Canadian hot sauces for every spice level
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Canadian food may not be known for its spice, but across the country there are plenty of Canadian brands heating things up with unique hot sauces. They're also gaining international attention — many Canadian hot sauce brands have appeared on the viral online series Hot Ones, the talk show where celebrity guests are interviewed while they attempt to eat chicken wings coated in increasingly spicy hot sauces.
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The Cure Hot Sauce Company – Vancouver Island, B.C.
Dawson's Hot Sauce – Hamilton, Ont. Firecracker Pepper Sauce – Toronto Ginger Goat – Waterloo, Ont. Heartbeat Hot Sauce – Thunder Bay, Ont. Joe Beef – Montreal Mark's Hot Sauce – Montreal Maritime Madness – Cardigan, P.E.I. No. 7 Hot Sauce – Toronto Pepper North – Oshawa, Ont. Piko Peppers Microsaucerie – Montreal La Pimenterie – Montreal Rude Mama Hot Sauce – Toronto
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Vancouver Island-based The Cure Hot Sauce Company delivers big flavours that don't compromise on sustainability. The company is BC Green Business and Surfrider Water Friendly certified, and all of its hot sauces are gluten-free and vegan (plus a few FODMAP diet-friendly sauces). Find a range of hot sauces, BBQ sauces and dry rubs to choose from.
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Dawson's Hot Sauce has been family-owned and operated by father-son duo Bruce and Brodie Dawson since 2013. The brand's hot sauces feature unique flavour combinations like sweet pear and chili and mushroom habanero, with mild to fiery options available to suit every palate.
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Husband and wife, Michael and Carmen McCracken, first thought of creating their own hot sauce as a guest favour when planning their wedding. The idea then grew into Firecracker Pepper Sauce, which creates premium Trinidadian-style hot pepper sauces in a nod to Carmen's Indo-Trinidadian culture and Mike's Canadian heritage.
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