There are, at least what feels like, an infinite number of hot sauces out there: hard-to-find regional varieties, specialty bottles that pride themselves on being almost too hot to eat ...

So I asked 5 of our Southern Living Test Kitchen pros to name their favorite. The results were vast, but there was consensus.

Hot sauce was initially used as a painkiller by the ancient Aztecs, and it’s now known as a delicious condiment worldwide. But have you ever wondered which brands are most popular in the U.S.?

Artie Pitt is livin' the spice life. After a successful 20-plus career in the cannabis trade and music industries, Pitt is pursuing a lifelong love of making spicy foods — particularly hand-crafted ...

She worked in the test kitchen at Cooking Light for 14 years ... evoking the flavors of southern China. The hot chile sauce, reminiscent of northern Chinese cuisine, blends sweet chile and rice ...

Whether the person who ends up with this one is a die-hard Gordon Ramsay fan or just a lover of spicy foods, these Hell’s Kitchen-approved hot sauces will spice up their holiday table.