Talk:Tabasco sauce
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[edit] Length of Aging?
I vaguely recall a documenatry on PBS about Tabasco, and the length of time to age it surprised me; something like 5-10 years. Anyone know exactly how long?
- On the bottle it says 5 years.--68.212.84.101 05:49, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
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- Er, if you follow the "make your own tabasco sauce" link at the bottom of the page it talks about the "original" aging process, 3 years then "some more", etc etc... Tzf 23:23, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
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- The TABASCO.com web site says that the pepper mash is aged for three years before it's mixed with vinegar, stirred intermittently for another month, and then bottled. --Skb8721 16:56, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
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What is then the oldest American food patent? Necco wafers? Rlquall 15:51, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Good Question! BigFatDave 05:14, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] It rocks
This stuff is too damn good to explain, jsut trust me its amazing!!
[edit] Naming
The introductory text says that the sauce gained its name not from the Mexican state of Tabasco but from the tabasco pepper. From where did the pepper get its name? If it was from the state, then the sauce did indirectly get its name from Tabasco state. If the sauce named the pepper used in its production, then surely this is worthy of comment. Anyone know for sure either way? Nach0king 20:00, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Actually, the pepper got its name from the sauce; the pepper just had a generic name until in 1888 it was officially named for the sauce into which it was made. The sauce itself, however, was named after the Mexican state.
--Skb8721 21:59, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
P.S. On closer reading, the introductory text says that the sauce "acquired its name from the state of Tabasco in Mexico." And that's correct. The pepper was named for the sauce, and the sauce was named for the Mexican state. So no need to alter the text.
--Skb8721 22:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Inappropriate Promotion of Product?
I don't think the below line is appropriate for Wikipedia. It is promotional, in my opinion, and there is already a link to TABASCO.com in the article.
"Tabasco sauce is appreciated greatly by the U.S. military. To obtain more information about Tabasco's military sales or to contact the McIllhenny Company military sales director visit the Tabasco home page at TABASCO.com."
Any comments?
--Skb8721 15:58, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed, the rest of that section handles the relationship to the US military much better. -- Solipsist 09:29, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Critique of Trivia Section
I don't have a problem with the Trivia section. Other articles have Trivia sections (or Miscellanea sections), which serve a genuine purpose -- to present data that by its nature does not fall neatly into the remainder of the article.
I suggest we bring back the Trivia section until we discuss whether or not it should be retained or removed. Any comments?
--Skb8721 15:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
- Other articles tend to have trivia sections full of garbage. In this case the cultural aspect may be seen as important, so I don't object to it being replaced, but is it really adding something to the article to pick out every film and famous person that has ever used Tabasco? Chris Cunningham 16:10, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Super Bowl
I'd heard that the success of the sauce was related in some way to a Super Bowl ad. Is there any truth to this? David 22:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
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- There have been a few Tabasco ads produced for the Super Bowl, but these were made relatively recently, after Tabasco sauce was already famous worldwide. --Skb8721 20:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
