Blair'S Hot Sauce In Bangkok?

[Swordsman]

Hello,

Going to drop by Bangkok for 72 hours (meetings, meetings, meetings) in a few days - and I am fresh out of my favorite hot sauces that always ride in my luggage, The Blair Hot sauces (The Sweet Death, Golden Death, and Original Death, to be precise). And thus I was wondering if Bangkok might have a shop for me to pick some up? And what with me not knowing Bangkok all that well I figured that I should throw it out there on TV and see if there were any hot (sauce) tips.

Regards,

[Nisa]

Stopped by to see what "Blair's Hot Sauce" is. I looked up an image on Google of the bottles and not sure I have seen them in the Bangkok Grocery Stores or not. I do recall there is not an abundance of overseas BBQ sauce brands.

As for hot sauce in general ... given how spicy Thai good is, not sure how popular hot sauces are among the expats unless they are cooking themselves.

[Swordsman]

Stopped by to see what "Blair's Hot Sauce" is. I looked up an image on Google of the bottles and not sure I have seen them in the Bangkok Grocery Stores or not. I do recall there is not an abundance of overseas BBQ sauce brands.

As for hot sauce in general ... given how spicy Thai good is, not sure how popular hot sauces are among the expats unless they are cooking themselves.

Hello Nisa,

Thank you for your response

Yes that was a concern of mine, but I figured that one is better off asking and hoping than one is to shrugging. I travel a lot - and its always good to have a few bottles of hot sauce in ones pack to juice things up. Now that is not really a concern in say Thailand, but can be elsewhere. And the three mentioned Blair's are pretty low on the Blair totem pole of hotness, but are just right for me And I didnt even have to eat three bowls of porridge to find that out!

Last time I was in BBK the only BBQ sauce I could find was the usual generic suspects (Heinz's, Jack Daniels, and so on) - one is better off making ones own there then - although its worth pointing out that the blair sauces in question are not bbq sauces at all.

[jybkk]

Stopped by to see what "Blair's Hot Sauce" is. I looked up an image on Google of the bottles and not sure I have seen them in the Bangkok Grocery Stores or not. I do recall there is not an abundance of overseas BBQ sauce brands.

As for hot sauce in general ... given how spicy Thai good is, not sure how popular hot sauces are among the expats unless they are cooking themselves.

Hello Nisa,

Thank you for your response

Yes that was a concern of mine, but I figured that one is better off asking and hoping than one is to shrugging. I travel a lot - and its always good to have a few bottles of hot sauce in ones pack to juice things up. Now that is not really a concern in say Thailand, but can be elsewhere. And the three mentioned Blair's are pretty low on the Blair totem pole of hotness, but are just right for me And I didnt even have to eat three bowls of porridge to find that out!

Last time I was in BBK the only BBQ sauce I could find was the usual generic suspects (Heinz's, Jack Daniels, and so on) - one is better off making ones own there then - although its worth pointing out that the blair sauces in question are not bbq sauces at all.

It's funny, you almost sound like a Thai who travel abroad with his chili the "spice it up" a bit.

As far as I'm concerned, I always try to appreciate the food the way it is cooked locally, there's usually a good reason for them to do that way, but I can understand that not everyone feels the same way.

On many Thai tables you'll find 4 little cups of condiments and spices and sometimes an extra one with a very good local Sri Racha sauce. I encourage you to try these. If the only thing you've one your table are Ketchup and Spicy sauce made by Heinz, then you might not be in the best restaurant in the area, but rather in a pretty touristy one.

[Thailaw]

If you visit Foodland and Villa Market, you will find the usual American hot sauces -- McIlhenny Tabasco, Crystal Louisiana, Frank's -- and a few others, a local variety called Wolf's and Chipolte (I think rebottled) by Don's Foods. You can also find Lingham's Chilli Sauce and, as noted, Sri Ratcha Chilli Sauces (if you get the Sri Ratcha sauce, get the one with the red cap). The latter two are more of dipping sauces and not ingredients to be added to food/sauces like American hot sauce, but are pretty good. I doubt that you will find Blairs in Bangkok or Thailand more generally. I have never seen it. Of the available hot sauces, I prefer Frank's -- it is very acceptable.

[Swordsman]

Hello,

Thank you for both of your replies,

It's funny, you almost sound like a Thai who travel abroad with his chili the "spice it up" a bit.

As far as I'm concerned, I always try to appreciate the food the way it is cooked locally, there's usually a good reason for them to do that way, but I can understand that not everyone feels the same way.

On many Thai tables you'll find 4 little cups of condiments and spices and sometimes an extra one with a very good local Sri Racha sauce. I encourage you to try these. If the only thing you've one your table are Ketchup and Spicy sauce made by Heinz, then you might not be in the best restaurant in the area, but rather in a pretty touristy one.

Yes - there is no problem finding heat in Thailand. I am quite fond of the Sri Racha sauce, but it provides a slightly different type of heat than say the Sweet or Golden Death from Blair's - not saying that one is necessarily better than the other but I do have a preference towards the Blair sauces. The Sweet Death is mild but have pretty heavy overtures of mango, and Passion fruit for an example - which is quite nice on say a cheeseburger with jalapenos on. While the Golden Death is more of a Mustard-Rum hot sauce concoction, still mild - at a mere 34.000 scoville units (I believe the red capped rooster is a bit stronger than that, but do have a completely different texture and flavor than the previously mentioned sauces - still a solid recommendation though!). And yes - I agree, if all you see before you when you sit down for a meal is Heinz Ketchup, Heinz Mustard, and Heinz 'Chilli' sauce then you must have taken a wrong turn somewhere down the road

It is not that I do not, can not, appreciate the local cuisine as it was intended - it is just that it is sometimes nice to be able to control the heat in a direction that one feels comfortable with when one feels the need With South East Asia and South Asian food, and China to some extent (Hunan/Xiang comes to mind) that is rarely a problem - but it can be quite useful when one is running around in Africa, the former East Bloc or the Middle East - where hotness is often something that the locals shy away from. Exceptions are known of course, particularly when one speaks about Africa. Obviously one should first sample the local food as intended and served, and then if necessary and/or the mood requires it - spice it up. Better to get something too mild than too hot and go from there after all

If you visit Foodland and Villa Market, you will find the usual American hot sauces -- McIlhenny Tabasco, Crystal Louisiana, Frank's -- and a few others, a local variety called Wolf's and Chipolte (I think rebottled) by Don's Foods. You can also find Lingham's Chilli Sauce and, as noted, Sri Ratcha Chilli Sauces (if you get the Sri Ratcha sauce, get the one with the red cap). The latter two are more of dipping sauces and not ingredients to be added to food/sauces like American hot sauce, but are pretty good. I doubt that you will find Blairs in Bangkok or Thailand more generally. I have never seen it. Of the available hot sauces, I prefer Frank's -- it is very acceptable.

Foodland and VIlla Market - will check it out Thanks! I will make a point to check out Franks sauces.

Thanks guys - appreciate it

Regards

Edited August 1, 2011 by Swordsman

[mightyharriss]

Compared to Blairs... most of the hot sauces mentioned above are very very tame... However if you want a real hot sauce... PM and I'll give you the address of my bar and you can come and get some of my habenero sauce that is made fresh on site

[Swordsman]

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