More and More Are Liking It Hot

As I read in The Economist a little while ago, there's a growing desire for hot foods and hot peppers. Click HERE for "Global Warming: Why the World Has Taken to Chilies" if you're interested in reading about a different effect of globalization. The Dorset naga pepper, which is also profiled in article, makes habaneros look like two-bit chumps of chilies.

This article got me thinking about hot sauce. I'm not a major "heat geek" as the author describes folks who like hot foods, but I do like some hot sauce adding a bit of "wang" to cuisine from time to time. 

I don't like the extremely hot sauces though. I'm partial to the Mexican staple, Cholula. And I also like ole Louisiana Hot Sauce too. When I was at a store a good while back, I picked up a hot sauce I had never seen before. It's called Pepperdoux's, and its makers pitch it as "French Louisiana Pepper Sauce." It uses "aged Tabasco peppers," but it's not as hot as Tabasco--more mild but flavorful.

Dear readers, what are your favorite hot sauces?