Everything You Know About Sriracha is a Lie.

A couple of pins by request: Gold Medal Sriracha - goo.gl/maps/shWfyR67rAKDBEwK9?entry=yt and the kuay teow khua gai noodle shop where we finish: goo.gl/maps/kijAnn8pNjRNuKNU7?entry=yt

I'm Thai and l love this episode, we lost the name of this sauce which is very sad. So I'm glad that you tell the world about the truth.

The real SriRacha sauce is made in Thailand, from an area called Sri Racha….about 90 KM southeast of Bangkok. I was eating this sauce since I was 4 years old, in 1972.

As a Thai, I think the reason why the city isn't celebrating the sauce like you said is because we're pretty much unaware of US Sriracha's fame up until a few years ago - and even then Thai people consider Huy Fong's taste to be so different that, even with the borrowed name, it's not the same sauce.

As a native to Chonburi province (Sriracha is a part of it), I grew up eating everything with Sriracha sauce including shumai, turnip paste or even fried rice. It was so popular in our family that other dipping sacues were virtually unknown to us.

Growing up in Thailand, my parents sold the Sriracha Panich hot sauce by the case, where it was made not far from their store. I always knew that the Rooster brand hot sauce is not the same sauce I had growing up. The original sriracha sauce is sweeter—more rounded flavor you could say. My local Walmart has been selling the Panich brand. Another great video with lots of research.

This channel is criminally underrated

Chili sauce is eaten all over the world. There are regional differences and styles. This particular sauce has its origins in Sri Racha, Thailand. It in turn had its influence from Cantonese cooking, which the Chinese diaspora brought to Thailand when they migrated there. The owner of Hong Fuy Foods was a Vietnamese refugee who temporarily stayed in Sri Racha on his way to the US. He had it and liked it so replicated its flavors to produced the world renown rooster brand Sri Racha sauce. He did not say he invented it, but even named the sauce from town where he got the sauce from. Great story. It doesnt matter who invented it, but the Vietnamese refugee gave it to the rest of the world and paid his respects to the town of Sri Racha where he first had it.

Actually, in Thailand we did not just call it "Sri Racha Sauce" but "Sri Racha Chili Sauce" (ซอสพริกศรีราชา - sauce prik Sri Racha) which refer to a recipe originating "Sri Racha Panich Brand" I don't know about other hot sauce or chili sauce out there that claim their "Sri Racha Sauce" is authentic but I believe that authentic "Sri Racha Sauce" is named after the store called "Sri Racha Panich" (Panich means Trade, Business or Commerce) not a Sri Racha town but the brand name. Just like many homemade versions of "Nutella" they might call their a "Nutella" too. What I'm going to say is that "Sri Racha" is not a type of sauce. But it's the brand of the aforementioned chili sauce. which may have other similar recipe that older than this one that were cooked at home or sold widly at that time but no brand is as famous and popular as Sri Racha Panich.

No matter what happen to Sriracha source. The true still the fact that Sriracha was originated in Thailand.

I was born, rise and now still live in Si Racha. The best Sriracha OG sauce that locals will recommend to you is the "Koh Loi" brand, the one with two chilies on a blue background label.

Finally I found the most accurate history of Sriracha sauce. You did an incredibly great research. I grew up in Sriracha. Still remember the former location of Sriracha Panich store just in front of Sriracha fresh market (near the clock tower).

In 2022 there was a jalapeno crop failure due to drought conditions. This caused Huy Fong Foods to pause production of Sriracha for a time. As soon as news of this got out, people here in Canada started buying and hoarding Sriracha. I remember buying the ONLY bottle on a grocery store shelf, and feeling the relief that only an addict can understand. I love pretty much all variations of this sauce. Without it, life is just bland.

I’m really impressed by your work. You definitely deserve more attention.

You need to be on food channel or history . This is some amazing documentary

No matter where the origin of the sauce itself could be, Sri-racha is still the only one speific place in the world and the world knows it now. Thanks for your dedication persuing Sriracha sauce history. 👍🤟

As a Hongkonger with a Thai-Chinese wife, this video made us very proud of our intertwined heritage. A sincere thank you, you do the justice long due to this famous sauce!

This origin story makes so much sense. Great sleuthing. I will look for Sri Racha Panich next time I go to the store.

The one and only for Thai fried omelets, everything else is just not it compares to Sriracha. it turns any plain omelets into a 10/10 breakfast.

I didn't realize Sriracha was based on a cantonese sauce. Now that I think about it, it really does look like the sauce you get at the fancy cantonese banquet halls. However, the taste is very different. I find sriracha to be way too sweet and yet the spiciness is also very harsh. The cantonese sauce i think tastes a bit fermented and i just think it tastes really good. The spice level may sting depending on the restaurant but it's worth it for the flavour.