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    SriRacha Sauce Shortage

    Now There’s a Sriracha Shortage and Chili-Heads Are Up in Arms



    Sriracha hot sauce at Huy Fong Foods facility in Irwindale. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
    By Sing Yee Ong (Bloombeerg)

    June 9, 2022, 12:22 PM GMT+7

    Brace yourselves spice lovers: The world is now facing a sriracha shortage.

    The maker of one of the US’s most beloved condiments — Huy Fong Foods Inc. — has been forced to suspend production of its iconic spicy sauces due to a shortage of chili peppers.

    The company confirmed Wednesday that a shortage of peppers in its inventory had affected production of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, Chili Garlic and Sambal Oelek.

    What appears to be an April letter from the company to buyers of the products, dated April this year, recently came to light online.
    “Currently, due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more severe shortage of chili,” the letter reads. “Unfortunately, this is out of our control and without this essential ingredient we are unable to produce any of our products.”

    Chili-heads didn’t take the news lightly on social media, with some lamenting the “worst news of the year” and the “end of days.” Others said they were planning to bulk-buy Huy Fong's sauces in case shelves ran empty.

    Extreme weather, pandemic supply-chain snarls and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have all taken their toll on food production this year. Sriracha is just the latest item on a growing list of foods in short supply around the world, which includes chicken, popcorn, salami and fries.






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    Glad I just bought another bottle!

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    ...even worse for me as I often douse with SriRacha sauce my chicken, popcorn, salami and fries...

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Others said they were planning to bulk-buy Huy Fong's sauces in case shelves ran empty.
    good idea.

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    what about sriracha mayonnaise sauce ?

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    Story is from bloomberg, about the US and presumably about the ‘sri racha’ sauce made in Vietnam.

    I was in Big C today and there were about a hundred bottles of the stuff on display - the genuine article.

    Why tf tc thinks people in Thailand should care about shortages of vietnamese ‘sri racha’ sauce in the US is puzzling.
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    We want Sri racha sauce made in Sri racha innit..not fucking Vietnam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLD View Post
    We want Sri racha sauce made in Sri racha innit..not fucking Vietnam.
    The American version is far superior than any Asian version.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topper View Post
    The American version is far superior than any Asian version.
    Not really. They use jalapenos as the primary chilli, then preservatives for it to be marketed. Make your own.

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