Deep Dives: Habanero Is My Heat

The zip-zippier version of the sauce that made Espinaler famous. Habanero and Cayenne are the peppers in this one. For when you want to kick it up a notch and a half.

92ml bottle

Pacific Oysters are grown on our farms in Willapa Bay located on the coast of Washington State. They are grown using the long-line method to promote the highest quality oyster, and ensure they are always free of sand and grit. They are harvested fresh then brought to our Ekone cannery in Bay Center, WA, where the oysters are steamed and opened, then brined in small batches. The brined oysters are then placed meticulously on stainless steel racks and smoked using maple chips. Brined with two different Habañero sauces before smoking. Hot and spicy for those who like a kick!

Each 3 ounce can is made with fresh ingredients and no preservatives. They are also shelf stable for up to four years!

Net Weight: 3 oz (85g) tin

Pictured in a baked potato soup with saltines and chives.

We are big, big fans of Secret Aardvark going way back, so when Chef Sara Hauman announced this product we cheered. Yay for the spicy! Bring it on.

3.5 oz (99g) tin

Never the type to curse the darkness, at RTG we are all about lighting candles. The single most common grex we see in online forums, and read in reviews, is that flavorings in general, and spicy things in particular, are not "strong" enough.

We're fixing it.

These are being produced for us (and to our custom specifications) by Mariscadora and Don Gastronom's La Narval. Each tin contains 3/4 large sardines that are positively bathed in red ripe habanero pepper paste. Plus a hefty dose of garlic to round out the flavor profile. Because this is about flavor, not just about heat.

They are habanero hot, and we don't mean a hint or a whisper or a whiff. Look at the photo. That's habanero paste. In a can. With sardines.

We think these are hot enough, and have a high level of confidence you will, too.

These are not stupid painful hot like ghost pepper. But they are too hot for anyone who might wonder, "Is this too hot for me?"

If you have to ask, the answer is, "Yes, they're too hot for you. Don't buy these."

We highly recommend emptying the contents of the tin into a bowl and gently fork-mashing the oil and habanero and sardine together until just barely mixed, and then putting forkfuls on saltines.

Also pictured as a POWerful Puttanesca, just make puttanesca as normal and top with a tin of these. Yowza good.

110g (3.88 oz) tin