A while back I made a post asking for suggestions for hot sauce and spicy snacks in Japan as I was planning a trip. I don't recall which of you folks dropped the suggestion, but today I made my way through the chaos of Takeshita Street in search of Hot Sauce Bar. I don't know why I thought it would be bigger, but it's a small shop tucked into a side street. The girl that helped me was from Argentina and spoke excellent English and Japanese. I tasted my way through their entire lineup! It's mostly imports, but there were a handful of Japanese sauces, all of which were very good. There was nothing they that really smoked me out, but after tasting that many sauces in a row, I was pretty lit up by the end of the gauntlet. No significant purchases for me today as I still have a couple weeks left of travel and I don't want to weigh myself down. My last couple days will be in Tokyo again, and I'm definitely going back to stock up before I head back to Canada. So thanks again to whichever of you spicy bastards suggested this place to me!
Also, that area of Harajuku is nuts!
by TheRemedyKitchen
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That one right there, the yuzu one, is my all-time favourite hot sauce ever, and I think it’s the most unique one they sell. You can get other yuzu hot sauces, and I haven’t tried those, but I do really love that one and think it’s great
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So they were ok with you trying their lineup and not buying? In Tokyo myself so curious
THIS EXISTS?