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Gay Caballero Hot Sauce - Rancho Gordo
4.1
(31 ratings)

Gay Caballero Hot Sauce

$ 6.50
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With a unique flavor profile, this zesty arbol chile-based sauce deserves a spot in your hot sauce collection.

When we started making large batches of our hot sauces, they all made the grade except for Gay Caballero. For some reason, the large batches didn’t translate and we’ve been working ever since to make a version of this complex blend.

We’ve finally done it, and for the many fans of Gay Caballero, the long, dark period of suffering is over. The secret (and please don’t tell anyone!) is a judicious blend of cinnamon and cloves along with the peppy chiles. Tasty, untamed and fancy—just like you!

Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar, water, arbol chile powder, spices, garlic powder, sea salt.

Made in a facility that may share equipment with nuts, peanuts, wheat, and other allergens. 

5 FL OZ (148ml)

"These hot sauces aren’t only good on beans, but they are made by premiere heirloom bean masters Rancho Gordo, which means your legume-loving friends are predisposed to enjoying them. "

Adam Rothbarth

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Rebecca Payne

Spicy with a great flavor

This hot sauce has some heat, but the depth of flavors that come with the heat are amazing. It is so much more than just hot sauce!

Review on 07/02/2020

Hannah

Watery and separates easily

Not my favorite hot sauce. It's not that spicy (about the same level as Tabasco, perhaps even less spicy) and it separates easily. Definitely needs a good shake before using. Also, there's no dropper top, so pour with caution. Decent flavor, but would not repurchase due to its consistency.

Review on 27/05/2020

Jennifer

And Napa's sauciest sauce is...!

...this one! It's not the absolutely hottest hot sauce around and that doesn't appear to the point. It's certainly among the most complex and savory when it comes right down to it. This one is an absolute winner. Put this on everything!

Review on 22/11/2020

Kim

the bomb

smokey and just a touch sweet....awesome stuff.....my next rancho order may be for a case of this ;)

Review on 26/03/2016

Amanda

Absolutely Delicious!!

I am OBSESSED with this hot sauce! It's good on everything! It has a nice heat (although not too hot) & an amazing depth of flavor. It makes just about everything better. I love it on eggs, any bean dish, burritos, etc. All of the Rancho Gordo hot sauces are good, but this one is definitely my favorite. If you are heat sensitive, the La Paloma has a very similar taste without any heat.

Review on 07/09/2017

Gay Caballero Hot Sauce

$ 6.50
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The Rancho Gordo Story

You Can Blame it All on the Dutch

I was shopping one August for tomatoes and, despite Napa being one of the world's most magnificent agricultural regions, all the tomatoes were from a hothouse in Holland! Worse, they were hard and pale pink instead of the ripe tomatoes I was craving. I started to grow my own tomatoes and this eventually led to beans.

My first harvested heirloom bean was Rio Zape. They were pretty and easy to grow but I had no idea what to expect when I cooked them. They were similar to the pintos I liked but there was so much more going on. Hints of chocolate and coffee mixed with an earthy texture made my head spin. I was blown away by Rio Zape and the other heirloom beans I was growing, but also really confused why they were such a big secret. I took the beans to the farmers market, organizing things on my kitchen table. Soon there was a warehouse, followed by more markets and mail order. It seems we had struck a nerve. People agreed that heirloom beans were worth saving, growing and cooking. Currently our warehouse, a retail shop, and offices are in Napa, California, and a stop here is part of many tours of the wine country. 

All of my agricultural pursuits have been based on being someone who likes to cook but gets frustrated by the lack of ingredients, especially those that are native to the Americas. One of the things that originally drew me to beans was the fact that they are indigenous to the Americas. It seems to me these indigenous ingredients should be familiar, if not common. American cuisine is re-inventing itself and I'd love to include ingredients, traditions and recipes from north and south of the border as part of the equation. I love the concept of The Americas. I feel as if it's just as important as the European heritage many of us share.

You can read more about the Rancho Gordo story here.

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