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Buffalo Hot Sauce
Tangy and vinegar-forward with a building, moderate cayenne heat.
Lens analyzedBuffalo hot sauce is a vinegar-based cayenne pepper sauce, often blended with butter, that coats chicken wings and other fried foods in its signature tangy heat. Unlike thinner hot sauces used by the drop, this one is usually tossed with food in bulk to coat every surface. It builds heat gradually rather than delivering one sharp burst.
Where it comes from
The sauce takes its name from Buffalo, New York, where it was popularized at a bar in the 1960s as a way to dress fried chicken wings. The cayenne-and-butter combination introduced there became the template for buffalo flavor across snacks, dips, and fast-food menus well beyond wings.
Buying it
Check whether the bottle already contains butter or is meant to be mixed with melted butter yourself, since recipes assume one or the other.
Storing it
The vinegar base lets a sealed bottle sit safely on a pantry shelf for a long stretch. Some cooks refrigerate it after opening for the sharpest flavor, though plenty of bottles live on the counter between uses.
Keeps about 1 year in the pantry.
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