Outerbridge Peppers is a food company based in Bermuda whose products include a range of sauces and condiments.[1] Their flagship product is Outerbridge's Original Sherry Peppers Sauce, a traditional condiment in Bermuda fish chowder.[2] It is one of Bermuda's few exports.

Outerbridge Peppers
Company typePrivate
IndustrySpecialty foods
FoundedBermuda (1964)
HeadquartersShelly Bay, Bermuda
Key people
The Outerbridge Family
ProductsSauces, condiments
Heat Mild
Scoville scale146 SHU
WebsiteOuterbridge's Original

Ingredients

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The flagship Outerbridge's Original uses Spanish Sherry and cherry peppers from the United States, as well as 17 herbs and spices such as rosemary, thyme and garlic.[2][3] The finished sauce ranks low on the Scoville scale with 146 SHUs,[4] though hotter versions are available.

History

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The practice of adding chili peppers to sherry dates to the 1600s.[2] Outerbridge Peppers was founded in 1964 by brothers Yeaton and Robbert Outerbridge.[2][5] The Original formed the base of an expanded product line in the following years, including a Bloody Mary mix, mustard, and others. Yeaton Outerbridge had divested in the company by 2004.[1]

Uses

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Sherry peppers are a primary condiment served with Bermuda fish chowder. It has also been served with terrapin soup in New Orleans.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hainey, Raymond (April 18, 2017). "Outerbridge Peppers — still spicy at 50". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Hillinger, Charles (30 January 1990). "Peppers profiting packer". The Bulletin. Australian Consolidated Press. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ^ Andrews, Betsy (29 July 2013). "Island Spice". Saveur. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "About". Outerbridge's Original. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ DeWitt, Dave (2018). The Essential Chile Sauce Guide. Terra Nova Books. ISBN 9781948749343.
  6. ^ Costikyan, Barbara Heine (December 4, 1978). "The Heat Of The Bite". New York Magazine. p. 131.
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