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San Diego Sauce – What makes it special?

Get ready to add a taste of California sunshine to your meals with San Diego Pepper Company’s San Diego Sauce! This unique and flavorful hot sauce isn’t just about adding heat; it’s a journey to the heart of San Diego’s culinary scene, offering a smoky chipotle and garlic experience that elevates ordinary dishes to delicious new heights.

More Than Just Smoke and Spice:

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While smoked chipotle peppers provide the backbone of San Diego Sauce, don’t underestimate its complexity. Hints of garlic add a savory depth, creating a well-rounded flavor profile that goes beyond simple smokiness. This mild-medium heat makes it perfect for those who enjoy spice but don’t want their taste buds overwhelmed.

A Versatile Condiment for Everyday Use:

Unlike fiery hot sauces reserved for special occasions, San Diego Sauce shines in its everyday versatility. Drizzle it over tacos, burritos, and quesadillas for a smoky and flavorful kick. Add a dollop to eggs, burgers, or grilled chicken for a unique twist on classic dishes. Even elevate your soups and dips with a touch of San Diego Sauce, discovering its ability to transform ordinary meals into culinary adventures.

Made with Local Love:

San Diego Pepper Company takes pride in adding a personal touch to everything. Their San Diego Sauce is handcrafted in small batches, capturing the spirit of local cuisine. With every bottle, you support a passionate husband and wife team dedicated to sharing San Diego’s vibrant flavors with the world.

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More Than Just a Sauce, It’s an Experience:

With a unique blend of communities and many diverse backgrounds in San Diego, the cuisine is no different. We wanted a local hot sauce that highlights the staple foods you associate with San Diego, but also blends well with food from any culture. That’s where San Diego Sauce got its name.

With hot sauce, heat isn’t always the most important thing. A sauce can have the hottest peppers, but if the flavor isn’t there, it doesn’t leave you wanting more. San Diego Sauce is a spicy and bright blend of chipotle and garlic that packs a ton of flavor into any meal, without taking over.

In San Diego, food staples such as carne asada fries and fish tacos might be the first things that come to mind for many. However, as anyone who lives here knows: other cultures bring a wide variety of amazing foods that make our cuisine what it is. This inspired the flavor profile of San Diego sauce was born. The flavors in San Diego Sauce can highlight the unique aspects of any dish, while also adding some spice. Whether you’re enjoying Korean fried chicken on Convoy, shawarma made fresh at home, burgers and brews in OB, or loco moco while watching the waves – San Diego Sauce can take your meal up a notch. 

Through a long (although tasty) trial and error, we have perfected a sauce that can take ANY dish to the next level.

Order San Diego Sauce here!

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San Diego Pepper Company – How did we get started?

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Hi! I’m Kieran – I make up half of the San Diego Pepper Company.

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For me, hot sauce goes on everything. Growing up, it would get added to just about anything that was for dinner. Fries and ketchup? Hot sauce goes in the ketchup. Pizza night? No chance, that’s a hot sauce night with pizza served underneath. A salad after a long football practice? Hot sauce gets mixed in the ranch. If mornings were a bit too hectic, my brother and I would throw tortilla chips in a ziploc bag with sauce to shake up and snack on for a quick breakfast… in third grade * You name it, I’ve probably added hot sauce to it – it’s a part of how I was raised. 

Fast forward some years and I am in the Caribbean for a week. My incredible wife Jacklyn, who I fell in love with during our college years, and I, are enjoying a sun-soaked honeymoon. For Jacklyn growing up, spicy food was something to avoid, not enjoy. While staying in Saint Thomas, USVI, we ate some of the most amazing food – almost all of which was served with pepper sauce. This was the spark that made Jacklyn begin enjoying spice in the things she ate.

When we returned home – we ran out of the sauce we brought back from our honeymoon quickly – so we took things into our own hands. That’s where San Diego Pepper Company was born – to add a little bit of spice to our love for San Diego.

Creating the Sauce

At this time, we didn’t think much of what we were doing – we just were having fun experimenting with new recipes. After plenty of time chopping peppers, blending, cooking, and adjusting spices, we had some great sauces we used consistently. We gave away some samples and decided we wanted to share with everyone!

After nearly a year figuring out the hoops we needed to jump through, we figured out how to do things on our own and take it to market. For us, San Diego Pepper Company is about being local. We make each batch ourselves. We label the bottles by hand. We decided early to support local nonprofits. Once we were able to book our kitchen for the first time, we were to take our vision for a quality, local, and honest hot sauce company and make it real.

From the bottom of our hearts, we appreciate the support we have from every single person – local or not. If you took the time to read about our story, thank you. We will continue to put in honest effort in everything we do as San Diego Pepper Company.

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Documenting our Progress

  • San Diego Sauce on Carne Asada Fries
  • Woman applying label to bottle
    Labeling our first test bottle of San Diego Sauce
  • hot sauce in front of the Taj Mahal
    Indian Spice Sauce at the Taj Mahal
  • Measuring out our first test batch
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    Grabbing ingredients in Mira Mesa for production