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Crystal Hot Sauce

Brand of Louisiana hot sauce

Crystal Hot Sauce
Summary

Brand of Louisiana hot sauce

The post-[[Hurricane Katrina]] Crystal Preserves sign on Tulane Avenue, Mid-City New Orleans.

Crystal Hot Sauce is a brand of Louisiana hot sauce produced by family-owned Baumer Foods since 1923. 3 e6USgal of Crystal Hot Sauce are shipped per year to 75 countries. The sauce is reddish orange with medium heat, and has been described as having "a more prominent dark chile flavor, and a slightly subdued vinegar profile" when compared to Tabasco, another brand of Louisiana-style hot sauce.

History

Originally based in New Orleans, Crystal was famous for its lighted sign featuring a chef stirring a pot of hot sauce with steam from the factory venting out through the pot. The sign was a New Orleans landmark on Tulane Avenue in Mid-City, visible from Interstate 10. The preserves advertised on the sign were found in U.S military rations during World War II, but are no longer produced.

Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city in 2005, damaged much of Baumer Foods' New Orleans plant, including the sign. Following the storm, the company moved its plant to Reserve, in St. John the Baptist Parish, located up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The iconic sign was replicated and placed atop a new apartment building, built on the same site as the old factory. As of April 2021, the company maintains its head office in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans.

The green wrapper that sealed the bottle had the word Crystal written on it previously; after Hurricane Katrina the writing no longer appeared on the label.

Currently, the dark green over-wrap says both "Crystal" and "Louisiana" in white cursive letters.

The brand enjoys popularity in Saudi Arabia, introduced by petroleum workers from Louisiana.

Ingredients

The ingredient list on the product's packaging is: aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, salt.

References

References

  1. "The History Behind the Hot". Baumer Foods.
  2. Kindelsperger, Nick. (2020-02-13). "Hot sauce tasting: The ultimate guide to America's most popular brands".
  3. Gold, Scott. "12 Things You Didn't Know About Crystal Hot Sauce".
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  6. "Baumer Foods Inc - Company Profile and News".
  7. Gold, Scott. (2014-02-05). "12 Things You Didn't Know About Crystal Hot Sauce".
  8. Garczynski, Matt. (2019). "This Is a Book for People Who Love Hot Sauce". Running Press.
  9. Sherman, Elizabeth. (2018-05-29). "David Chang's Favorite Hot Sauce".
  10. ""Pepper Master Ed Currie Tries 32 Hot Sauces".
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