What is the hottest chili pepper in the world?

Le Pepper X, couronné piment le plus fort du monde par le livre Guinness des records. L'hybride américain Pepper X a battu le record du piment le plus fort au monde.

What is the Scoville scale?

The Scoville scale is the unit of measurement for chili peppers. We have dedicated several articles on the Scoville scale , but we have also established a top 20 of hot sauces on the Scoville scale as well as a ranking of chili peppers on the Scoville scale to help you find your way around.

How many chili peppers exist and which ones?

There are more than 2500 different chili peppers because varieties cross-pollinate very easily. The most commonly used varieties in sauces are: habanero pepper, chipotle pepper, jalapeno pepper, trinidad scorpion pepper, jolokia pepper, aji amarillo pepper, and of course the carolina reaper pepper.

A hot sauce is a preparation made with chili peppers and vinegar to which various other ingredients are added depending on the desired result (garlic, onion, curry, ginger, etc...) We have selected several hundred to help you find your favorite!

Do hot sauces make you gain weight?

Absolument pas, les sauces piquantes ne contiennent que très peu de matière grasse, et pour la plupart pas du tout, il s'agit de purée de piment associée à du vinaigre (le conservateur) et des épices.

Selection of Hot Sauces for Seafood and Fish

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The delights of the sea, the salty freshness that we love to enhance with hot sauce that will bring the necessary touch of heat.

Each shellfish being different we offer you a selection of hot sauces for each of them!

Add some bite to your seafood platters this winter!

In France it is very common to add a few drops of lemon juice before devouring your oyster. However, during our travels we discovered that the combination of chili and seafood is very common in America, Mexico and all around us like in Spain with their magnificent paellas spiced up as they should be!

With your oyster platters you can surprise your guests by offering to add a few drops of hot sauce:

The Cholula Lemon will bring acidity and a largely bearable spiciness
The Aji Amarillo Hellicious puree will give you the sweet taste of this Peruvian pepper
The Gourmet Green from Hellfire is fresh, spicy and intoxicating
The Green Tabasco will make you salivate with every bite
The Revenge from Fat Cat for those who really want to add some spice!

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Salty, spicy, fresh and a hint of acidity, that's what the combination of seafood and peppers provides:

An explosion of flavors and sensations on the palate!

And what about mussels, shrimp, fish and other cockles?

Obviously other shellfish also have the right to be drizzled with hot sauces. You will therefore find below an assortment of sauces all more different from each other so that you can find the taste you are looking for:

The roasted garlic sauce from Dave's of course for garlic lovers
The Fiery from Mary Sharp's to heat up a paella
The Pineapple Jerk Shinedown for fruit lovers craving exoticism
The Mango Fury from Hellicious to please your cockles
The traditional Boucaniers sauce from Dame Besson will enhance your fish and crabs

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