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Crystal Hot Sauce is a brand of Louisiana-style hot sauce produced by family-owned Baumer Foods since 1923. 3 million US gallons (11,000,000 L) of Crystal Hot Sauce are shipped per year to 75 countries. The sauce is reddish orange with a medium heat and a milder, brighter flavor than Tabasco sauce.
Crystal was famous for its lighted sign featuring a chef stirring a pot of hot sauce. The sign was a New Orleans landmark. Like much of the company's bottling plant on Tulane Avenue, the sign was substantially damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Following the storm, Baumer Foods moved its plant to a new location in Reserve, Louisiana, located just up the river from New Orleans. The iconic sign was replicated and placed atop a new apartment building, built on the same site as the old factory.
The green wrapper that sealed the bottle had the word Crystal written on it previously; after Hurricane Katrina the writing no longer appeared on the label.
Currently, the dark green over-wrap says both "Crystal" and "Louisiana" in white cursive letters.
Ingredients
The ingredient list on the product's packaging is: aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar and salt.