What is Pepper Sauce?
Pepper sauce, also called hot sauce or chili sauce, is any variety of spicy sauce made with chili peppers. Pepper sauce is common in many chili-growing countries throughout the world. Hot sauce varieties are usually classified by the peppers used and the amount of heat in the sauce, determined by the Scoville Scale. In North America, pepper sauces vary by region. Mexican hot sauces tend to be less hot and more flavorful than other varieties, often using smoky chipotle peppers as a base. Louisiana-style pepper sauce is usually much hotter, frequently using cayenne or tabasco peppers as the base. Throughout the West Indies, a variety of versions exist, most using the Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper to add heat to the sauce. These flavorful varieties often include unusual ingredients, such as tropical fruit, cloves and limes.
