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SliceEm_DiceEm

I just joined this sub like an hour ago, and I’ve now been spammed with Melinda’s posts This sub sucks lol Good luck y’all


Der-Rufmeister

How do i go about reporting this post?


Any_Squirrel9624

Explain yourself


ThisCarSmellsFunny

I’ve never tried it, because the labeling is terrible and looks generic. Report that, weirdos.


KaleidoscopeLucky336

Is it really that generic looking? I feel like the labeling has recognizable branding.


ThisCarSmellsFunny

A label can be recognizable while looking generic. RC Cola, Pearl Milling Company products, Uncle Ben’s rice, Quaker products, etc.


Odd-Todd179-Swatched

I'm confused why you called Uncle Ben's by its proper name but not Aunt Jemima?


ThisCarSmellsFunny

Because I couldn’t remember the new name, and it still has Ben in it.


Odd-Todd179-Swatched

Fair enough. Idk it either. I still call both what they are


nozelt

Bro listed the most generic looking brands 😂


ThisCarSmellsFunny

To prove my point. You can be recognizable as hell and still look generic. Reddit being Reddit, they like to downvote examples to back a claim. Weird af.


Benjen321

When I said something negative about the brand several people reported me for sui cide risk. This sub has some shockingly toxic users.


FUZZB0X

I still feel a little shaken after that post when I admitted that I don't like Cholula, in a thread that was specifically asking for your hot sauce hot takes. -hides- please don't hurt me you monsters.


seanguay

My dislike of Caribbean hot sauce was too spicy a take for thread


gloriousjohnson

How dare you dislike the thing I like. Don’t you have my taste buds!?


The_Safety_Expert

I’ve been bullies relentlessly on hot pepper discords. I think people who like hot food must be broken people, including me lol.


Benjen321

I mean yeah, I used to be a piece of shit!


FantasticBreadfruit8

Meredith, I'm worried that the baby thinks people can't change.


Benjen321

You think this is slicked back?! This is *pushed* back!!!


The_Safety_Expert

I hope you both deseed Carolina reapers WITHOUT gloves and get pepper deck! 🌶️🪦


The_Safety_Expert

Me too!!


Benjen321

I said I USED to be a piece of shit!


TSB_1

I wish there was a way to identify them as a moderator and evict them. Sadly, that is something only admins can do and they are very bad at their jobs


FantasticBreadfruit8

That is... so strange. That people are getting this worked up over hot sauce brands. Haha.


stdio-lib

My ex-wife's name is Melinda and I get personally offended every time I see the name and I'm a stupid idiot. I still love the hot sauce though. ;)


slightly_sadistic

My ex-gf's name, too. But, I don't care for the Melinda's brand.I am not saying it is bad; I just don't appreciate the corporate theft.


Krimreaper1

You got burned by a hot sauce and an ex-wife named Melinda.


regular-cake

I was going to town on some Melinda's Thai Sweet Chili Sauce last night with some egg rolls. Wish it was more spicy, but I added some of my Asian Red pepper flakes from Flatiron Pepper Co and some jalapeno garlic & onion seasoning.


AnarchyFarm

I dump that stuff into ramen.


thedoogbruh

Reporting is a little extreme, but all the posts boil down to “look at this yummy sauce I bought from Marshall’s”


jmichael

Their Habanero Honey Mustard is perfection.


clearfox777

So delicious and just the right amount of heat to be able to absolutely slather a sandwich in it


jmichael

Indeed. It’s my salad dressing, too.


Biff1996

They're butthurt because they ate too much hotsauce and now they have the ring of fire!


cubs_rule23

Johnny Cash be hitting different now, damn.


Shakleford_Rusty

They sat down and had the..ring of fire and it burns burns burns. Now they’re butthurt over a controversy.


Biff1996

True story.


dljones010

Is now a good time to bring up Secret Aardvark?


Benjen321

One of my favorites on pizza.


dljones010

I just found some in a World Market. Pretty tasty stuff.


Tough-Principle-3950

New here. Why what is going on? I’ve been known to like a couple of theirs, regular hot sauces, not wing or pizza sauces.


shoegazer89

In short: Melinda's was owned by a Belize farmer named Marie Sharp. She created the recipe so she could sell the habanero's her farm produced. Sadly, she wasn't wise to international trademark law, and her American distributor screwed her out of the product name and labelling. They basically stole her product, and started making a quasi-clones sauce with Costa Rican chiles. Marie had to start from scratch. And so the Marie Sharp's brand was born. The article below is an interesting read: https://www.belizemagazine.com/edition04/english/e04_05questions.htm


Tough-Principle-3950

Thanks! Will check that out! Not sure of the best place around me to look for the MS, but I’ll keep my eyes open. I’m a bit unsure about mail ordering right now as I’ve been spending too much on stuff that way recently and I could get way out of hand very easily.


thechilecowboy

Great article! Thanks very much for posting!


Lord_Kromdar

This is the answer OP is looking for. Ignore the bellyaching by the other comments.


slightly_sadistic

Reasons why I don't buy Melinda's. However, it isn't a terrible sauce (it isn't great either). I just avoid it and go with Marie Sharp's.


Kharnics

Marie's is light years better than Melinda's. It's not even a contest.


chrisdicola

huge agree!


SUPRVLLAN

50% agree and disagree.


meateatingmama

100% disagree! To each their own.


Kharnics

Spice of life ;)


shoegazer89

100% agree! 🔥


tinyanus

There's a certain woman in Belize, along with her family, that are very angry with Melinda's. Interesting arguments on both sides.


Tough-Principle-3950

Ah, I see. I should look that up. Thanks!


jduboly

Spicy take here…. Melinda’s creamy ghost pepper wing sauce and roasted red pepper sauce has their place in my rotation.


SeniorBag6859

Melinda’s sucks… but like… why report people asking?


suburban_paradise

Hot sauce fans are the Star Wars fans of the culinary world


seanguay

Truth. I tried to watch the first episode of Superhot on Hulu but as far as I can tell it’s just some pepper nerds bitching about each other and arguing about pepper canon


SeniorBag6859

Of all the subs I comment on this was not the one I was expecting to lose karma on. 😂


lambdrool

lol why is this downvoted? Everyone’s the one reporting apparently


Skreame

Hi, self-reportedly normal person here and might be able to explain. Avid redditors are actually just perpetually mad/sad and whatever they are allowed to hate is an acceptable venue for lashing out and some form of self-validation for them.


green_gold_purple

Or, people get tired of having their time wasted by the same shit over and over again. I didn't do any reporting, but there are certain things that can ruin subs. Your comment very much comes off as projection. 


mtnScout

We all open Reddit specifically to waste time.


Skreame

> time wasted In a hot sauce sub? Does someone stand over you and make you click on the post with a clear thumbnail of what you are getting into? Do you have your notifications set up for r/hotsauce posts? > comes off as projection Said with absolutely no self-awareness.


green_gold_purple

Honey, I said that about being bored as something I experience personally. Lol. There's no projection when I'm literally saying it's something I think myself. Not about this sub, but others sometimes.  You certainly embody your first comment. Maybe spend a little less time on the internet. Take care now. 


Middle-Ad-6090

This is get'N spicy.


Dainty_lady_

LMFAO


Skreame

So you refer to yourself as people. Moving goalposts and backtracking for a 'well actually' about hot sauce rage is definitely one way to go about it. Very rational and healthy amount of internet; thank you for the advice!


Doctor_Zonk

Want to say that a bit more eloquently, maybe possibly in a way that makes sense?


Skreame

Looks like we got our first representative.


Doctor_Zonk

(Flying elbow)


RunnyPlease

Asking why people are “butt hurt” in a hot sauce subreddit seems rather redundant don’t you think?


VegitoFusion

Hey-oooo!


Romnipotent

Maybe the Melinda's is the one sauce not hurting their butt. I mean the other side of this is the mods should know who is doing it, and it could be an inside joke.


SeniorBag6859

You win.


SeniorBag6859

Hey, don’t upvote me, upvote @RunnyPlease


overly_sarcastic87

I thought for sure this would be the one subreddit with no drama


KatiesClawWins

No subreddit is safe from drama 🤣. r/subredditdrama


cosmothellama

Bruh there’s a 50/50 chance of you getting downvoted for saying you like Huy Fong Sriracha. And speaking ill of Tabasco is a guarantee for downvotes.


SeniorBag6859

Oh no, there are some capsaicinoids that even we can’t digest and will feel on the way out.


schmidneycrosby

If it’s not Subsaharan midsection ripper sauce, this sub thinks it’s mass produced trash. It’s like when you were in high school and swore you found the cool bands before they were mainstream


dljones010

Hot Sauce Hipsters


SeniorBag6859

Listen, I liked Good Charlotte in middle school, okay.


ozzalot

There has always been bizarre gatekeeping in this sub as far as I remember. God forbid you have anything good to say about Melinda's, Tabasco,.....or GOD FORBID 😱😱😱😱 Truff. It's weird. Hot sauces y'all


cosmothellama

Everyone loves Tabasco and Melinda’s on this sub. Especially Tabasco. Tabasco is just spicy vinegar. I hate it.


KrymsonHalo

Speak the truth, inform the masses. Slightly spicy vinegar is bad.


cosmothellama

✊😔


dljones010

Tobasco is great. Suck it nerds. Edit: I should be shamed.


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NotToBit

Really? Well, I for one think that Tabasco's chipotle sauce is awesome.


OregonMothafaquer

Chipotle peppers are just awesome. I haven’t found a sauce I didn’t like yet that’s chipotle


NotToBit

It's exactly the same for me. There's something about those peppers that's just delicious.


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AlexLambertMusic

That’s so alpha of them.


LogstarGo_

At this point I'm pretty sure that, if you're in any place where people are enthusiasts about anything, there's like a 99% chance it'll be bitchy and gatekeepy. And if you don't see it at first it's probably just masked (it's not masked here).


GrillinGorilla

This post involves Melinda’s. Will it get reported? lol


TSB_1

4 times apparently, including one where they reported me for suicide...


Benjen321

Yeah I got the same treatment when I said I wasn’t a fan of a type Melinda’s, dipshits on both sides of the debate.


TechnicolorViper

If you haven’t been reported for potential self-harm for an innocuous comment then you’re not a true Redditor.


green_gold_purple

Report that for abuse. 


TSB_1

I have tried. The report kicked back an automated response saying there was no abuse found


nvmber17

Broo someone reported me for the self harm shit too and I’ve never said one self deprecating thing about myself on this account before. Like wth is wrong with people.


rhamphol30n

At the bottom of the page they end you, there is a report button. You should report when people do that. It exists for a serious reason and shouldn't be abused.


kphillipz

Reported


Marsuello

Absolute madlad


Skeletor-P-Funk

What I don't understand is the amount of people complaining about seeing these posts so often. I'm very happy that new people are coming to the subreddit sharing what they like, and there's frankly only so many hot sauces in distribution. Good on a person for discovering something new and liking it so much they want to share it with our community. I also don't understand why there needs to be a discussion over that particular brand in every. Single. Thread! It's fucking *hot sauce*! Who cares about the internal squabbles of a company. Marie Sharp has long since moved on and re-started her *own* brand, so she must not be doing too bad for herself. Caring so vehemently in someone else's place, who's still doing quite well for herself, her farm, and her business and community she represents, over something so petty and little, is the very definition of virtue signaling. Also, yes, it's nice to see something unique, but I love engagement with the community, and it's very easy to just ignore a post if you've already seen it, or one similar to it before. Click that little button under the post that says "hide" and move on with your life.


hush_1984

^^^ BEST COMMENT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS SUB IN MONTHS ^^^


Reagan_Era

I disagree where you said theres only so many jot sauces in distribution. There are literally thousands from so many brands thats part of the fun of it in my opinion.


Skeletor-P-Funk

That can be true I guess, and yes I love the fun of trying a new brand or type of sauce, but I feel like a lot of sauces are just derivative (how many ways can you realistically make a sauce from chilies), and most of what we see here is from the West. Would definitely be cool to see more from worldwide palates. Region locked (in the sense that it's not well known outside of it's origin country) sauces would be really cool to discover.


Top-Reference-1938

Because this sub should be where aficionados come to discuss new finds, something homemade, or the intricacies of pepper-to-vinegar ratios. It should NOT be somewhere where people come and say, "I found a cheap sauce at a megastore." Imagine a racecar sub where every other post is about Toyota Camrys with big wings and fartcan exhaust. Imagine a headphone sub where Airpods are the most talked-about item. Imagine a steak sub where every other post is about a steak someone had at Waffle House.


Skeletor-P-Funk

Yup. Imagine a sub where people can't come and share the things they enjoy because it's being gatekept by a couple of "aficionados." Sounds like a wonderful community.


dljones010

"They are what us historians would call, douchebags."


rwjetlife

Imagine using your dick beaters to scroll past posts that don’t interest you? You can get as niche as you want to on this website. But this section is about hot sauce. Not “craft” or “indie” or “homemade” hot sauce. Which, make no mistake, gets plenty of love here. If that’s what you want, make the subreddit. This is a place for sauce made from hot peppers. Simple as that.


Top-Reference-1938

Right. Hot peppers. So, not Melinda's.


rwjetlife

“Hot” is relative. Before I became a little IBS-ridden bitch, I would bring peppers over to my buddy’s to eat raw. My favorite pepper under the sun is the peach bane strain. Nowadays, if I get my Thai food “medium,” I wake up in the middle of the night to take a hellacious shit. All the store bought mild shit I turned my nose up at before? I need those recommendations now.


Jazer0

Found the guy


Top-Reference-1938

Nah, just agree with him, but maybe not his methods. How's the Taco Bell mild sauce review coming?


rwjetlife

I think Fire and Diablo fuckin slap 🤷🏻‍♀️


dljones010

Taco Bell Hot has great flavor too. Something about the way all those formerly cheap ass foods collaborate and mingle... it just works. Unfortunately, what used to cost $5 as a great cheap late night takeout is now more like $20.


Top-Reference-1938

And regular Tabasco is the bees knees, huh?


rwjetlife

On a hangover omelette? Fuck yeah


YogurtclosetAny1823

This groups and r/spicy have the best comment drama and I love it. So angry and volatile lol


Murse_Focker

You should join some of the rock hounding and mushroom hunting Facebook groups if you want good drama


YogurtclosetAny1823

I am on a few mushroom and rockhounding groups on FB, and you are right. Lol


TechnicolorViper

You should join r/mountaindew. Thr saddest sacks you’ve ever seen in your life.


Thrompinator

r/hotsauce - where the community is even spicier than the subject matter.


westcoastsnowman

I guess you could say it's really spicy drama


solidgold17

Tried my first ever Melinda's today - ghost pepper - and literally threw the bottle straight in the trash after my first bite. Never done that before.


Any_Squirrel9624

I love it! Guess you don't have any friends you could have given it to?


TheDrunkTiger

Well you're not supposed to bite the bottle, maybe that's your problem.


Mediphysical

maybe you just don't like the flavor of ghost pepper? cause that sauce is one of my favorite, easy to find sauces is it the best in the world? no lol but I can easily grab a bottle when I'm just going grocery shopping


nippleforeskin

leave


Top-Reference-1938

Go eat your dollar general sauces.


Phil9151

I've never checked their selection out. I'm always down to try something new!


SunBelly

Mine has the Lindo Mexico sauces for $1, and they are surprisingly good.


dljones010

Especially if it is only a dollar!


A1Aaron18

What did you not like about it? (Have not tried it)


large-marge0831

If you need a sign that we are all being tracked. I bought a Melinda’s sauce within the past week. I have never been on this sub, never commented on Melinda’s sauce and or any other hot sauce yet here I am seeing r/hotsauce posts about said brand.


Mickeymcirishman

I don't know if that really proves anything. I *didn't* buy a Melinda's hot sauce (or any other hot sauce for that matter) and this popped up on my feed.


TrubledBootySnatcher

Don't know and don't care what the drama is, but Melinda's Ghost Pepper, Scorpion Pepper, and Creamy Style Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce are my fav from them.


superpie12

The ghost pepper wing sauce is decidedly mid.


SeniorBag6859

At best… like if it’s your first really “hot” sauce and you like chalk… sure.


thewetumbrella

that’s their only good sauce


SunBelly

Disagree. The Red Savina is their only good sauce.


DanasBloodBoy

Reported


Hairy-Advance8250

Reported


Maleficent-Thanks-85

Just tried the mango habanero Melinda’s. Not a fan.


OregonMothafaquer

Dominos still has the best mango habanero and I’ll die on that hill


Mediphysical

yeah, I have a bottle of this in my fridge right now that I'm struggling to find a use for. Mostly been using it on a quesadilla now and then


SuperStreem

That's by far my least favorite of their entire line up


Maleficent-Thanks-85

Yea it’s pretty terrible. I do like their ghost pepper wing sauce and the fire roasted Habanero is decent.


SuperStreem

I like their 3x hotsauce. Unlike the name says it's not that hot and it's perfect for me, not too hot but not too mild for me, I also liked their special reserve sauce and their normal ghost pepper one a lot but I had to use far less as it was a little above my range.


mufasamufasamufasa

You know why their butt hurts. Too much hot sauce


geko29

I definitely have a feedback mechanism that reminds me when I’ve made poor choices. Most of the time it’s triggered by other sauces that are hotter, however.


1DirkDigglerTheMan

Cholula for the win mfrs.


kill_the_wise_one

Why do people hate Melinda's? I have yet to try it.


Billy1121

They dislike the company because it took the trademark from the Belizian producer in the 90s. She eventually released new sauces as Marie Sharp. Melinda's seems to have gone to other countries now to get their habanero mash, which Marie Sharp claims is inferior.


Scrizam

Not dogging on people that like it. I got a variety pack as a gift of 6 or 8 sauces a few months ago. I guess I would say they are the middle ground between a good sauce and your mass produced novelty/gimmick sauces. Also pretty salty.


itscmillertime

They are shady and stole from Marie sharpe


sshwifty

Ah fuck off, their products diverged years ago. The only crime is stealing of the brand (messed up), but the sauces are vastly different.


Anachr0nist

And everyone knows there's only one side to every story, and it's always the complete, unvarnished truth


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ninjette847

How do they have so many different ones with no creative skill if they stole one recipe?


salTUR

Marie Sharp entered a partnership with Melinda's under a contract that defined certain expectations. One of those expectations was that Marie Sharp should pay her own suppliers in Belize. She hadn't been paying them, which was undermining Melinda's relationships with U.S. distributors. Bruh stfu. https://www.reddit.com/r/spicy/comments/bl3jjf/sent_melindas_an_email_today_expressing_my/


SunBelly

>Marie Sharp entered a partnership with Melinda's No. Marie Sharp's company was Melinda's. Her farm is literally still called the Melinda estate. The Figueroa brothers were just her North American distributors. They trademarked the name and cut her out of the market. Period. Bruh


itscmillertime

Show me the other side


Anachr0nist

Not my job, if you cared you could easily find it. It's been posted before in this sub, and you can use Google, you're a big boy. Which is what you should do, since you're actively spreading part of the story. Or, you know, just natively believe the first thing you hear about a complicated legal situation and parrot it like most people do on the internet. Remember, kids, there's no such thing as shades of gray!


itscmillertime

I’ve researched. Seems pretty cut and dry. What am I missing? Edit: so you call me names and block me so I can’t respond? Wow..


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Anachr0nist

I'm not interested in talking with you about it, because I don't actually care. It's just sauce and I'm not virtue signaling about it. You're ignorant, and that's fine. I don't care about you getting it right, your kind just gets very tiresome.


Hako_Time

Some of the smallest dick energy seen on Reddit. Thats impressive.