The problem with counterfeit rooster sauce

Blair P Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

This is the second allusion I've seen today about what seems to be
coutnerfeit Sri Racha. What's developed while I've been napping --
there's a trade in this?

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Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

Too bad, you_must_use the genuine model, period, end of subject.

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Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

If we're talking about Sri Racha sauce, I can't take it. Or Sambal
Olek. Isn't there a dry martini joke about passing the opened vermouth
bottle over the glass? If I open one of those sauce within a foot of
my dish, my ears ring, my eyes water and my tongue screams for a milk
bath.

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:59:00 -0700, stark <[email hidden]>

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Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

If we're talking about Sri Racha sauce, I can't take it. Or Sambal
Olek. Isn't there a dry martini joke about passing the opened vermouth
bottle over the glass? If I open one of those sauce within a foot of
my dish, my ears ring, my eyes water and my tongue screams for a milk
bath.

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Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

Blair,

I just went to my pantry and pulled out the "rooster sauce", and mine
says sriracha, all caps and all one word. And near the bottom, Huy
Fong Foods, Inc., in Rosemead, CA. Since mine is all one word, is it
counterfeit? I hadn't heard about the counterfeit rooster sauce. I
get mine at an Asian market. Do you mean to say the Asians would
counterfeit something?

Thanks,

Ken

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Quoted message said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

If we're talking about Sri Racha sauce, I can't take it. Or Sambal
Olek. Isn't there a dry martini joke about passing the opened vermouth
bottle over the glass? If I open one of those sauce within a foot of
my dish, my ears ring, my eyes water and my tongue screams for a milk
bath.

I buy the biggest jars of Sambal I can find, and go through a few a year.
So tastey.

Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

We always called it, "[censored] Sauce."

Quoted message said:

--Blair

--Bryan

Blair P Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

Just which one are you talking about and what constitutes
"counterfeit"? There are two major brands. One is made in SoCal and
the other in Thailand. If you consider the SoCal brand (Huy Fong, the
rooster logo) to be counterfeit, you are very much in the minority.
It's the dominant brand here in the SFBA, which has a very large Thai
population and is found in most Thai and Vietnamese restaurants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/brands.html#sriracha
http://importfood.com/sriracha_sauce.html

Saying there is even such a thing as counterfeit sriracha is like
saying there are counterfeit mustards or ketcups. It's a non-issue.

nb

Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

I'm a Huy Fong devotee. I'd give my life for that rooster.

There is another company that does a line of 6 or 7 different
sauces that I'd like to try, and that fried from Thailand
recommends, but they're not stocked where I live.

There are at least 20 different brands. The other knock-off's
I've tried I spit upon <ptooey>. Huy Fong's have a slightly
fermented taste - from aged peppers and/or garlic. I use it in
Heinz ketchup quantities.

-sw

stark said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

If we're talking about Sri Racha sauce, I can't take it. Or Sambal
Olek. Isn't there a dry martini joke about passing the opened vermouth
bottle over the glass? If I open one of those sauce within a foot of
my dish, my ears ring, my eyes water and my tongue screams for a milk
bath.

Use it sparingly at first, and then you'll be using much more. I
owe my tolerance to peppers to Huy Fong sriracha.

-sw

-sw

Ken said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

--Blair

Blair,

I just went to my pantry and pulled out the "rooster sauce", and mine
says sriracha, all caps and all one word. And near the bottom, Huy
Fong Foods, Inc., in Rosemead, CA. Since mine is all one word, is it
counterfeit?

That's the real stuff. I find that all the imports lack the
depth of flavor that Huy Fong produces.

Some with Mae Ploy sweet chili/garlic sauce - there is no
substitute.

-sw

notbob said:

If you consider the SoCal brand (Huy Fong, the
rooster logo) to be counterfeit, you are very much in the minority.
It's the dominant brand here in the SFBA, which has a very large Thai
population and is found in most Thai and Vietnamese restaurants.

It's at all the Chinese restaurants, too. If it's not on the
table, then just ask. And 95% of the time it'll be Huy Fong.

I usually go for the chili oil/flakes art the Chinese
restaurants, but sometime I like the slightly sweet Hoy Fong.
Not tast the others I've tried are less sweet.

Quoted message said:

Saying there is even such a thing as counterfeit sriracha is like
saying there are counterfeit mustards or ketcups. It's a non-issue.

True. It's all a matter of preference. A Thai friend of mine
prefers the what I consider the "knock-offs" since that's the
taste he grew up with having eaten it home-made. I suspect if we
ate home-made ketchup as kids we'd probably hate Heinz. Not that
Blair could distinguish Thai taste from his licking his butthole.

-sw

On Jul 1, 2:23 pm, Steve Wertz <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Blair,

Quoted message said:

I just went to my pantry and pulled out the "rooster >>sauce", and mine says sriracha, all caps and all one >>word. And near the bottom, Huy Fong Foods, Inc., in >>Rosemead, CA. Since mine is all one word, is it >>counterfeit?

That's the real stuff.

(Snip)

Quoted message said:

-sw

Thanks Steve, now I can sleep tonight.

Ken

Blinky the Shark said:

Blair P Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

This is the second allusion I've seen today about what seems to be
coutnerfeit Sri Racha. What's developed while I've been napping --
there's a trade in this?

A recap for yourself another van winkle fans:

The notice on the Huy Fong site is about 3 years old,
just about the vintage of my bottle, and depending on how
long the counterfeits were being made, they could go back
to when I first tried sriracha. Huy Fong has the rooster
logo, hence "rooster sauce".

http://www.huyfong.com/same/counterfeit.htm

I didn't notice any difference in flavor when I acquired
my bottle. Which means either the counterfeit bottles
contain real Huy Fong (buying in bulk and bottling yourself
maybe could turn a profit), or the counterfeit rooster
sauce is an identical recipe, or all of the rooster sauce
I've ever had was from counterfeit sources, or the website
is wrong and my bottle is the real thing in a variant package.

--Blair

Ken said:

I just went to my pantry and pulled out the "rooster sauce", and mine
says sriracha, all caps and all one word. And near the bottom, Huy
Fong Foods, Inc., in Rosemead, CA. Since mine is all one word, is it
counterfeit? I hadn't heard about the counterfeit rooster sauce. I
get mine at an Asian market. Do you mean to say the Asians would
counterfeit something?

The counterfeit's labelling is identical to the real
Huy Fong labelling. There are subtle differences in the
bottle, according to the Huy Fong website.

http://www.huyfong.com/same/counterfeit.htm

--Blair

BOBOBOnoBO® said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

So what if I just don't like the genuine model?

We always called it, "[censored] Sauce."

That's something entirely different:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/4/4419768_8b76a7df83.jpg

And, if you want to keep up the giggling, there's the
entire rude-food website:

http://www.dazbert.co.uk/sites/rudefood/index.php?page=food/[censored].htm

--Blair

notbob said:

Blair P Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce
I've ever had has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

Just which one are you talking about and what constitutes
"counterfeit"? There are two major brands. One is made in SoCal and
the other in Thailand. If you consider the SoCal brand (Huy Fong, the

I've seen three or four brands of sriracha on the shelves at
the Leelee.

In this case, "counterfeit" means someone's been
making fake Huy Fong bottles and filling them with
maybe non-Huy Fong sriracha that may not even be
sriracha.

Quoted message said:

Saying there is even such a thing as counterfeit sriracha is like
saying there are counterfeit mustards or ketcups. It's a non-issue.

Not to Huy Fong.

--Blair

Blair P. Houghton said:

Blinky the Shark said:

Blair P Houghton wrote:

Quoted message said:

A recap for yourself another van winkle fans:

The notice on the Huy Fong site is about 3 years old,
just about the vintage of my bottle, and depending on how

Blair,

If your bottle is three years old, I recommend buying a new bottle.
I've found it oxidizes or something making it lose its punch. This
will be especially noticed if you're using a particular amount from an
old bottle, then open a new one. When you use the same amount, it
definitely clears out the ol' sinuses.

Ken

Blair P Houghton said:

Blinky the Shark said:

Blair P Houghton said:

It's entirely plausible that the only rooster sauce I've ever had
has been the counterfeit rooster sauce...

This is the second allusion I've seen today about what seems to be
coutnerfeit Sri Racha. What's developed while I've been napping --
there's a trade in this?

A recap for yourself another van winkle fans:

Thanks, Blair.

Quoted message said:

The notice on the Huy Fong site is about 3 years old, just about the
vintage of my bottle, and depending on how long the counterfeits were
being made, they could go back to when I first tried sriracha. Huy
Fong has the rooster logo, hence "rooster sauce".

http://www.huyfong.com/same/counterfeit.htm

My bottle definitely passes mustard (I know - it's a food pun!) on both
the batch/date criterion and the bottom emboss criterion. The ring
under my cap is *slightly* larger than the cap, but apparently what
they're calling "the same diameter of the green cap". The difference is
only .066" or .056", depending of measured against the flat sides of the
cap or the slight ridge at its bottom.

Quoted message said:

I didn't notice any difference in flavor when I acquired my bottle.
Which means either the counterfeit bottles contain real Huy Fong
(buying in bulk and bottling yourself maybe could turn a profit), or
the counterfeit rooster sauce is an identical recipe, or all of the
rooster sauce I've ever had was from counterfeit sources, or the
website is wrong and my bottle is the real thing in a variant package.

Ah! So we probably have a confirmed sighting on a fake. Interesting.
I'd doubt that the HF site has the criteria about its products wrong.

Thanks again.

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