Bird's Eye Chile Hot Sauce

Also known as piri-piri or peri-peri (from “pilipili,” the Swahili word for “pepper,”) the African bird’s eye chile is a cultivar of the species Capsicum frutescens that’s primarily known within the culinary world for three things. First, it’s celebrated for its remarkable spice level (with a Scoville rating somewhere between 50,000 and 175,000, it’s just shy of habanero-level heat). Second, it’s adored for its naturally fruity, tangy flavor. And third, when pickled and mashed into a hot sauce, it’s famous for pairing almost unbelievably well with chicken. All three of these elements are certainly accounted for within Trader Joe’s Bird’s Eye Chile Hot Sauce, a delightfully flavorful, capsaicin-rich condiment that’s available every day at your neighborhood Trader Joe’s.

Fiery and fruity, with just enough of an acidic presence from vinegar to provide a bit of balance, our Bird’s Eye Chile Hot Sauce brings a serious spike of spice to anything it’s drizzled over. And while it’s true that it’s as delicious as you’d expect on roast chicken, buffalo wings, or our Organic Chicken Nuggets, it’s equally excellent on tacos, burritos, scrambled eggs, omelets, pizza, clam chowder—we could absolutely go on all day, if you’d let us. Instead, though, we recommend you grab a bottle of Bird’s Eye Chile Hot Sauce from our grocery shelf and spice things up for yourself.