Dave's Not So Insane Sauces

If you’ve shopped in Asda or Tesco, you will probably recognise Dave’s Gourmet Sauces. You may even have been brave enough to taste the award-winning, and aptly named, Insanity Sauce that made the Dave’s brand so infamous when it was crowned Hottest Sauce in The World during the nineties and became the only sauce to ever be banned from the National Fiery Food Show.

The Dave’s brand is not just about insanely hot sauces. Although you won’t find all of his sauces on the supermarket shelves, you can buy them at The Devil’s Garden. In fact, we have an array of speciality sauces from Dave’s Gourmet range that contain fresh ingredients and simply ooze unique scents and flavours.

In the medium-hot range of sauces is Ginger and Peach, it’s a sweet sauce of medium heat that’s very fruity making it a great compliment to chicken, fish, pork or even lamb. Dave’s Jammin’ Jerk is so mild you’ll be checking the ingredients to make sure there really is Habanero peppers in the bottle. It’s a fusion of seasonings with a Jamaican twist that add up to a great meat marinade or for use as a table sauce at your next BBQ’s. Up the hotter end of the scale we have Hurtin’ Jalapeno and Hurtin’ Habanero, whose names really do speak for themselves! Another favourite is Crazy Caribbean is a zesty hot sauce with tropical vegetables and Rican Red Habanero; add a dash to soups, noodles or rice recipes to spice up your food. For red meats and tomato based sauces we highly recommend Dave’s Roasted Red Pepper and Chipotle sauce or, for a more traditional hot sauce we also stock Dave’s Scotch Bonnet Hot Sauce which will add heat and fragrance to any dish.

With such a huge variety of flavours to choose from, there is pretty much a Dave’s sauce to suit every palette. But you won’t find these speciality sauces on the supermarket shelves; it will take a visit to The Devil’s Garden if you wish to honour your pantry cupboard with their presence...

Chilli Pepper Pete's Dragon's Blood Hot Sauce

Chilli Pepper Pete is renowned for his unique hot sauces that combine not only innovativeness but also great flavour and of course a lot of heat!!
From curry sauces such as Nagaloo or Goan to the Loo, hot sauces such as Dragon Hunter, Sphincter Shrinker or the Naga Headhunter trilogy and many other chilli produce like Jamaican Chutney, Chilli Chocolate Sauce and even chilli pastes like Just Scotch Bonnets or Hotter than Hell, Chilli Pepper Pete seems to cater for every kind of chilli head. His chilli oils such as 12 Naga Pod Oil or Peri-Peri Oil are also of the highest quality although rather scary!
Despite being a bit overshadowed lately by the Chilli Pepper Company set up in Cumbria who has managed to produce evil hot sauces such as 10 Minute Burn and of course Naga Viper Hot Sauce made with one of the hottest chillies in the world, Chilli Pepper Pete is still one of the most known and respected chilli producer in the UK and has roped in a lot of his own family to pursue this line of business with him.
One of Chilli Pepper Pete’s hot sauces that made him famous is of course Dragon’s Blood. Dragon Slayer and Dragon’s Blood Batch 13 quickly followed but Dragon’s Blood is the hot sauce that won prestigious awards as you could say it is the quintessence of what a hot sauce should be.
Made with vinegar, pineapple, fresh naga, naga Bih Jolokia, Aleppo Chilli Flakes, sugar and oh, just a smidget of 6.4 MSU Chilli Extract this hot sauce is definitely not for the faint-hearted!!
A single bottle of 100 ml should last you a while as only a few drops are enough to crank the heat level of your food to the extreme in a jiffy! This hot sauce is definitely one of our bestsellers and our customers at the Devil’s Garden keep coming back for more. Some might think it is just a hot sauce to get in order to pull a funny prank on work colleagues or friends but the flavour of Chilli Pepper Pete’s Dragon’s Blood is also what a lot of people are after.
Quite a lot of our customers like Chilli Pepper Pete’s Red Naga Headhunter hot sauce as the ingredients are more or less the same minus the chilli extract so available to more palates. In Dragon’s Blood the fresh tasting aroma of pineapple counterbalances the chilli extract beautifully and you can carry on tasting it on your tongue long after the burn has gone. The hot sauce itself is of a great consistency, thick and rich but not too intense. Its components also don’t seem to separate in the bottle like so many other hot sauces do which means that the hot sauce keeps its integrity for longer.
We usually have Chilli Pepper Pete’s Dragon’s Blood mixed in stews using tomatoes but also like sprinkling a few drops on cheese on toast for added effect! We also find that it makes a great dip when mixed in mayonnaise or even better: hummus!
Dragon’s Blood is a successful sauce, not only because of its heat and flavour but because of its versatility so do not hesitate to experiment with it. We have used it in numerous dishes and have never been disappointed although cockiness is soon tamed when you think you are used to it and can add that little bit more! Even for an experienced chilli consumer Chilli Pepper Pete’s Dragon’s Blood is still to use with extreme caution!