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by Scoundreller 4140 days ago
I have to agree. It's a real disappointment to ask for "Sriracha Sauce" while travelling outside of North America, having the host say "yes, we have that", and then getting some watered down lukewarm sauce. (edit: to add to the comment below, this experience was at a seemingly authentic(ish) Thai restaurant in France with pictures of the king everywhere).

Huy Fong ought to brand their products like Pfizer is. (Though Pfizer is trying to sell brand over generics, which is ridiculous when it comes to medications).
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gilgoomesh 4140 days ago
Yes, I think Huy Fong Foods "Sriracha" has a problem with brand confusion.

Huy Fong Foods "Sriracha" is different to real "Sriracha" in the Thai sense of the word (the ingredients are similar but the balance is quite different). Real "Sriracha" is around 800-1200 on the Scovilles scale and quite liquid (around 20% added water) because it's used as a dipping sauce. Huy Fong Foods "Sriracha" is 1000-2500 on the Scovilles scale and is much thicker (because it's used for squirting onto food).

Hot sauces are, unfortunately, a very location specific problem. Where I live in Australia, you're more likely to find Sambal Asli (which is very similar to Huy Fong Foods "Sriracha" with an Indonesian name).

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derefr 4140 days ago
> Though Pfizer is trying to sell brand over generics, which is ridiculous when it comes to medications

I'm pretty sure Pfizer is thinking "Tylenol does it. Why can't Viagra?"

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Scoundreller 4139 days ago
Tylenol (J&J) has the advantage of being able to create 3 dozen products with the same ingredients and get a piece of shelf space every time because inevitably someone is going to come in and ask for "the red Tylenol for back pain caplets".

I wonder how many different kinds of sildenafil citrate we can get up to: "For night time sex", "For day time sex", "lay back and relax sex", etc, etc.

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