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If you like El Yucateco Red Habanero Hot Sauce, try these 5.

A familiar kind of different: related flavors, nearby heat, and room for a new favorite.

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El Yucateco Red Habanero Hot Sauce

Hot

Habanero and tomato form the base of this long-running Mexican classic.

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Good choice. Let’s find its next-door neighbors.

A hotter variation of the original árbol-and-piquín recipe.

PepperySpicedSavory

Less savory / umami, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Extra Hot Sauce: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Zinger is the hotter version of Mama’s creamy, Portuguese-inspired tomato sauce, with lemon, olive oil, garlic and ginger.

lemontomatoginger

Less savory / umami, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Zinger: 4 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Habanero and serrano meet basil and finishing lime notes, with red onion, garlic and olive oil listed in the recipe.

basillimeserrano

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Lime & Basil Too Hot Sauce: 3 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: 1/5; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Tomato and bell pepper keep this ghost pepper sauce fresh and salsa-like, with tart lime and black pepper.

TomatoLimeBlack pepper

More sweet, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Salsa Roja + Ghost: 5 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 4/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 1/5; Savory / umami: 4/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Cider vinegar, habanero and japones peppers combine with garlic and an African-inspired spice blend.

cider vinegargarlicspices

Similar documented flavor notes, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
African Hot Pepper Sauce: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Hot (3/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 3/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Based on shared flavor notes and heat, not a promise that two bottles taste identical. Your palate gets the final vote.

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