Crystal Hot Sauce is a brand of Louisiana style hot sauce produced by family-owned Baumer Foods since 1923. Today, 3 million gallons of Crystal Hot Sauce are shipped to consumers in more than 75 countries.[1] The sauce is made from ground, aged cayenne peppers, salt and vinegar. The sauce is reddish orange with a medium heat and milder flavor than Tabasco sauce. It is comparable to Louisiana Hot Sauce or Frank's Red Hot. The motto on the company's iconic blue and white bottle is "Louisiana's Pure Hot Sauce". The company is regarded as a New Orleans landmark by some, with a large distinctive neon sign formerly near Tulane and Carrolton Avenue that dated from the 1950's. Many people rank this sauce high among their favorites in regard to flavor.
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Effect of Hurricane Katrina
The company’s bottling plant on Tulane Avenue in New Orleans was substantially damaged by Hurricane Katrina. As a result, Baumer Foods moved its plant to new location in Reserve, Louisiana, located just up the river from New Orleans. Crystal was famous for its lighted sign which featured a chef stirring a pot of hot sauce. The sign was a New Orleans landmark. Like much of the factory, the sign was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The green wrapper that sealed the bottle had the word Crystal written on it previously; after Hurricane Katrina the writing no longer appeared on the label.
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Footnotes
- ^ The History Behind the Hot. Baumer Foods. Retrieved on 5 December, 2006.
