Interesting story about how Sriracha prices rocketed in the U.S. #srirachashortage https://mastodon.world/@longreads/111893238913587037
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"Both businesses lost millions. The two men became bitter enemies—and they offer sharply contrasting accounts of what went wrong." —Indrani Sen for Fortune. https://fortune.com/2024/01/30/sriracha-shortage-huy-fong-foods-tabasco-underwood-ranches/?src=longreads

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Actual Sriracha! Best restaurant in town!!!! #Sriracha #SrirachaShortage
Sambal Oelek update - I cracked

If you're a serious Sambal Oelek (fresh chili paste) user like me, you already know that the Huy Fong suspension is over and their Sriracha ...

Huy Fong Sriracha has reappeared on the shelf at my local grocery store for the first time since November last year. Interestingly, the color is noticably more pale than the pre-shortage bottles I still have. Curious if it will taste any different…

In the second picture the pre-shortage bottle is on the left. #SrirachaShortage #sriracha #food

I finally found a knock-off Sriracha sauce that—like the original Huy Fong—doesn't include water or vinegar in the ingredients. Closest recipe to the original, and _very_ similar taste. It's made by Tetsujin. I got a 28oz bottle for $5.99 at H Mart. #sriracha #srirachashortage #huyfong #tetsujin
Addressing the Sambal Oelek crisis

A heartbreaking sight The Sriracha - Sambal Oelek crisis continues. Apparently, Huy Fong is still not getting the hot peppers it needs to...

I had also been hit by the Huy Fong Foods #sriracha shortage myself and I was desperate enough to try the Tabasco alternative (Tabasco is great, their Sriracha isn't).

This is the kind of scientific rigor I was missing in my search for alternatives:
https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2023/07/30/sriracha-taste-test/

#SrirachaShortage #TasteTest #FirstWorldProblems
(capitalizing hashtags makes you look "uncool" but they work better for screen readers, spread the word #a11y)

Sriracha Fight!! 🥊 - Tyler Cipriani

I've been trying as many different kinds of #Sriracha as I can get my hands on, to see if anything measures up to the original Huy Fong. Video coming soon-ish. #SrirachaShortage
With the Huy Fong #SrirachaShortage in its second year, I feel like I'm putting gold flakes on my pizza here. #Sriracha
Just heard on the news that there's a #Sriracha shortage because of drought in chili-producing regions.

Like, the end times are here, ya'll.

#srirachashortage
#endtimes
#doom