Cholula hot sauce
Shares rank 2 of 3 hot sauces by recommenders
People recommend Cholula as the standard hot sauce for Mexican food and restaurants. The most common caveat is its price point.
People recommend Cholula as the standard hot sauce for Mexican food and restaurants. The most common caveat is its price point.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Expected at good restaurants
“If a place doesn't have Cholula, they're not a good restaurant”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “How tabasco became the hot sauce” Unbeatable for Mexican food
“Cholula can't be beat for Mexican food”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “How tabasco became the hot sauce”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Price point can be off-putting
“but the price point can get in the way.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “How tabasco became the hot sauce”
Other hot sauces people recommend
The two most recommended other hot sauces, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabasco hot sauce | 18 | 7 | 72% | 2 | — | — |
| Cholula hot sauceThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Huy Fong Sriracha | 5 | 12 | 29% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cholula can't be beat for Mexican food”
“I find most of those that you listed, aside from Valentina”
“but the price point can get in the way.”
“If a place doesn't have Cholula, they're not a good restaurant”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.