Americans’ love of hot sauce, and specifically the tabasco pepper, can actually be traced all the way back to Louisiana during the 1700s. The marrying of French, African, Native American and Spanish cultures led to unique food, all characterized by a bit of heat. Thanks to the state’s warm climate, any poor person could easily grow hot peppers on their land. Thus enters in 1868 Edmund McIlhenney, the inventor of Tabasco Sauce, the same sauce we see on grocery store shelves today, still using the same pepper to vinegar ratio they’ve been using since day one. This year, the company celebrates their 150th anniversary.
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