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Tabasco sauce is one of the most popular chili sauces in today’s market. The American history of Tabasco pepper and its subsequent namesake sauce starts after the Civil War in Louisiana on Avery Island. Tabasco is a Mexican word the originator of the recipe used to describe his prototype sauce made from locally grown Capsicum frutescens.
These little peppers originated in Tropical America, and seeds were brought into the United States. At the time, hot sauce was not commonly produced, and some trial and error ensued to develop a sauce that wasn’t too hot and combined elements of tangy vinegar and smokiness. Despite being a thin, slight cultivar of bush pepper, Tabasco registers at 30,000-50,000 SHU and has served as the basis for New Orleans’s world-famous Tabasco pepper sauce.