Louisiana Hot Sauce: Difference between revisions

[[File:Louisiana Hot Sauce.jpeg|thumb|125px|A bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce]]

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'''Louisiana Hot Sauce''' is a [[brand]] of [[hot sauce]] manufactured in [[New Iberia, Louisiana|New Iberia]], [[Louisiana]]<ref name="Garbes 2011"/> by The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce Co., which is owned by Southeastern Mills Inc. The product's labeling includes the word "original", and it is sometimes referred to as "Original Louisiana Hot Sauce"<ref name="Condé Nast 1997"/><ref name="Stir the Pot 2005"/> and "Original Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce."<ref name="Griggs 2015"/> It is a common hot sauce in the U.S. state of Louisiana.<ref name="Garbes 2011"/> [[Bruce Foods]] was the previous owner and manufacturer of the brand, and sold it to Southeastern Mills Inc. in April 2015.

Louisiana Hot Sauce is prepared using aged long [[cayenne pepper]]s, which undergo the aging process for a minimum of one year.<ref name="Garbes 2011"/><ref name="AP 2001"/> The product is among hot sauces manufactured in the "Louisiana style", whereby cooked and ground chili peppers are combined with vinegar and salt, and then left to [[Fermentation in food processing|ferment]] during the aging process.<ref name="Press 2014"/><ref name="Media 2012"/><ref name="Washington Post 2016"/> In 2001, over 200,000 bottles of hot sauce were manufactured daily in various sizes.<ref name="AP 2001"/>

==Uses==

Louisiana Hot Sauce is used as a [[condiment]] to add flavor to foods, as an ingredient in some [[Dish (food)|dishes]], and also as a [[Marination|marinade]] for some foods, such as [[Buffalo wing|chicken wings]].<ref name="Greenberg 2014"/><ref name="Wilbur 2006"/><ref name="DeWitt 2010"/><ref name="Ruby 2014"/><ref name="Cookston 2016"/>

[[Bruce Foods]] first marketed Louisiana Hot Sauce in 1928,<ref name="Stir the Pot 2005"/><ref name="AP 2001"/> and manufactured the product through April 2015.<ref name="Griggs 2015"/> It started off as a family company, in which the sauce was prepared in the kitchen of a home and sold to neighbors.<ref name="AP 2001"/> Louisiana Hot Sauce was the first sauce brand marketed using the state of Louisiana's name.{{efn|"Some of the most authentic products are those made by Bruce Foods of New Iberia, Louisiana and sold under the "Original" Louisiana Brand. "Original" Louisiana hot sauce, the first sauce sold under the state's name, is with good reason ..."<ref name="Condé Nast 1997"/>}} The brand's slogan is "not too hot, not too mild."<ref name="Garbes 2011"/>

In April 2015, Bruce foods sold the Louisiana Hot Sauce brand and its assets to Southeastern Mills Inc., which is based in the U.S. state of Georgia.<ref name="Griggs 2015"/> The hot sauce continues to be made at the manufacturing plant in New Iberia, Louisiana.<ref name="Griggs 2015"/> Louisiana Hot Sauce and other brands operated "under the company name "The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce Co.""<ref name="Griggs 2015"/>

==Market==

Louisiana Hot Sauce is exported to over 60 countries, and is available at many [[grocery stores]] and restaurants in the United States.<ref name="Griggs 2015"/> In 2001, the product was exported to over 100 countries.<ref name="AP 2001"/>

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<ref name="Garbes 2011">{{cite book | last=Garbes | first=A. | title=The Everything Hot Sauce Book: From growing to picking and preparing – all you ned to add some spice to your life! | publisher=F+W Media | series=Everything series | year=2011 | isbn=978-1-4405-3065-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXF13FKoOXMC&pg=PA94 | accessdate=June 11, 2016 | page=94}}</ref>

<ref name="Press 2014">{{cite book | title=Hot Sauce Cookbook: The Book of Fiery Salsa and Hot Sauce Recipes: | publisher=Callisto Media Incorporated | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-62315-366-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhQgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT18 | accessdate=June 11, 2016 | page=18}}</ref>

<ref name="Media 2012">{{cite book | title=Hot Stuff: 50 recipes to set your tongue ablaze | publisher=F+W Media | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-4405-3935-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRWFNaU1cVgC&pg=PA2 | accessdate=June 11, 2016 | page=2}}</ref>

<ref name="Condé Nast 1997">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g1AsAQAAMAAJ&q=Louisiana+brand+Hot+Sauce&dq=Louisiana+brand+Hot+Sauce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZheO20KDNAhVK4GMKHdmfD2c4FBDoAQgwMAI | title=Condé Nast's Traveler | publisher=Condé Nast Publications | work=Volume 32 | date=1997 | accessdate=11 June 2016 | pages=53}} {{paywall}}</ref>

<ref name="Griggs 2015">{{cite web | last=Griggs | first=Ted | title=Bruce Foods sells Original Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce to Georgia company | website=The Advocate | date=April 18, 2015 | url=http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/acadiananews/12035570-123/bruce-foods-sells-original-louisiana | accessdate=June 11, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Washington Post 2016">{{cite web | title=How did hot sauce get in so many African Americans' bags, anyway? | website=Washington Post | date=April 21, 2016 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/how-did-hot-sauce-get-in-so-many-african-americans-bags-anyway/2016/04/21/63bebca0-07d2-11e6-b283-e79d81c63c1b_story.html | accessdate=June 11, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Greenberg 2014">{{cite web | last=Greenberg | first=Stacey | title=Chicken Wings Make Their Mark on Local Menus – Food & Wine – Memphis News and Events | website=Memphis Flyer | date=December 4, 2014 | url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/chicken-wings-make-their-mark-on-local-menus/Content?oid=3788785 | accessdate=June 11, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Wilbur 2006">{{cite book | last=Wilbur | first=T. | title=Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 | publisher=Penguin Publishing Group | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-101-04213-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V0lbut-2aeIC&pg=PT247 | accessdate=June 11, 2016 | page=pt247}}</ref>

<ref name="DeWitt 2010">{{cite book | last=DeWitt | first=D. | title=1,001 Best Hot and Spicy Recipes | publisher=Agate Publishing, Incorporated | series=1,001 Series | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-57284-113-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dE31AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA740 | accessdate=June 11, 2016 | page=740}}</ref>

<ref name="Ruby 2014">{{cite web | last=Ruby | first=Jeff | title=Where to Get the Best Fried Chicken in Chicago | website=Chicago magazine | date=June 30, 2014 | url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/July-2014/Who-Has-the-Best-Fried-Chicken-in-Chicago/ | accessdate=June 11, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Cookston 2016">{{cite book | last=Cookston | first=M. | title=Smokin' Hot in the South: New Grilling Recipes from the Winningest WomaninBarbecue | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing | series=[[Melissa Cookston]] | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4494-7910-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKAhCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 | accessdate=June 11, 2016 | page=27}}</ref>

<ref name="Stir the Pot 2005">{{cite book | last=Bienvenu | first=M. | last2=Brasseaux | first2=C.A. | last3=Brasseaux | first3=R.A. | title=Stir the Pot: The History of Cajun Cuisine | publisher=Hippocrene Books | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-7818-1120-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGnt3Bb_VeYC&pg=PA35 | accessdate=June 12, 2016 | page=35}}</ref>

<ref name="AP 2001">{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=20010328&id=4YsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=otwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1354,3733524&hl=en | title=Some like it hot — especially in Louisiana | publisher=''The Southeast Missourian'' | date=March 28, 2001 | accessdate=12 June 2016 | author=Associated Press}}</ref>

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