• @[email protected]
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    171 day ago

    IIRC Sriracha had an exclusive provider for their peppers as they provided a unique taste to it. The company then decided to demand lower prices from the farmers causing them to have a falling out. The sauce was unavailable for a long while and when it was brought back it no longer tasted the same, at least IMO. I still eat it occasionally but not as much as before.

    • @[email protected]
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      216 hours ago

      Yeah I’m imagining this falling out ends up with us offering another country good rates on purchasing our stuff.

    • @buddascrayon
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      24 hours ago

      Is THAT why the flavor is so different now??? I never knew! I used to love Sriracha but now it tastes synthetic and unpleasant.

      • @ysjet
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        1222 hours ago

        Iirc the guy that farmed the original sirracha peppers makes his own hot sauce now with them after the falling oot- tastes exactly like the old sirracha, just under a different name.

        • Y|yukichigai
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          518 hours ago

          Yep. Underwood Ranches. You can buy it from their site directly or on Amazon. It’s good stuff.