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The billionaire who invented Sriracha Sauce
Posted on 2/25/23 at 11:40 am
Posted on 2/25/23 at 11:40 am
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'I could use less expensive ingredients or promote my products to make more money,' added Tran. 'But no—my goal is always to try to make a rich man's hot sauce at a poor man's price.'
And he started out life poor, and in a Chinese family living in Viet Nam. After serving in the army as a cook for five years, he went to work for his brother. He notices the wild swings in prices of chili peppers and created a sauce to take advantage of those swings.
He went to Hong Kong (Nam encouraged ethnic Chinese to leave) and from Hong Kong to the USA with 20K in gold hidden in a milk can.
And then he went to work here making Sriracha.
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Posted on 2/25/23 at 12:09 pm to real turf fan
Posted on 2/25/23 at 12:44 pm to real turf fan
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The billionaire who invented Sriracha Sauce
Huge fan of his story. And sauce. It’s freaking delicious.
Posted on 2/25/23 at 1:29 pm to real turf fan
Often imitated....never duplicated. 
Posted on 2/25/23 at 3:20 pm to LSU Tiger Bob
Speaking of that. I bought a bottle recently that looks like the original with the chicken on the front and all the symbols/letters but when I took a closer look it’s an ox and it’s called Ox Brand Sriracha. Anybody ever had this?
Posted on 2/25/23 at 3:34 pm to LSU Tiger Bob
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Often imitated....never duplicated
Tabasco Sriracha is better than the Huy Fong (Rooster) brand imo.
Posted on 2/25/23 at 8:28 pm to real turf fan
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which was recently valued at $1 billion by research firm IBISWorld, based on estimated sales of $131 million in 2020
Come on, this is clickbait.
Posted on 2/25/23 at 8:32 pm to James11111
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Come on, this is clickbait.
Huh?
Posted on 2/25/23 at 9:42 pm to real turf fan
I kind of shite on the sriracha craze when it first came out. I just didnt like it. Now I put it on a ton of stuff. Id take that over hot sauce any day
Posted on 2/25/23 at 11:30 pm to real turf fan
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. 'But no—my goal is always to try to make a rich man's hot sauce at a poor man's price.
Hot sauce is THE absolute measure of socioeconomic justice
Posted on 2/26/23 at 7:55 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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Tabasco Sriracha is better than the Huy Fong (Rooster) brand imo.
Rooster brand switched from their original pepper grower years back and was never the same. The first version was the best by far.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 8:19 am to real turf fan
oddly, it's not a taste i care for.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 8:23 am to real turf fan
Posted on 2/26/23 at 8:37 am to Panny Crickets
It’s too sweet.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 9:52 am to real turf fan
Always out here, when it's in stock i buy multiple bottles and horde it. Freaking lame supply problems still persist.
Posted on 2/26/23 at 10:42 am to j1897
Have to mix it with ketchup for fries, rings, or roasted taters.
This post was edited on 2/26/23 at 10:42 am
Posted on 2/26/23 at 3:22 pm to real turf fan
I was born and raised in New Orleans and I still love and use South Louisiana hot sauces. That being said, Sriracha is my favorite hot sauce.
csb: When I lived in Los Angeles I used to drive by his factory in Irwindale from time to time. You can't help but admire this guy's story
csb: When I lived in Los Angeles I used to drive by his factory in Irwindale from time to time. You can't help but admire this guy's story
Posted on 2/26/23 at 3:39 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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Tabasco Sriracha is better than the Huy Fong (Rooster) brand imo.
Everything Tabasco makes is terrible
Posted on 2/26/23 at 3:57 pm to yellowfin
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Everything Tabasco makes is terrible
Lol
Posted on 2/26/23 at 4:02 pm to real turf fan
Love his story and product. Still primarily buy the original Sriracha, but Trader Joe's knockoff is better.
This post was edited on 2/26/23 at 4:21 pm
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