The heat of chile peppers evolved as a defense mechanism against being eaten by mammals like humans. So why do humans love eating spicy food? The short answer is we get a kick out of the endorphin rush and we enjoy the flavor/health benefits. But for a more in dephth look, paper in the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science lays out 4 primary theories. None of these theories are mutually exclusive, but they provide a useful jumping off point. The masochistic/thrill-seeking hypothesis: According to one popular suggestion, it is the endorphin hit, much like run ..read more

Chileheads have long debated the best way to cool your mouth down after eating spicy food. It has become widely understood that water is not the best way to go, as it may help in the moment but ends up just spreading the spicy around. Milk tends to be the prefered solution, and people often argue this is because of the fat content of milk. Well, according to new research, this is only part of the story. While higher fat content does seem to help, the protein content in milk is also doing a lot of the work providing relief from the heat.  In a study by Justin ..read more

Looking to spice things up this Valentine's Day? We put together a delicious array of hot sauces, ranging from mild to painful. After all, as one of the sauces reminds us, Love Burns. Plus, it'll be featured in the Bet On Love live dating show put on by Manifold Markets. Grab a pack and play along at home ..read more

Over the years we've supplied many offices with hot sauces, whether through bulk purchases or Hot Sauce of the Month memberships. We've shipped hot sauce to companies like Google, Facebook, OpenAI, and Pinterest, and we've also worked wtih many companies to handle corporate gifting, sending out curated gift sets to employees as a perk. We are quick and flexible, we can handle high volume orders or small one-off orders, and on large orders we can offer volume discounts. If you're interested in working with us, reach out to Dylan at info[at]heathotsauce.com and we can help find th ..read more

There's still time to get your hot sauce in time for the holidays! Order by December 15th for our flat rate shipping and free gift set shipping Order by December 18th at noon if you are using our $12.99 Priority Shipping Order by December 20th at noon if you are using the Priority Mail Express option. Remember, you can always sign up for our Hot Sauce of the Month Club and get a printable gift note for a great last minute gift ..read more

Enter to win a year-long subscription to our Hot Sauce of the Month Club, all you have to do is: Take a photo of any sauce(s) we carry on our website (bonus points if it's in a cool location, but on your counter is fine too). Send photos as a reply to this email, or to info@heathotsauce.com with "Photo Contest" in the subject line.  Optional -  You can also post it on Instagram or Facebook and tag us for a bonus entry. Post your Refer A Friend link and every new customer you refer gets a bonus mystery bottle in their first order (and you get a bonus bot ..read more

We recently introduced 6 new spicy seasonings. And in the process of creating them, we ate hundreds of bowls of popcorn. Here are our tips for making spicy popcorn at home, using these or any other seasonings. Start with unseasoned popcorn. We like the old fashioned "whirley pop" style poppers, but air poppers or unseasoned microwavable popcorn will work great as well. Before seasoning, add oil or melted butter. For a rich taste and good seasoning application, using plenty of oil is key. We liked canola oil for it's neutral taste, but melted butter is delicious, and you can experiment with an ..read more

For Giving Tuesday, we released a brand new Charity gift set. In addition to our Kenji Set, which supports Colombia Diversa, and our Brian Ambs set, which supports the National Kidney Foundation, we now offer the No Kid Hungry set, which provides 60 meals for hungry kids with every purchase ..read more

Everyone has that one person on their gifting list who says nothing is ever hot enough for them. They eat habaneros like they're candy, enjoy ghost peppers without any trouble. Well this gift set is for them. With sauces made using Pepper X, 7 Pot Primo, and Carolina Reaper peppers, you get to try 3 of the hottest peppers in the world. And while they'll melt your face off, the flavor is there too. None of these sauces use chemically pepper extracts that are common in novelty sauces. Like all our gift sets, it comes with free shipping. Pick it up here ..read more

We've got some great sales planned, so stay tuned! In the meantime, check out our current sales ..read more