Yes, I’m back at it again with another hot sauce review. This time we’ll be taking a closer look at Mr Goudas Hot Little Devil Pepper Sauce. A product of Costa Rica, which is imported by Goudas Food Products Co. Ltd, of Concord Ontario (Canada). Packaged in a tiny 57ml bottle and readily available at most ethnic grocers and many of the bigger chain grocery stores for under $5.
The Aroma.
A typical (quite ordinary) vinegar based hot sauce that does nothing to the senses upon opening. With it’s almost Tabasco like scent, it seem to lack any creativity with it comes to making me want to go beyond smelling it.
The Taste.
As mentioned this sauce didn’t encourage me to go further by it’s bland scent, after-all you know how much I dislike sauces that’s overpowered with vinegar. However I decided to take one for the troops and give this a shot. At first you get a very pronounced salty sort of taste, followed by a nice punch of heat. A type of heat that lingers on the tongue for a good 10 minutes or so. However, other than the heat, there’s nothing much else to this pepper sauce. My taste buds could not detect any other hidden flavours as I gave it a second try with another teaspoon full.
Texture.
A rather smooth and well blended sauce once you shake it well before opening. I especially like it’s consistency as it pours perfectly from the bottle. It also spreads well on deli meats as I tried it on my cold cut sandwich. BTW.. it works well with cold cuts.
Final Comments.
Other than heat and the way it pours out of the bottle, there’s isn’t much else to say about this pepper sauce. If you’re looking for cheap heat give this one a shot, as it does deliver some punch. I’d rate it 2.5 out of 5 as far as heat scale goes and 2 out of 5 as an overall score. As mentioned it would work well with sandwiches and eggs at breakfast with it’s sort of salty taste and heat. I would even add a couple drops on fresh oysters for that little zing. I forgot to mention that I also love the rich orange colour of the sauce, but that’s helped with the use of artificial colouring.
