Howler Monkey Original hot sauce is a traditional Caribbean style hot sauce, unique to the country of Panama, called Aji (ah-hee’) Chombo. The heat and flavor will liven up just about any dish. One taste will leave you coming back for more!
In keeping with tradition, our sauce is All Natural! We don’t use Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, or MSG, which you will find in a lot of other hot sauces. Plus, all flavors of our sauce contain ZERO calories.
Aji Chombo is a traditional Panamanian style hot sauce heavily influenced by the Caribbean. The Aji Chombo (Scotch Bonnet) pepper was first used in Panama by the Antilleans who settled there from various Caribbean Islands. The hot sauces they created from these peppers are typically vinegar based and are commonly referred to as Aji Chombo or Chombo Picante. You will find Aji Chombo on most restaurants in Panama, especially those on the Atlantic Coast where the Antillean descendants make up the majority of the population. There are many different variations as each restaurant and individual has their own special recipe. You can use Aji Chombo on just about anything. Use it to liven up any dish, add it to soup or use it as a marinade. Unlike most habanero hot sauces, the Aji Chombo hot sauce starts off with a burn that turns into a blast of flavor.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 50,000 – 250,000
Ingredients:
- Distilled vinegar
- scotch bonnet peppers
- garlic
- water
- onions
- mustard (distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, spices)
- salt
- turmeric
- black pepper
- cumin
Spicy Pineapple Monkey Salsa
Cut pineapple in half lengthwise, and use a knife and a spoon to hollow it out into a bowl. Use the pineapple meat in your salsa! Mix all diced ingredients together in a bowl, then scoop into your new pineapple serving bowl. Enjoy with organic blue corn chips for a gluten-free snack.
Pineapple Monkey Salsa Ingredients:
- 1 pineapple diced
- 1 tablespoon Original Howler Monkey Sauce
- 1 clove garlic diced
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1 bunch cilantro finely chopped, to taste
- 1 cup onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice from 2 limes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
