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If you like Shuug Zhoug Hot Sauce, try these 5.

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

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Shuug Zhoug Hot Sauce

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Fresh cilantro, poblano and olive oil lead this zhoug-inspired sauce, with green Scotch bonnet, jalapeño, garlic and warm spices.

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Cilantro leads this creamy jalapeño-and-tomatillo sauce, which has a restrained vinegar character.

cilantrotomatillogreen pepper

Similar documented flavor notes, with a gentler heat range.

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

Tomatillo and green jalapeño make a mild, slightly creamy verde, with cilantro and garlic. Tomatillo supplies a subtle tang.

tomatillocilantrogarlic

Similar documented flavor notes, with a gentler heat range.

Flavor & heat
Salsa Verde: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Mild (1/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 1/5; Smoky: Not established; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: Not established; Savory / umami: Not establishedHeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Fire-roasted poblano and jalapeño give this green sauce an earthy character, with fruit juices in the recipe.

earthypoblanoroasted pepper

More sweet, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Pobla Peño: 6 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: 2/5; Sour / tangy: 2/5; Smoky: 2/5; Garlicky: 2/5; Fruity: 2/5; Savory / umami: 3/5HeatSweetSour /tangySmokyGarlickyFruitySavory /umami05

Tomato, onion and garlic carry Moroccan-inspired cardamom, coriander, cinnamon and fennel, with jalapeño and a little Reaper powder.

tomatowarm spicesgarlic

More sour / tangy, with a similar heat range.

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

Árbol and pequín peppers meet annatto, garlic, oregano and cumin, with a small clove note at the finish.

annattocuminclove

More sour / tangy, with a similar heat range.

Flavor & heat
Baja Arbol Sola: 2 of 6 flavors scored. Heat: Medium (2/5). Sweet: Not established; Sour / tangy: 2/5; 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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