{"product_id":"pink-label-extra-hot-lightly-smoked-pepper-sauce","title":"Pink Label - Hot Applewood Smoked Habanero Pepper Sauce 5 OZ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucky Dog Hot Sauce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003ePink Label\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e is a hot \u0026amp; delicious applewood smoked Habanero\/Serrano\/Ghost chile sauce, naturally sweetened with California Bartlett pears and luxurious dates from the Coachella valley of Southern California. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003eSavory \u0026amp; versatile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003ePink Label\u003c\/span\u003e  has a very subtle hint of applewood that really opens up on food. While not quite as hot as Black Label\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003ePink Label\u003c\/span\u003e will leave your lips sizzling with habanero heat while the complex layers of flavor to enhance any meal.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairing Suggestions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003ePink Label\u003c\/span\u003e is the perfect compliment to pork, especially \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/melissa-darabian\/pork-carnitas-recipe.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecarnitas\u003c\/a\u003e!  Also great on pulled pork, pork chops, pork roast, pork loin, and just about any other incarnation of pork. While the white vinegar adds sharpness, the subtle notes of pear \u0026amp; date really open up with pork. Of course this sauce is also delicious on eggs, sandwiches, breakfast potatoes, traditional Mexican food, pizza and just about anything else - the fruit notes are extremely subtle on most dishes. Garlic, onion and peppers dominate this unique and versatile sauce. \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003ePink Label\u003c\/span\u003e hits hard with flavor while building up in heat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% fruit sweetened with no cane sugar, \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003ePink Label\u003c\/span\u003e is yet another reason that Lucky Dog Hot Sauce is Food's Best Friend!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8732\/files\/LDHS-DnH-Icon_small.png?556\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucky Dog Hot Sauce Pink Label is a Winner!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8732\/files\/2020_Good_Food_Award_Finalist_100x100.png?v=1572973006\"\u003e \u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" height=\"100x100\" width=\"100x100\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8732\/files\/unnamed_9a48a00a-efcb-415f-ba5a-399d680fb58f_100x100.jpg?v=1611883033\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"float: none;\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8732\/files\/unnamed_9a48a00a-efcb-415f-ba5a-399d680fb58f_100x100.jpg?v=1611883033\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e2021 Good Food Award Winner - Pantry Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e2020 Good Food Award Finalist \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e2016 The Hot Pepper Awards, \u003cspan\u003e3rd Place, Smoky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e2015 I Love It Spicy \"Lenny\" Award, Product of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(based on highest average review score) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e2015 Fiery Food Challenge, 2nd Place, Hot Sauce: Pepper Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e2014 Fiery Food Challenge, 2nd Place, Hot Sauce: Hot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;\" color=\"#444444\"\u003eThe Story Behind the Sauce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePink Label was an inspired creation - I love me some carnitas, a braised pork dish found at many Mexican restaurants\/taquerias. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat I didn't love was that most of my own hot sauce creations, in addition to the sauces I had in my collection at the time, were either too sharp, or too distinct to use with carnitas.  D\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eue to the delicate nature of the dish, I found that if a sauce is too sharp or too salty, it overpowers the flavor of the pork. If too distinct, all I taste is the sauce. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo I set out to remedy that and create a hot sauce specifically designed to work with the pork, not against it. When I think pork, I think fruit, but I don't typically make \"fruity\" sauces, as they become somewhat limited in application. I didn't just want to make a pork sauce, after all. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo I started experimenting with CA Bartlett Pears and habenero peppers. I was enjoying the results, but felt the attempts lacked depth. Pears lost some sweetness when cooked, so I added Coachella valley dates to the mix, and loved the results.  Additionally, I felt that applewood would lend a subtle, back of the palate smoke flavor which would pair beautifully with pork, chicken, fish, beef and more. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe more I experimented with this sauce, the more I loved it. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYears later, when I went to produce it commercially I ran into some difficulty.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn late 2014, farmers market customers were requesting sauces without cane sugar. While I only had a small amount in the sauces, it was too much for them. I thought it might be a good time to revisit my smoked sauces, but the smoked peppers I could source weren't habeneros. Moreover, they were so smoky that the smoke took over the sauce entirely, and any semblance of subtlety was gone.  Fortunately \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had been to a food show earlier that year where I discovered the beauty of smoked sea salts. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was a real light-bulb moment for me: it didn't matter what was smoked in the sauce, peppers or salts, so long as it was genuinely smoked! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen experimenting I found that I could fine tune the intensity of the smoke by offsetting the existing sea salt in the sauce with the smoked salts. Jackpot. I was in production less than 3 months later with what I consider one of my best, and most interesting sauces. A sauce that was ILoveItSpicy.com's \"product of the year\" for 2015.  Those folks sure have good taste in hot sauce. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd to this day, I won't eat carnitas or pulled pork without Pink Label. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e~Scott Z\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Lucky Dog","offers":[{"title":"Pink Label, 5 oz - order more \u0026 save!","offer_id":412521517,"sku":"PI01","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/8732\/products\/PinkLabel.jpg?v=1645923309","url":"https:\/\/luckydoghotsauce.mom\/products\/pink-label-extra-hot-lightly-smoked-pepper-sauce","provider":"Lucky Dog Hot Sauce - Food's Best Friend! ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}