Course: WVA 104 Sauces, Condiments & Dressings

Audio Visual

Tabasco

By Discovery Channel.

Humans have used chili peppers and other hot spices for thousands of years. Eating hot foods help to control body temperature in warm climates as heat causes perspiration thus lowering the bodies’ temperature. Hence, the use of hot sauces and spicy condiments in countries closer to the equator. The first commercially available bottled hot sauces appeared in the U.S. in the early 1800s.  Tabasco sauce is the earliest recognizable brand in the hot sauce industry, beginning production in Louisiana in 1868. In this lesson, students will watch a video on the production of Tabasco sauce. Then students will read an article about the popularity of Sriracha, a chili sauce invented and produced in California. The common ingredient found among many hot sauces is vinegar. Prior to air-conditioning and refrigeration vinegar was used as a preservative for foods due to its high acidity level and the ability to lower bacteria levels of foods to prevent spoilage.

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