by pinback » Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:27 pm
Our friend Aardvark did an amazing thing for me. He sent me two different jars of authentic Rochester "hot sauce", because I'd heard so much about it, and as the Hot Sauce Expert, it felt wrong that I wasn't also an expert at that other kind of hot sauce, which so many of you are so fond of, in between telling everyone how no pizza they ever had was as good as the one from their hometown which almost everyone moves out of as soon as they can.
Not only that, but he sent a hand-written, lovingly crafted recipe for authentic GARBAGE PLATE! Which was great, because while I was excited to try my new product, I wasn't sure how to use it. Welp, maybe one day I will make the 'plate, but as described it contains more calories than I generally eat in an entire day, even when I'm not dieting. So we'll put a pause on the authentic GP experience for now. For now.
I couldn't wait, though. I had to know.
I put a few spoonfuls of "Coach Tony's Authentic Beef Hot Sauce" in a little bowl, and put it in the microwave for 15 seconds to warm, and then got a tastin' spoon for me and Kathy. Here is where it gets interesting (for a specific subset of interesting...)
We both had the exact same reaction upon that first taste.
"It's Skyline!"
Now, that's not exactly true, as there is obviously a (slightly) different spice mixture, and Coach Tony's was actually pretty darn hot, where as Cincinnati chili is not.
But it's Cincinnati chili.
So now I know what "Rochester hot sauce" is, and now I know EXACTLY how to use it. I will bring the world something it has never known:
Cincinatti-Rochester Fusion Cuisine.
Although there's such an overlap, I doubt anyone would notice.
Rochester hot sauce is a less-sweet, more hot, Cincinnati chili, and I love them both.
Our friend Aardvark did an amazing thing for me. He sent me two different jars of authentic Rochester "hot sauce", because I'd heard so much about it, and as the Hot Sauce Expert, it felt wrong that I wasn't also an expert at that [i]other[/i] kind of hot sauce, which so many of you are so fond of, in between telling everyone how no pizza they ever had was as good as the one from their hometown which almost everyone moves out of as soon as they can.
Not only that, but he sent a hand-written, lovingly crafted recipe for authentic GARBAGE PLATE! Which was great, because while I was excited to try my new product, I wasn't sure how to use it. Welp, maybe one day I will make the 'plate, but as described it contains more calories than I generally eat in an entire day, even when I'm not dieting. So we'll put a [i]pause[/i] on the authentic GP experience for now. [i]For now.[/i]
I couldn't wait, though. [i]I had to know.[/i]
I put a few spoonfuls of "Coach Tony's Authentic Beef Hot Sauce" in a little bowl, and put it in the microwave for 15 seconds to warm, and then got a tastin' spoon for me and Kathy. Here is where it gets interesting (for a specific subset of interesting...)
We both had the [i]exact[/i] same reaction upon that first taste.
"It's Skyline!"
Now, that's not exactly true, as there is obviously a (slightly) different spice mixture, and Coach Tony's was actually pretty darn hot, where as Cincinnati chili is not.
But it's Cincinnati chili.
So now I know what "Rochester hot sauce" is, and now I know [i]EXACTLY[/i] how to use it. I will bring the world something it has never known:
[i]Cincinatti-Rochester Fusion Cuisine.[/i]
Although there's such an overlap, I doubt anyone would notice.
Rochester hot sauce is a less-sweet, more hot, Cincinnati chili, and I love them both.