RUDI'S HOT SAUCE

I grew up adding hot sauce to every meal, and I still do. It was always a staple in our household, my father being a master saucier and hot pepper chef. Our meals were regularly hot and flavourful. Over the years I've developed a healthy addiction for spicy foods. I usually have at least ten types of hot sauce in my fridge at any given time, and usually much more... I'll admit that my favourite spice is fresh cracked pepper straight from the mill. Cracked pepper opens-up your taste buds, allowing the true flavours of your food to develop. After all, next to gold, pepper is what Christopher Columbus sought when first coming to the Americas. When I eat in restaurants I often spark up a conversation with my server as they crack pepper onto my plate, never saying ‘when' until I must. But cracked pepper isn't nearly enough to satisfy my cravings, but then, neither is just pure heat. I need a good hot sauce that bursts with flavour.