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This is our umami bomb hot sauce!
It is made with New York State grown black garlic from Sweet G's Garlic Farm. It is some real tasty stuff! We use it mainly for grilling steaks, chicken, chops, and shrimp. But the possibilities are limitless! Also a great sauce for eggs in the morning!
It totally works as a hot sauce, a glaze for meats and grilled veggies, or a marinade for chicken, beef, pork, or fish.
Benito's Hot Sauce
Morrisville, VT
TLDR Background Story
Ben Maniscalco began growing organic chile peppers in a backyard garden, first drying them for shaker seasoning and then recognizing hot sauce as a natural way to preserve the crop. After small batches for friends and family, Benito’s began selling fresh vegetable-purée hot sauce in Vermont in July 2008.
Proudest Achievement
Building a craft hot-sauce brand from a backyard garden into a certified Vermont producer with differentiated “fire and flavor” positioning.
The "Why" Behind the Business
To preserve and use homegrown chiles while filling a perceived gap between generic mainstream sauces and novelty extreme-heat sauces—creating balanced fire and flavor with locally sourced ingredients.
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