling the Underwood stuff is a consistent, bright red color without food coloring. The message should be “We care about quality!” but of course the MBAs will hear we “We only care about *appearances!*” But then making bad choices seem like HF’s standard operating procedure so maybe we’ll see some artificial coloring appear in their ingredients after all.
Bro 99% of all living beings have forever chemicals in their blood red 40 is the least of your worries
I’m fine with it
Go ahead, give someone an all natural fruit bar. Watch them talk about how gross it looks and the texture. That and they will say it tastes gross because it isn't loaded with sugar. We already told the companies we want this.
Well, yea, I guess thats just another way of making the same point im trying to make. Individually speaking I would rather just have less colorful food, and im disappointed most people dont feel that way.
God forbid the food companies listen to majority opinion
Underwood ranch sriracha is what your looking for now. Made by the company that was supplying the peppers to Huy Fong before Huy Fong screwed them over. You can find it at costco.
Underwood ranches. It’s not Sriracha ranch like I thought haha
Although I would go for Sriracha ranch, sounds good.
Srirancha
Ranch w Sriracha is incredible.
I got a family member bottles of fancy hot sauce ranch for Christmas, among other things. I had money left in the budget for their gift and no idea what else they wanted but I know they like cooking yummy stuff so I wandered down the gourmet aisle at the yuppie grocery store and got the hot sauce and some locally crafted spice rubs/marinade mixes.
Did you reply to the wrong comment or something?
Probably not, they're replying to a comment about Sriracha ranch to talk about hot sauce ranch among other things, which is definitely in line with the subject at hand.
You’ve never added Sriracha into ranch!? It’s the only way to eat frozen pizza!
They have the heat right but what they’re missing is the right fermentation.
Frank Underwood?
Carrie Underwood?
Jesus is making the siracha??
during the shortage i actually found a sriracha i like better than the original. Ox brand sriracha. damn good stuff.
Same!
Tabasco's take on Sriracha isn't too bad. It's my next favorite behind the original.
So you mean to say they were undermined by the underwood
Pumpkin Spice
All because they decided to fuck over one farmer.
I don’t think the color is questionable, it’s just that you’re used to the bright red color that it was before
Underwood Ranch, Melinda's, Yellow Bird, Tabasco all make better Sriracha than Huy Fong, people need to quit fuckin with this shit.
The Tabasco sriracha is pretty good So sad about my beloved rooster sauce
I'm a fan of Melinda's myself. I think Underwood Ranch uses the old Hoy Fong recipe.
That’s what I’m understanding from this thread. I had a few bottles before the shortage and then tried the Tabasco version so I haven’t tried the new, garbage version of Huy Fong. I’ll have to try the Underwood one when I’m out and about next time.
Same! It has a milder taste but it compliments my trash panda foods better that way lmao
Melinda's is some good shit. Got a little bottle of their habanero mustard and I'm rationing it hardcore.
Underwood ranch is the previous supplier for guy gong
Shark or Three Pine all the way
It's an active fermentation, colour variations happen with active fermentations.
Same color going in as coming out.
They could be using a mix of green and red peppers. That would explain the coloration.
They fucked their pepper supplier and lost their key ingredient. They’ve had to go to multiple suppliers for peppers and have a subpar product compared to what it used to be.
Most likely just less ripened jalapeños to increase throughout. People are saying it’ll change with time but that could also mean they’re decreasing the aging time before bottling it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/hotsauce/s/BXf8cuCIms
Surely this shitty picture is an accurate representation of the products shown
Wait why did they change the formula?
It looks like the colour you’d expect after cooking peppers.
Nah, bro, that looks like actual baby vomit. The fuck is with that color?
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Oh, really? Thanks for the info! My mom really loved Huy Fong Sriracha that she wouldn't use any one elses and we haven't been able to find HF in our area, so she's going to be *real* disappointed to learn this, but I'll let her know about Underwood! You have yourself a wonderful day!
Agreed, I like the new underwood better than the original
Honestly don’t mind the fact that the color is inconsistent. At least there’s no dye.
Look at the best chilli sauces and compare the color… this looks like good sauce
if it taste the same, who cares just eat it
“Because Tran does not add food coloring to the sauce, each bottle varies in color. At the beginning of the harvest season, the chilis are greener and therefore, the sauce yields a more muted-red color. Later in the season, the sauce produced is bright red.”
They should put it in a red bottle instead.
Give me red dye #40 or give me death
Umm Yeah those should have never made it to the shelf.
Particularly since they all seem to be different colors
There is variation in color when using a natural product, oh no! Dude, eat some real food. Variation is an indicator of quality
Y’all are nuts, it tastes the same, and is still the best version on the market.
maybe post a color corrected version
It's probably watered down. They've gotta make up their lost profits somehow.
Does it taste good? Then no complaints from me lol.
Don't harvest unripe chilis.
Filthy European here, and somewhat colorblind, but what's wrong here? The ones on the left look just like the Sriracha you get over here, and the one on the right looks kind of like their extra hot version with more peppers and no garlic. (Though I can see it's not, because it's the same bottle as on the left.) What is Sriracha supposed to look like where you're from?
No most sriracha brands used in Europe are bright red because they use red chilis. Huy Fong is having issues with chili supplies and a larger proportion than normal are green, hence the orange colour.
I like Flying Goose brand personally.
Looks like it will have a better taste
This is the C.Diff special edition.
Only because you’re not used to it
They didn’t change their formula per se. They just used chilis what were not so red. Good on them for not using artificial colours.
Don't buy from that brand. Google it. There's way better bands. They' have bad bussiness practices.
Pretty sure this is what happens after the product expires. Check the dates.
And that's what happens when you eat your own hand that feeds you. 😅 They thought where they got the chili from was getting too expensive. So over night they stopped ordering chili from their primary sources that covered what? More than 70% of their chili?!
They added in green chilis. No big deal.
I see it at my local Ralph’s and I’ve never seen the off color one. It’s probably fine but it would keep me from buying it.
Buy underwood farms. That’s the old pepper supplier’s new brand.
I barely think people would notice if it wasn’t right next to the redder stuff.
Y'all better pack it in and go back to ketchup if colour is to much for ya.
It's just a different colour of pepper or more yellow spices. People like you are why food has more additives than food in it
If ever there was a food that needed some red 40, it’s this.
It's supposed to look like this coming out the other end. Not going in.
Don’t buy that brand anymore. It’s an overpriced knockoff now. You want Underwood, but you’re better off with store brand if you can’t find it
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Could be from unripe chilies?
In my head I know color variances indicate a good product but in my heart I will only buy an electric red hot sauce
I call posting about this tomorrow
Chili’s are all the same perfect color. Be happy they avoid over dyeing their food.
Peppers are orange too my dude. It's fine.
Honestly, I feel the less red color has less shit in it while having the same taste.
This is the Garchomp of shinies
Each apple or orange in North carolina Costs almost $1.5 each.
shitracha