Spice Up the Year of the Fire Rooster with Sriracha

The Rooster takes centerstage this year, and not just any rooster...

Celebrate the Year of the Fire Rooster with the right kind of heat from the world's favorite hot sauce...Sriracha by Huy Fong Foods Inc. And thanks to Zomato PH, I get a hot and spicy start to the Chinese New Year with my own bottle of Sriracha...

But first, you need to pronounce it right, like "See-rotch-ah." Sriracha is not the Brand, it's a type of Asian hot sauce. But if you're looking for the real thing with the rooster, just look for the brand name Huy Fong Foods. That rooster trademark is inspired by the Chinese calendar zodiac sign of the founder, which makes it the proper hot sauce for the Year of the Fire Rooster. The Chinese immigrant and founder arrived in the US aboard the ship named Huy Fong, hence the brand name. To my surprise, Sriracha isn't high up on the Scoville Scale, the international guide on spice levels. But a few dabs of this hot sauce just clears up everything in no time, including your sinuses, so forget about the Scoville Scale ranking (for more interesting facts on the world's favorite hot sauce, check out this cool post on Thrillist).

From its humble beginnings, the iconic Sriracha at Huy Fong Foods' assembly lines now churn out an average 3,000 bottles per hour, that's an impressive 200 tonnes per week, or 20 million bottles a year. And you can't blame that proud rooster on each bottle of Sriracha for being just a tad cocky. Here's to great starts with just the right kind of heat for Year of the Fire Rooster...

Visit https://www.zomato.com/philippines and discover hot restaurants serving Sriracha-based dishes here at https://www.zomato.com/manila/chinese-new-year-celebrations for more updates on tasty dining destinations.

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