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Cadrian · 02-10-2010, 03:14 PM

Its crazy how hot sauce tastes change state to state... here in the Carolina You cant go to chicken joint without Texas Pete on the table.

Which is crazy because its made in North Carolina... Not Texas :P

FETCHER. · 02-10-2010, 03:17 PM

I have 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce!!
Nobody in my family uses it, it's more of a thing where we convince drunk people to taste a little. It's too spicy!

Freebase Dali · 02-10-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

I have 2 bottles of Tabasco sauce!!
Nobody in my family uses it, it's more of a thing where we convince drunk people to taste a little. It's too spicy!

lol... Nah, it's not.
The Habanero Tobasco sauce is spicy.

NumberNineDream · 02-10-2010, 03:20 PM

^Tabasco is not spicy, it's a bit sour.

Freebase Dali · 02-10-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadrian

Its crazy how hot sauce tastes change state to state... here in the Carolina You cant go to chicken joint without Texas Pete on the table.

Which is crazy because its made in North Carolina... Not Texas :P

Heh, we used to have that in the dining facility all the time back in the Army. It's not spicy at all. It's like vinegar flavored, thick red water.

Guybrush · 02-10-2010, 03:23 PM

Tabasco is fairly common here although I usually only have it whenever I have a shot of this spiced up version of flatliner shot occasionally drink here for fun (flatliner = Sambuca, tabasco sauce, tequila). I don't think it ranks very high on the hot scale, but it might make your ears itch when you get a good teaspoon or two portion in your shot.

Cadrian · 02-10-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Heh, we used to have that in the dining facility all the time back in the Army. It's not spicy at all. It's like vinegar flavored, thick red water.

Ya it is more like a spice vinegar... but people love it. Ive seen people turn down chicken sitting in front of them because the restaurant we were at didn't have it in stock.

lucifer_sam · 02-10-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Ranked as follows:

#1 Tobasco sauce (and all its different flavors, but the original is the best)
#2 "Louisiana" brand hot sauce (The one with the red dot)
#3-thru-idon'tcare: Everything else.

Tobasco has a long tradition here as being the most popular and most used hot sauce in and around Louisiana. It's made in Avery Island (About 5 or 6 miles away from my house) and even the salt used in the sauce is mined there and the peppers are grown there.

If you haven't tasted it, it's got a lot more kick than typical Louisiana or Crystal hot sauce. It's not as viscous, and has a more tangy flavor (original flavor).
Anyway, it's far better on a larger variety of food than the type of hot sauce you like... although I like that type as well, I just have certain applications for it. Tobasco serves nearly all my needs though.

All about Frank's up here in the NE. Not as spicy but without all the fucking preservatives and superfluous ingredients in Tabasco.

Also it's impossible to make hot wings without.

mr dave · 02-10-2010, 04:48 PM

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That's weird. One of the reasons I love Toronto is that, in my experience, the people are incredibly friendly and down-to-earth. I think it's the only place I've ever been where I wound up hanging out with random people I bumped into on the sidewalk.

is Toronto the only city this has happened in? because if it's a night out on the town (and in the pubs) that's pretty standard from coast to coast.

as far as big Canadian cities go Montreal is tops for me although i haven't had a chance to visit Vancouver yet (it's on the back burner for a late spring / early summer visit).

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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

Like in Canada there were more Lebanese than Canadians. I was afraid the Canadians will get lynched, as they felt like the minority.

this really depends on the area you're visiting, for the most part Canada is pale.

Canada is also a nation of immigrants, we're taught this from elementary level history classes. the first European settlers (French) landed in Port Royal, Nova Scotia in 1604 and established the Acadian culture prior to being deported by the English in 1755 and having to walk back from (or settle in) the bayous and swamps down south (the term Cajun sounds like Acadian for a reason). so for the most part the average Canadian is used to the idea of being a stranger in a familiar land.

the Vikings preceded that by upwards of a few centuries but landed in Newfoundland (which only became part of Canada in 1949) and were ultimately unsuccessful in their distinct colonization. although based on the heartiness of most Newfounlanders i don't think the Viking influence was lost or ignored.

NumberNineDream · 02-10-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

is Toronto the only city this has happened in? because if it's a night out on the town (and in the pubs) that's pretty standard from coast to coast.

as far as big Canadian cities go Montreal is tops for me although i haven't had a chance to visit Vancouver yet (it's on the back burner for a late spring / early summer visit).

this really depends on the area you're visiting, for the most part Canada is pale.

Canada is also a nation of immigrants, we're taught this from elementary level history classes. the first European settlers (French) landed in Port Royal, Nova Scotia in 1604 and established the Acadian culture prior to being deported by the English in 1755 and having to walk back from (or settle in) the bayous and swamps down south (the term Cajun sounds like Acadian for a reason). so for the most part the average Canadian is used to the idea of being a stranger in a familiar land.

the Vikings preceded that by upwards of a few centuries but landed in Newfoundland (which only became part of Canada in 1949) and were ultimately unsuccessful in their distinct colonization. although based on the heartiness of most Newfounlanders i don't think the Viking influence was lost or ignored.

Well I was talking about Montreal mainly. I spent 35 days there, and didn't have to speak any word of French. I was speaking Arabic the whole time. There's even a street there called "St. Cathrine", that is now known as "St. Lebanon"... spooky.
It didn't bring me much happiness, as the whole reason of going to a foreign country is to be able to insult people in a language they don't understand. The two times we tried to make fun of people, they turned out to be Lebanese, and started shouting at us in extreme anger.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Tabasco is fairly common here although I usually only have it whenever I have a shot of this spiced up version of flatliner shot occasionally drink here for fun (flatliner = Sambuca, tabasco sauce, tequila). I don't think it ranks very high on the hot scale, but it might make your ears itch when you get a good teaspoon or two portion in your shot. __________________ Something Completely Different

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Cadrian Music Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 111	Its crazy how hot sauce tastes change state to state... here in the Carolina You cant go to chicken joint without Texas Pete on the table. Which is crazy because its made in North Carolina... Not Texas :P