re: Sriracha chili vs Mcilhenny tabasco, who wins this battle?

I like the taste of sriracha, but it is just not as useful as tabasco. Tabasco's such a simple flavor that its application is damn near universal. And while I generally prefer putting crystal on an end product, tabasco is more useful for cooking with. The flavors thicker or something, and definitely hotter, its mandatory for any soup and crystal doesnt cut it.

Sriracha has got so much going on in it that it can hurt a dish if the chemistry aint right.

Pretty much everything goes with red pepper, so tabasco wins!!!