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Mule Sauce, from Sticker Mule, Responds to the Global Chile Pepper Shortage

June 18, 2022 By Joi Sigers

Mule Sauce

Photo Credit: Sticker Mule Mule Sauce

There have been quite a few shortages lately (food, paper products, etc..). While most of us have become pretty good at rolling with the punches and saying things like, “It is what it is..,” when it comes to food, even the mildest-mannered foodies get their dander up. ESPECIALLY when it has the potential to effect something as delicious as hot sauce.

I mean, how would eggs ever get along without it?!

A shortage I certainly didn’t see coming was the global chile pepper shortage. Recently, Siracha sauce made news for getting rocked pretty hard by the shortage and people everywhere seemed to scramble to find the last bottles on shelves.

The following is a press release from Sticker Mule regarding their popular Mule Sauce. I love the attitude… to take shortages like the ones we’re experiencing and turn them into opportunities. Read on, then head over to Amazon to order some of their Mule Sauce (Amazon link) to try for yourself!

A global chile pepper shortage is decimating current stocks of popular hot sauce brands, like Huy Fong Inc.’s Sriracha sauce, but craft brands like Mule Sauce, the Kick-Ass hot sauce from Sticker Mule, encourage hot sauce fans to use the shortage as an opportunity to try new tasty options.

The sriracha pepper and general chile pepper shortage is a result of changing weather conditions, primarily in western Mexico, New Mexico and California, where droughts, extreme heat and wildfires pervade normal growing conditions. Mule Sauce relies on habanero, yellow Scotch bonnet and bhut jolokia (also known as ghost pepper) to add a fruity, floral heat to its base of red bell pepper mash for its hot sauce. These peppers are grown widespread in a variety of environments, making them readily accessible for Mule Sauce production.

“We have been fortunate to skirt around current supply chain issues related to chile pepper production and maintain a steady stock of ingredients to make our Mule Sauce,” said Sticker Mule founder Anthony Constantino.

The Sriracha shortage (Sriracha accounts for 10 percent of the $2.17 B U.S. hot sauce market) creates an opportunity for brands like Mule Sauce to entice hot sauce aficionados to try a new-to-them sauce and boost sales for craft businesses.

Mule Sauce is quick to adapt to ongoing supply chain issues during the pandemic and credits its nimble start-up roots with Sticker Mule as the reason. “We have carefully gauged our rate of growth to be sure we are never outpacing our abilities to expand. Producing smaller batches of Mule Sauce and basing our production schedule around projected times of higher demand and fluctuations in growing seasons means a fresher hot sauce without preservatives, delivered directly to our customers,” Constantino said. Using multiple trusted purveyors for ingredients – especially chile peppers – mitigates production disasters with a single supply source.

Mule Sauce is already seeing an uptick in sales based on the Sriracha shortage. The addition of ¼-ounce individual easy-open packets of Mule Sauce are popular with the expanded take-out dining market and with outdoor diners during the summer recreation season. Mule Sauce offers piquant heat with notes of floral sweetness and a hint of molasses, measuring 3 out of 5 on the heat intensity scale. It has an impressive cache of 5-star reviews on Amazon, comprising 80 percent of its nearly 800 reviews.

ABOUT MULE SAUCE: Mule Sauce was originally created by the folks at Sticker Mule in 2019 for one of its summer barbeques the company was hosting for its team members. The hot sauce was so delicious that Sticker Mule decided they should share it with the world and launched its hot sauce manufacturing operation and began distributing it online.

Filed Under: Daily Gift Ideas for Foodies, Foodie News, Gift Ideas for Cooks Tagged With: food news, hot sauce

Thursday RoundUp: Gluten Free News, Lance Gluten Free Crackers, and Zucchini Boats

March 31, 2016 By Joi Sigers

Lady Alice Apples

Lady Alice Apples – Definitely a Personal Favorite 

I’m always, always, always seeing food news and recipes I want to share with you and often have little foodie thoughts that come to mind I’d like to pass along – the problem is, none of these really have the legs to stand on their own.

I decided to start hanging on to these tidbits, links, and thoughts for a new category on the food blog,  “Thursday Roundup.”

Friday Roundups are so yesterday.

These Roundups will also give me the perfect opportunity to revisit some of my food reviews, coffee reviews, kitchen gadget reviews, etc. –  and let you know what’s still rocking my world and, more importantly, what I know will rock your’s.

Without further yapping, let’s get to it…

  1. Zucchini Boats. I LOVE zucchini. Each year, it’s one of the first plants I plan for my garden. I use zucchini in my spiralizer, zucchini muffins/bread, stir-fries, etc.  I now have a new zucchini use, thanks to a gorgeous and delicious-looking post on Brit.co – 16 Low-Carb and Gluten Free Stuffed Zucchini Boat Recipes. Holy cats, they’re beautiful! Click through to see for yourself. I’m SO going to need a bigger garden this year.
  2.  A Gluten Free Lunch that’s as Cheap & Delicious as it is Quick & Easy. Eating gluten free (whether your brain or your body has made the call) has a lot of positive traits. Being cheap, however, is not one of them.  While things are gloriously changing, having to eat this way isn’t the most economical think in the world, so any time I can shave a little cost off of a meal, I don’t hesitate. I work from home (food blogger, web publisher, crazy cat lady….) and frequently eat most of my lunches as the only human with cats, so I try to make my lunches on the cheap – without compromising the yum factor. I also want something quick and easy because my blogs don’t update themselves, which is why I love meals like Delight’s Gluten Free Sandwiches, Amy’s meals, CedarLane Quinoa & Vegetable Enchiladas (and their Gluten Free Sweet Corn Tamales!) and other frozen favorites. To mix things up, I’ve fallen hard for another ridiculously simple, cheaptastic meal: I make “mashed potatoes,” using a package of instant mashed potatoes (all the ones I’ve seen are Gluten Free, but always check), then I top them with whatever I have on hand or am in the mood for. In the picture below, I used yellow corn and a drizzle of my favorite BBQ sauce. You cannot even imagine how tasty this is! Another favorite topping is corn, leftover chicken and gluten free gravy (McCormick’s makes gluten free gravy mixes that are out of this world) – it’s kind of like a gluten free version of KFC’s Bowls. I’ve even topped my mashed potato bowls with a fried egg and bacon. These bowls are filling, fast, easy, and oh so wonderfully cheap.
  3. Lance Introduces Gluten Free Crackers! I have VERY fond memories of Lance Peanut Butter and Lance Cheese crackers.  I had to stop buying them years ago, when my body decided gluten was a lethal enemy, and I’ve missed them since. I always loved keeping them on hand for snacking and would take them on trips to keep me sane between meals. They’ve now come out with gluten free peanut butter crackers AND gluten free cheese crackers and I’m over the moon excited. I haven’t tried them yet only because I haven’t seen them in stores yet – but as soon as I do, I’ll tell you all about them. Read more about the Lance Gluten Free Crackers on their website. Thanks, Lance!
  4. Chickpea Flour For Waffles? Chickpea Flour For Waffles. Again, I have not tried this yet, but I plan to as soon as I get my hands on a bag of Chickpea Flour. I’m crazy for waffles and, according to this article (Chickpea Flour Makes For Light, Crispy Waffles), Chickpea Flour is ideal for this breakfast superstar.
  5. Lady Alice Apples – Easier Than Ever to Find. Quite a while back, I wrote a glowing Lady Alice Apples Review. I still love these apples and buy them regularly. Recently, while rounding them up at Kroger, I realized that, for some time now, they’ve been as easy to find as every other apple variety.  Look in the produce section of your favorite store for these beauties. They’re excellent “smoothie” and “snacking” apples and they’re ideal for applesauce, pies, and other recipes as well. Bottom line – you cannot go wrong with Lady Alice Apples.

Easiest Lunch in the World

Filed Under: Thursday Roundup Tagged With: Food Blog Roundup, food news, Foodie Roundup, gluten free news, Lady Alice apples

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