If people are what they eat then we have a lot of hot people in the United States. People have been eating peppers for thousands of years but in recent years people have been looking to get a little more adventurous with their food and Gourmet hot sauces are quite the hot item. The number of hot sauce aficionados continues to grow and is quickly becoming a part of American mainstream.

The National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show, started in 1989, is the Woodstock of hot sauces in the United States. An instant success, it spawned a widespread interest in gourmet hot sauce, which are hot for hot