Pairings: Hot Sauce

When the Spanish brought chile peppers back from the New World in the 1500s, they didn't know they were creating a global hot-sauce monster. Today, from sambal to sriracha and piri piri to Pickapeppa, hot sauce at all points on the Scoville scale is popular in nearly every modern cuisine around the world. 

In addition to peppery programming from Exploratorium Teacher Institute Julie Yu, sample some spice with concoctions from Chef Loretta Keller and resident mixologist Clay Reynolds. Find out how hot sauce gets its bite at Pairings: Hot Sauce.

Note: Pairings has limited seating and will be made available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.