The best places to buy hot sauce (online & locally)

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Walmart and Kroger have the basic Tapatio and Cholula, but don’t have an extensive selection where you’ll find obscure and small batch sauces

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Amazon is your best bet for buying a pretty wide selection of hot sauces at the lowest price online. If you’re looking for cheap hot sauce online, Amazon is one of the best options because there is so much competition between vendors that it drives the price as low as possible.

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Best online store for selection: HotSauce.com

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There are some hot sauces that reach almost cult popularity due to their rarity. Mountain Dew Hot Sauce is an example of this, with only 500 bottles produced. For these types of obscure, cult classics, and collector’s item hot sauces, eBay is your best bet for finding them online.

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Best local places to buy hot sauce

Cream Section Separator Chances are your favorite local grocery store stocks at least a dozen types of hot sauce, including Tabasco, Cholula, and Yellowbird. If you’re looking for a more obscure sauce, there are a few different approaches to take. Learn more

Asian and Latin American markets often stock a wider selection of regional-specific hot sauces, so you can sometimes find things that you wouldn’t find at your neighborhood grocer.

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Locally made sauces at the farmer’s market

Cream Section Separator Your local farmers market is likely to have hot sauces that are made locally, using ingredients that are locally grown. Learn more

Hot sauce festivals are another great place to shop for and discover a wide selection of hot sauces. You can find hot sauce events and festivals near you by Googling “hot sauce festival [my metro area]”.

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