• Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        24 hours ago

        IIRC Sriracha had an exclusive provider for their peppers as they provided a unique taste to it. The company then decided to demand lower prices from the farmers causing them to have a falling out. The sauce was unavailable for a long while and when it was brought back it no longer tasted the same, at least IMO. I still eat it occasionally but not as much as before.

        • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net
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          16 hours ago

          Yeah I’m imagining this falling out ends up with us offering another country good rates on purchasing our stuff.

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          23 hours ago

          Is THAT why the flavor is so different now??? I never knew! I used to love Sriracha but now it tastes synthetic and unpleasant.

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            22 hours ago

            Iirc the guy that farmed the original sirracha peppers makes his own hot sauce now with them after the falling oot- tastes exactly like the old sirracha, just under a different name.