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Whether they love it for the taste or the spicy rush, people take hot sauce very seriously. Here are 26 gifts for the hot sauce lovers in your life.
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Hot sauce is serious business. Some people love it for the taste, others for the heat, and some just like the ghost pepper rush. Give the hot sauce fanatic in your life a gift that celebrates their obsession and pushes their tolerance to new heights.
We found hot sauce sets, home decor, clothing, and more. They can grow pepper seeds to make their own sauce or cuddle up with a hot sauce bottle plushie if they took the spice a step too far. So if you’re looking for anything and everything hot sauce, here are 26 hot sauce gifts that are surefire hits.
The 26 best hot sauce gifts for heat lovers:
Amazon
Hot Pepper Seeds Variety 7 Pack, available at Amazon, $15.95
Does the person you’re buying for have a bit of a green thumb? If so, this variety pack of hot pepper seeds is the way to go. The pack includes seeds for seven different peppers like cayenne, jalapeno, and habanero.
Heatonist
Hot Ones 10 Pack – Season 18 | Hot Ones Hot Sauce, available at Heatonist, $120.00
“Hot Ones” is an online interview show wherein celebrities answer questions while eating increasingly hot wings. This gift box of 10 hot sauces from the show’s latest season allows fans to create their own “Hot Ones” experience at home.
Amazon
“The Hot Sauce Cookbook: Turn Up the Heat with 60+ Pepper Sauce,” available at Amazon, $11.24
Every hot sauce aficionado should have a comprehensive hot sauce cookbook in their library. This one by Robb Walsh features over sixty delicious recipes for sauces and salsas.
Amazon
Deluxe DIY Hot Sauce Making Kit, available at Amazon, $47.95
What’s better than a new bottle of hot sauce? A bottle you made yourself, of course. This DIY hot sauce kit includes everything you need to make six bottles of different delicious sauces.
Amazon
Mini Comfort Food Hot Sauce 7″ Plush, available at Amazon, $24.99
Those with a playful sense of humor would enjoy this hot sauce plush from Squishable. It’s the cutest hot sauce they’ll ever own!
Truff
Variety Pack, available at Truff, $67.99
This variety pack from Truff is the perfect gift for the hot sauce lover with a more refined palate. Each of Truff’s hot sauces, in addition to chili peppers, is made with decadent truffles for a hot sauce like no other.
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Personalized Hot Sauce Christmas Ornament Gift, available at Etsy, $26.99
Give them something to spice up their Christmas tree this year. These handmade hot sauce ornaments can be customized with two words and are the perfect trimming to any hot sauce fanatic’s tree.
Amazon
Hot Sauce Packets Variety Pack, available at Amazon, $18.75
This set of hot sauce packets is perfect for the spicy food lover on the go. This variety pack of 60 packets has up to 17 hot sauce types and will ensure their hot sauce fix is never out of reach.
ASOS
ASOS DESIGN Regular Revere Shirt in Hot Sauce Print, available at ASOS, $21
Upgrade their wardrobe with this colorful button-up featuring an unusual hot sauce design. It’s sure to be their new favorite shirt.
Taco Bell
Hot Sauce Packet Pool Float, available at Taco Bell, $30.00
Lounging on this Taco Bell hot sauce packet pool float is a great way to beat the heat by embracing it. It’s an essential for any Taco Bell lover.
Society 6
Hot Sauces Throw Blanket, available at Society6, $56.95
Spice up your giftee’s home decor with a hot sauce throw blanket. This one from Society6 comes in three sizes and is made of cozy fleece.
Amazon
Peppers Ranked By Scoville Units, available at Amazon, $15
If they plan on getting into hot sauce making, it’s essential to be familiar with the Scoville scale: How the hotness of chili peppers is measured. This laminated poster lists a bunch of chilis and their ranking.
Goldbelly
Medium Buffalo Wings, available at Goldbelly, $154.95
Give the gift of fresh buffalo wings delivered right to their door. Duff’s has been serving its world-famous buffalo wings for over 50 years, and with the help of Goldbelly, they won’t have to travel to upstate New York to try them.
The General’s Hot Sauce
Nashville Hot Chicken Starter Pack, available at The General’s Hot Sauce, $36.99
Hot chicken is an iconic Nashville food. This hot sauce trio is perfect for those who want to try the famous chicken at home without making a trip to Music City.
World Market
12 Days of Hot Sauce Variety Gift Set, available at World Market, $24.99
With the holidays right around the corner, this 12 Days of Hot Sauce Variety Gift Set will get them in the spirit. They’ll be able to treat themselves to a miniature bottle each day and think of you each time they do.
Amazon
Paqui One Chip Challenge 2022, available at Amazon, $8.99
Take their heat tolerance to the next level with the Paqui One Chip Challenge. This viral food trend challenges each participant to eat the entire hot tortilla chip and see how long they can wait before eating or drinking anything to cool down.
Heat Hot Sauce Shop
Hot Sauce of the Month Club, available at Heat Hot Sauce Shop, $44.97
A subscription to the Hot Sauce of the Month Club is the gift that keeps giving. You can choose to pre-pay for up to a year of the club, and the recipient will receive a bottle of high-quality hot to their door each month. You even get to choose the heat level of the sauces they receive.
Trejos Store
Trejo’s Hot Sauce 3-Pack, available at Trejos Store, $30.00
Give them the chance to cook like the stars. Actor and restaurateur Danny Trejo has his own hot sauces he uses in his restaurants. This gift set includes three bottles of his spicy sauces.
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Hot Sauce Print, available at Etsy, $25.00
Hot sauce doesn’t just make for a tasty condiment; it can also be fantastic decor. This colorful print from Etsy depicts 15 different hot sauce bottles and would look great in any kitchen.
Thoughtfully
Flavors of the World Hot Sauce Sampler, available at Thoughtfully, $39.99
Hot sauces are made and taste differently depending on their origin, so give them a hot sauce trip around the globe with this gift. The box includes 30 bottles with flavors inspired by different parts of the world.
HOTSOX
Men’s Hot Sauce Crew Socks, available at HOTSOX, $7.20
You can never go wrong with a fun pair of socks. This pair from Hotsox have a hot sauce print that will add a pop of flavor to any outfit.
TABASCO
Flavor Fanatic Gift Set, available at TABASCO, $79.99
If the hot sauce lover in your life is a Tabasco devotee, they’ll love this gift set. Inside the set is an assortment of various hot sauces, jellies, food items, and even an apron.
Mike’s Hot Honey
Mike’s Hot Honey Gift Set, available at Mike’s Hot Honey, $24.99
If they like hot sauce, then they will love Mike’s Hot Honey. Hot honey is just what it sounds like: honey made spicy with chili peppers. This gift set contains two bottles and jars of honey, as well as other branded goodies.
lookHUMAN
Let’s Spice Things Up Hot Sauce Coffee Mug, available at lookHUMAN, $9.99
Caffeine and hot sauce enthusiasts are sure to appreciate this gift. This cute printed mug comes in two different sizes and is both dishwasher and microwave safe.
Redbubble
Hot Sauce Bottles iPhone Case, available at Redbubble, $23.10
Hot sauce and tech meet in this Sriracha-printed phone case. It can fit different iPhone models and comes in three case styles: Soft, tough, and snap.
Milk Street
Sichuan Chili Crisp, available at Fly By Jing, $15.00
Fly By Jing’s Sichuan Chili Crisp is a delectably spicy and crunchy condiment handcrafted in Chengdu, China. Like hot sauce, it’s great on everything and a staple in our pantries.