Your Guide to the World of Spice

This is Fabian, alias Pikantista – a long-time chili expert, producer of chili sauces (Pikapika, Chili Mafia), and purveyor of special chili products (chili-saucen.com and chili-plants.com).

A Pikantista is characterized not only by their love of spicy products but also by years of experience. Now a new project is starting – this time in Spain!

Welcome, if you too are a Pikantista! Lovers of spicy products such as wasabi, mustard, or garlic are also in the right place with us.

If you need information about spicy products for your concept store or deli, let us know; we will be happy to advise you directly.

Chili expert & retailer since 2018

Carolina Reaper Hot Sauces

Carolina Reaper Hot Sauces

are particularly popular with extreme spice eaters. The heat level is usually above 10 to 10+++. The corresponding sauces in our chili shop are around 80,000 - 90,000 Scoville, which is in a very hot range. Hotter sauces usually contain a capsaicin extract.

Information for Pikantistas

Spicy and Grilling

Spicy BBQ Sauces

Barbecuing on the grill promises pure summer relaxation - all you need is the right BBQ sauce. After all, a delicious BBQ sauce will add a refined taste experience to your slow-cooked grilled food as a bonus.

Learn about smoky flavors

Hottest Chili Sauces

Hot Sauces vs. Chili Sauces

In short: there is none! Hot sauces and chili sauces are the same product - just in different languages. "Hot Sauce" comes from English and literally means "hot sauce", but refers exclusively to hot sauces made from chili peppers.

Is there a difference?

The Science Behind the Heat of Hot Sauces

  • Did you know that chilies aren't actually spicy?

    The famous "spiciness" is not actually a taste, but a pain sensation! Capsaicin tricks our brain into believing it's burning, which triggers the release of endorphins. That's why spicy food is addictive.

    Chilies have been cultivated for 6,000 years. The number of different varieties is estimated at over 4,000. These can be assigned to 30 species. Five species are predominantly cultivated. The other 25 are rare wild species. Chilies have only been known in Europe since the Middle Ages.

  • Scoville Scale: From mild to extremely hot

    Developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912, this scale measures the heat of hot sauces and chili sauces:

    Heat Levels at a Glance:

    0: Not spicy

    1-3: Mildly spicy

    4-6: Medium spicy

    7-8: Spicy

    9-10: Very spicy

    10+ to 10+++: Extremely spicy

    The current hottest chili in the world is Pepper X with 2.69 million SHU - that's dozens of times spicier than a jalapeño!

  • Other Hot Sauce Varieties: Flavor Meets Heat

    Sriracha Hot Sauces

    Originating from the Thai city of Si Racha, these hot sauces offer the perfect sweet and savory taste. Ideal for noodles, pizza, and meat.

    Chipotle Chili Sauces

    Smoked jalapeños give these sauces smoky, chocolatey notes. The Aztecs already used this smoking technique - perfect with meat and scrambled eggs.

    BBQ Hot Sauces

    The spiciest BBQ sauces combine fiery chilies with sweet flavors. Thinner varieties are suitable for marinating, thicker ones for basting.
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Our Hot Sauces Selection

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