Hot sauces are a popular ingredient in many foods, from barbequed dishes to ethnic cuisine from around the world. The main ingredients in many hot sauces are vinegar and chili peppers. Though capsicum chili peppers are the most commonly used, habanero, jalapeņo, tabasco, cayenne, and Chipotle peppers are also frequently included when making hot sauce. The hottest sauces made employ capsaicin extract, which may be mixed with other peppers to achieve different flavors. If you are not accustomed to eating extremely hot foods, you should exercise caution when cooking or seasoning with these hot sauces. Often, a drop is more than enough for an entire pot of food. If you are looking for these extreme hot sauces, you may need to search online or in specialty shops. While the heat sensation that each type of hot sauce produces does vary in personal perception, it can also be objectively measured on the Scoville scale. On this scale, pure capsaicin extract rates as 16 million Scoville units. On the other hand, Tabasco sauce, which many people use to spice up their food, rates between 2,500 and 5,000 Scoville units. If you have ingested hot sauce that is too hot for you, there are some easy ways to remedy the situation. Dairy beverages such as milk and fatty foods like bread with butter can help to provide relief. This is one of the reasons why Indian food is often served with yogurt. Contrary to your initial reaction, do not reach for the glass of water, as it will only exacerbate the sensation caused by the hot sauce and spread it throughout your mouth and digestive tract.
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