Texas Hot Sauce Tour

A bottle of house-made vinegar-pepper sauce at Gatlin’s BBQ.

The Original Ninfa’s founded in 1973.

Ninfa’s chef Alex Padilla.

Green tomatillos get a kiss of flame at the Original Ninfa’s on Navigation.

Charred tomatillos and jalapenos.

Fresh tortillas.

The incomparable green salsa.

A plate of chicken at Cool Runnings.

Owner and Kingston, Jamaica, native Terron Henry.

Sizzling chicken gets a douse of Henry’s closely guarded Spicy Jerk Sauce.

A pork sandwich with spicy vinegar-pepper sauce at Gatlin’s BBQ.

A small cup of Gatlins house-made hot sauce.

Pit master Greg Gatlin (right) and his father, Henry.

Greg Gatlin tends the meat.

Ribs and sides.

Egg rolls ready for dipping in nuoc cham at b10 Vietnamese Cafe.

Chef Bryan Caswell at Little Bigs.

Sliders slathered in his Sriracha remoulade.

Gatlin’s house-made sauce.

A pork sandwich served up with Gatlin’s sauce.

A Vietnamese take on spicy.

Jamaica, native Terron Henry shows off his heritage.

The Hot Sauce Cookbook full of recipes from the article and more.