Current Events > Wtf is it just me or siracha sauce taste different?

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I know the stupid ass owner/founder try to mess with his supplier in a video I saw a while back then the pepper supplier made their own siracha I think. Maybe that's why the original siracha sauce taste like homeless version of the original

I'm not sure I've noticed a difference. I'll pay extra attention next time.

le redditors say its sweeter now but I dont know, I havent had a bottle of huy fong sriracha in years

Not just you, I remembered reading this on it recently: https://digitaldiscipline.blog/post/739882588901113856/why-sriracha-was-impossible-to-find-and-now-tastes

TL;DR: they changed the peppers used in the sauce due to some supply chain/money issues back in 2020

Allegedly the guys who produced the original peppers have their own brand of sriracha that's a lot more similar to the original: https://underwoodranches.com/product/dragon-sriracha/ I'd like to try it, but they don't ship to me

it shot up to like $15 for a bottle or something for a bit and then they changed the peppers in the rooster sauce to make it affordable

I buy Sky Valley Sriracha now. Its not exactly the old huy fong sriracha but its the closest i could find thats readily available.
Better than the current Huy Fong sriracha imo

TeaMilk posted...

Not just you, I remembered reading this on it recently: https://digitaldiscipline.blog/post/739882588901113856/why-sriracha-was-impossible-to-find-and-now-tastes

TL;DR: they changed the peppers used in the sauce due to some supply chain/money issues back in 2020

Allegedly the guys who produced the original peppers have their own brand of sriracha that's a lot more similar to the original: https://underwoodranches.com/product/dragon-sriracha/ I'd like to try it, but they don't ship to me

I bought the original one for $4. I might as well use it all up then buy Underwood's siracha. Hopefully it's exactly like that one Asian one

i still prefer the huy fong version.

tried flying goose. rolands. they're not good.

It absolutely is different now, it's not as good. It's largely due to a change in jalapeno pepper variety. Huy Fong done fucked up when they tried to screw their old supplier, I'm not sure they're going to ever come back to having a condiment that will compete with ketchup and mustard like Sriracha was starting to.

Apparently the Underwood Farms sriracha is pretty close to the old Huy Fong sriracha.

Post #4 got it. Different peppers.

The Washington Post had an article that touched on the dispute and did a taste comparison: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/02/16/new-sriracha-taste-test-underwood-ranches/

Bottom line for those who don't have access:

The Underwood sriracha immediately jumped out at us as the more acidic of the pair, while the Huy Fong had a sweeter note. The latter seemed more redolent of garlic, too. The new brand, perhaps because of its pedigree it is owned by a pepper farmer, after all seemed to more prominently showcase its star ingredient, and we agreed that it packed slightly more heat and displayed a deeper flavor than the original.