Chili pepper water

Red chili peppers drying in the sun. These types of peppers are used in the preparation of chili pepper water.

Chili Pepper Water is a condiment that is very popular in Hawaii and in its most basic culinary form is prepared from local red chilis, salt, and water.

Chili pepper water is historically a homemade concoction used in household kitchens and restaurants. Various ingredients are sometimes added for additional flavor, including garlic, ginger, mirin, and rice wine vinegar. It is often used splashed on eggs, rice and other foods to add flavor and spicy heat.

Commercial production

Several varieties are commercially produced and available in ethnic markets on the mainland.

Competitors

Commercial chili pepper water has many competitors, including:

• Búfalo (hot sauce)
• Cholula Hot Sauce
• Crystal Hot Sauce
• Frank’s Red Hot
• Hot sauce
• Louisiana Gold Hot Sauce
• Sriracha sauce
• Tabasco sauce
• Tapatío hot sauce
• Texas Pete (hot sauce)
• Trappey's Hot Sauce
• Valentina (sauce)

See also

• Condiment
• Scoville heat scale

External links

• Chili Pepper Water, a popular Hawaiian condiment. (Slashfood.com article).
• Hawaiian chili pepper water recipe