Adoboloco Pineapple Hot Sauce Review

Adoboloco Pineapple

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The first sauce from them I’ve done that wasn’t on the Hot Ones show, at least not yet, and it is one that I mentally pictured in my mind anytime I had the thought of a pineapple-Habanero sauce. Indeed, this one is essentially a doctored pineapple puree, with garlic, salt, and Habanero pepper powder added, then with a bit of vinegar to dial down the sweetness. Despite having used this quite a bit in different applications, it is invariably less sweet than I expect it to be, so for me, they may gone a bit far here.

If this sounds like something straining a bit at the boundaries of what a “sauce” is, I’d tend to agree. Because it is so thick and fiber-y, it is difficult to diffuse all of the powdered ingredients equally, so there are times the sauce will be a bit saltier, or garlic-y, or perhaps a small burst of Habanero powder heat, but that it is relatively consistent overall is somewhat of a marvel.

I figured if someone was going to do a pineapple-Habanero sauce correctly, it would probably be someone from Hawaii, and this, if nothing else satisfied my curiousity about how a pineapple puree would work in this context. While I would have strongly preferred actual Habanero pepper itself be used, rather than in powder form, this does get the point across quite effectively. Heat-wise, this is quite low.

Happily, for me, I generally adore pineapple, and have enjoyed this sauce thoroughly. It is fantastic on any of the lighter meats, or on pizza, perhaps particularly on pizza, at least the red sauce pizzas. Generally anywhere you like pineapple, this sauce will do quite well in. Back during my heavy drinking days, I used to make a compound after hearing a description of it in an E-40 song. That beverage was called “slurricane” and it was pineapple juice, (maybe coconut), Triple Sec, 151 rum, white rum, and a little bit of grenadine, and I used to mix up a lot of that. While this isn’t quite sweet enough for that, it did lend the idea that I should probably give it a go in some drinks of some kind, maybe try to make a pina colada type thing.

Bottom line: This sauce was both entirely and not at all what I was expecting when I bought it, and it has been one of the more fun sauces I’ve had to play around with. This is one where you definitely have to like pineapple to enjoy.

Breakdown:

            Heat level: 1
            Flavor: 7
            Flexibility: 4
            Enjoyment to dollar factor: 8

Overall: 5