The Great Sriracha Shortage Is Over For Now
Feb 18, 2024 | 10:45 pm
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Feb 19, 2024 | 8:34 am
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Unfortunately the only containers I have that are similar are hand sanitizer bottles. Not quite what I would want to repurpose to hold food items. Hrm. Will have to figure this out. I refuse to pay the highway robbery these companies want for these bottles.
Feb 19, 2024 | 10:43 am
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Many years ago, I purchased some small, plastic containers at REI to use for toiletries when camping. Over the years, they became useful for travel. While many have gone up in price, I see a Nalgene dispenser (2oz) for $3.45 which doesn't seem too bad, especially if you have one of their stores nearby and can avoid shipping. I imagine EMS or LL Bean sell something similar if they are closer to you.
Feb 19, 2024 | 1:43 pm
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Many years ago, I purchased some small, plastic containers at REI to use for toiletries when camping. Over the years, they became useful for travel. While many have gone up in price, I see a Nalgene dispenser (2oz) for $3.45 which doesn't seem too bad, especially if you have one of their stores nearby and can avoid shipping. I imagine EMS or LL Bean sell something similar if they are closer to you.
For some reason just had a flashback of a scene from Hudson Hawk... where the goon is in Paris at a restaurant and asks the waiter for ketchup... now swap it for sriracha.
May 10, 2024 | 10:04 am
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Having now tried Underwood's Sriracha, I'm forever done with Huy Fong. Underwood's product is simply better.
Underwood used to grow the peppers for Huy Fong until a nasty falling out. Underwood's allegations of Huy Fong's wrong doing were upheld in court.
Underwood used to grow the peppers for Huy Fong until a nasty falling out. Underwood's allegations of Huy Fong's wrong doing were upheld in court.
May 10, 2024 | 2:03 pm
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May 10, 2024 | 6:16 pm
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As much as I enjoy sriracha product in Vietnamese restaurants with pho, I’ve almost never used it elsewhere including Thai restaurants. I also don’t have it at home.
May 10, 2024 | 8:21 pm
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I wish they had some here so I could try it. I do have a few spare bottles but I don't go through it fast enough.
May 11, 2024 | 1:26 am
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I've bought a couple of these out of this vending machine in Mitaka (Tokyo) over the last few months. Apparently made by Huy Fong without additives for the Japanese market, shipped in bulk and bottled in Japan. Better than the US version.
May 11, 2024 | 11:08 am
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While the shortage was happening, I was looking for a Sriracha replacement, a local branch of Mariano's was clearing out some Kroger branded merchandise.
Bottles of Kroger branded Sriracha were discounted to $1.20 per bottle. I'm still sitting on 10 of them. It's a very good replacement.
good to know, I'll give Underwood's a shot once my stash is nearing it's end.
Bottles of Kroger branded Sriracha were discounted to $1.20 per bottle. I'm still sitting on 10 of them. It's a very good replacement.
good to know, I'll give Underwood's a shot once my stash is nearing it's end.
Jun 24, 2024 | 5:34 pm
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Apparently Huy Fong has stopped production again...
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costoflivin...auce-1.7239926
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costoflivin...auce-1.7239926
Jun 28, 2024 | 8:33 am
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It happened a few weeks or months ago. Big payment dispute. Plus their vendor of the peppers decided to get into the sauce game. I still associate sriracha with pho, so I was shocked to learn that it’s Thai origin and that it’s much thinner of a sauce compared to the big branded Huy!
Jun 28, 2024 | 8:41 pm
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It happened a few weeks or months ago. Big payment dispute. Plus their vendor of the peppers decided to get into the sauce game. I still associate sriracha with pho, so I was shocked to learn that its Thai origin and that its much thinner of a sauce compared to the big branded Huy!