The Cajun people here certainly like their food, and a
little on the spicy side too. Anything that swims or even gets close to water
gets cooked. Not only that, a local guy said that each animal at the zoo has
three labels – an English name, a scientific name, and how to cook it!
Talking of spicy, today we visited the Tabasco pepper sauce
factory on Avery Island, where the sauce has been made (and recipe unchanged)
since 1868.
Anyone that's been to Phoenix will appreciate the poster below :-)
The sauce is made from red peppers (and a little salt) which
is left to ferment in old whisky barrels for 3 years. Distilled vinegar is then
added to the mash and it’s stirred for 28 days before being strained and
bottled. This is the only bottling plant in the world and can turn out 700,000
bottles a day! We also got to try all the sauces and marinades that are made,
including the new Habanero sauce which is not for the faint hearted! In fact,
it blew my head off! I had to try their Raspberry Chipotle ice-cream to calm my
mouth down J
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