Huy Fong Co., by the accounts I've read, was taken over by the founder's children who did not have the same passion for the product itself like he did.
They argued with their farmers at Underwood Ranch without realizing it was their peppers that made the sriracha unique. Now Underwood is successfully selling their own brand and too boot, someone leaked Huy Fong's recipe on TikTok
The peppers really do make the difference. I've tried 3 other brands and nothing comes close. I was going to try the Underwood stuff but they want a fortune for it on Amazon.
I have never understood the hype around Sriracha but I get why it would really matter where you source your ingredients from.
Just another brand ruined by greed and a lack of understanding that sometimes a brand means something and if you change it.. people leave.
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