Here lies Humble House Poblano and Serrano –
7.5/10
I first met this sauce as a Christmas gift directly from the website. I received 5 of the sauces, and this is the first one I cracked into. It’ll certainly feel like an accomplishment when I go through all of these, as it will be the first brand that I will have had their entire lineup of choices. Now, to have a peek behind the curtain a bit, I have completed 2 bottles now, I’m just behind on reviews- sorry Redditors, this is me trying to catch up after I took some time away from here. One big thumbs up for me is the price point; if you buy the 5 variety pack, it’s roughly 40 bucks (not including shipping), and with the bottles being 9.5oz, that would lead to each bottle being about $4 if they were standard 5oz bottles. My math isn’t perfect of course, but even just as a rough estimate, this is an excellent deal for the quality of the ingredients within the sauce itself. ANYWAY, stick around to see the next one coming up, but for now, let’s get into this review!
REVIEW: This is not your typical verde sauce, and I mean that with a lot of love! While this does have that green pepper bite, it doesn’t try to compensate by adding a lot of vinegar or lime juice to make or punchier. Its also doesn’t have that almost grassy flavor that some verde sauces seem to conjure up out of nowhere. The green bells in this are great, adding a nice vegetal filler that simply compliments the other peppers. The onions are cilantro are what makes this tasty taco sauce. I tasted this and it made me flash back a few years, when I would go to this taco truck close to my house and get these lengua street tacos that had a sauce like this. The ingredient list seems standard for a sauce like this, but the quality of ingredients truly elevates this a step above the rest. Even though vinegar is the third listed ingredient, this sauce was a bit fuller and leans closer to being a puree. The peppers in general are great, and the poblano taste is more obvious than the serrano or jalapeno, although it is extremely well-rounded. This brand takes pride in not being too hot, with one of their taglines being “Not hot and not sorry”, and I am totally okay with this not being a mouth burner, because the flavor genuinely makes up for that. I would recommend putting this on tacos, eggs, and pulled pork sandwiches. Rest in Peace, Spicy Prince
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Ingredients: Fresh Onions, Green Bell Peppers, Vinegar, Poblano, Serrano, Nopales, Jalapeno, Garlic, Cilantro, Cane Sugar, Sea Salt.
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