Naga Snake Bite

[thehotpepper.com]

Product Reviewed:
Naga Snake Bite - Private Reserve
Company:
thechileman.org
Website:
www.thechileman.org
TheHotPepper Member:
darlochileman
Listed Ingredients:
Onions, carrots, tomatoes, vinegar, naga morich red chillis, ginger, sugar, red bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, salt.
Label/Packaging:
Killer logo!
Heat Index:
9

This is my first naga sauce... and my first sauce with onion as the first listed ingredient. Love it! It's almost like a super hot onion chutney. This stuff is thick... you may need to employ your favorite ketchup bottle technique. The tap, the roll... the knife won't work with this bottle. Once you use up a bit it gets easier and you can shake it out.

I was putting this on everything! Even Italian. It was best on Indian fast food (eggplant roti, chicken roti, lamb roti). Hmmm. It just dawned on me. Maybe that's because of the "onion chutney" similarity.

This stuff is hot. Shake well though, when I was spoon tasting, I had some "not so hot" moments, and some "almost extreme" moments.

Congrats on this sauce, and I hope "Private Reserve" does not mean "Limited Edition". This is a definite new favorite.

[JerseyBoyzJerky]

I have a bottle of their regular and the reserve.By far this is the best sauce so far made with Naga

[rainbowberry]

I've had the Snakebite PR too and enjoyed it. I did think it would be hotter though, but it's got a fantastic taste. If you weren't too keen on carrots you might not enjoy it so much. As said before the sauce can become quite thick in places. As it's made from natural ingredients that makes it even better to me. Unfortunately he's been sold out of his range for a while. I've also got the Naga Concentrate which tastes purely of Nagas, salt and vinegar which is all it contains. Not too hot though but nice for a quick fix.

[bentalphanerd]

SBSR - best breakfast sauce ever invented. Honestly, it's better than coffee.

[chilliman64]

mmmmmmmm... is good!

[csigi_chili_sauce]

I ordered 8 bottles of this Naga sauce (4 reserve and 4 extreme) and never got my entire order. For some reason Mark sent me 4 bottles in one box (2 of which were broken upon arrival) and I never received anything else from him. He claims to have sent the remaining 4 bottles, plus additional ones to replace the broken ones on 2 separate occasions, but I have yet to receive anything else from the UK. And this is after verifying my address with him numerous times. Not directly accusing Mark of anything, but I spent like $75 USD on 2 bottles of hot sauce! Sauce is good, service was kinda lame.

[ChromeDome]

Just had a look on the site & totally sold out.... :(

[chilliman64]

there'll be more, write to darlochileman for info. I bought a heap of bottles from the first batch and except for a couple I've gifted I've had the lot.

wonder why I've got no hair? Naga Snake Bite!

[stillmanz]

I have a bottle from the very kind chilliman 64 its not bad, one thing I noticed most people have said is they thought it would be hotter, I garentee Mark will have taken this on board and the next batch will strip paint lol. I'll be interested to see the reviews of batch three.

Mick

[chilliman64]

I placed a few bids on the concentrate he had on ebay but it got to over 60 pounds sterling, it was way too much for me once it hit about 25 GBP. I wonder if the winning bidder ate it?

I have a number of bhut plants growing and I intend trying to make a concentrate - my plan is to de-placenta some pods and grind the placentas in a mortar and pestle with some salt and vinegar, and I can save the seeds for next season.

[stillmanz]

I just don't know were to start with nagas maybe take half a kilo blitz with a cup of vineger then reduce down to paste which would take some cooking then add the other half kilo blitz again bring to boil and bottle no salt no sugar. ( I would only add the second half at the end so the fresh flavour of the pod wasn't lost in cooking) I reckon that mix would kill an elephant and I don't advice making it anywere inside a house lol.

Mick

[bentalphanerd]

personally I can't wait to start making a naga sauce. Got a few ingredients worked out already but need to get a handle on that fresh pod taste to see where it's going.
Should be a good culinary challenge.

[stillmanz]

My friend Craig who helps me in the chilli stalls mum is from Assam she said they use them green and not that much. I'llhit her up for a curry recipe.

[bentalphanerd]

hehe - thats (curry is) the one ;) I'm sure I can tame the heat into a creeper but need the sweet & base to enhance the flavour ...whatever that is??

[chilliman64]

nice technique for the sauce stillmanz

[stillmanz]

yeah I reckon that way it would be feircely hot and yet still showcase the fresh pod flavour. It would probably have to be kept in a lead canister but I don't know exactly what you'd use it for maybe addit right before you serve a curry dunno it's unknown territorry for me really

you could call it "Angry naga elephant stop" lol

[chilliman64]

with those quantities maybe elephant herd stop...

[fisting_mayfield]

or a shane stop!

[csigi_chili_sauce]

Mark read my post and has so graciously refunded a portion of my money! Thank you for finally getting this resolved! -Lars-

[rainbowberry]

I wonder if the winning bidder ate it?

I have a number of bhut plants growing and I intend trying to make a concentrate - my plan is to de-placenta some pods and grind the placentas in a mortar and pestle with some salt and vinegar, and I can save the seeds for next season.

It's not actually that hot. I got mine for under £10 from an English site which actually worked out slightly cheaper than buying it from www.thechileman.org/ I've ordered the latest batch of his sauce. It's on his site and ebay. Mark used the same ingredients in his concentrate as you plan to. Nagas, cider vinegar, and sea salt (french to be precise).

[darlochileman]

Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much for the positive feedback on my first sauce. Its your kind comments that make all the experimenting & hard work worth while.

Its a fine balance between keeping the sauce 'natural' (i.e not adding extracts) and making it almost inedible. I could add a 6m extract to the next batch if there is demand.

In the mean time I'll resist the temptation and keep with the strap line 'Extreme Heat Equisite Taste'. :mouthonfire:

http://www.thechileman.org/

[chillipepperpete]

Hi to all and sundry. Having just won the extreme sauce catagory and looking at the forum frequently I thought I should join and get more involved.

A wee introduction: I make sauces and grow and import chillis into the UK. The chilli industry in the UK is growing fast with a lot of companies springing up all over the place. Its a great place to be if your into chillis with the chilli fiesta at west dean and the growing fiery food shows we are organising (to be known as FFUK).
There are some fantastic sauces and a load of crap too usually called chilli jam and made with a little red powder and 'made for people who dont like chilli'. Youll notice I have a bad habit of rambling and ranting. Chillis are a way of life to us everything we do is centred around them. I'm sure a lot of members can relate to that.

Anyway enough ranting. We're off to Mexico chilli hunting on xmas day so I'll try and keep in contact and add the odd rant and let you know what we find.

[AlabamaJack]

Welcome CPP. Ramble on and let us know what you find in Mexico. Safe travels, be aware of your surroundings.

[Omri]

Got my bottle, and liked it a lot.
Took a chicken leg and covered it with the Snakebite PR, sure was tasty. :)

Listed Ingredients:
Onions, carrots, tomatoes, vinegar, naga morich red chillis, ginger, sugar, red bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, salt.
BTW just noticed that there's a little comma (",") between the the "naga morich" and "red chillis", so those are two ingredients, not one. :lol:

[stillmanz]

So what do you rate it for heat out of 10?

[bentalphanerd]

So what do you rate it for heat out of 10?

The Snake bite {yellow rim around the label} I'd put at a 9. The private Reserve {red rim} 10+

[stillmanz]

I'd love to do a naga sauce but its a fine line with a raw product so volitile. Hats off to the chileman.

[Omri]

It tastes good, but not that hot. Well, at least not as hot as I thought it would be.

[bentalphanerd]

Is that the 'private reserve' version Omri?

[Omri]

Yep, 10 pods and everything.

[stillmanz]

maybe you just need to use more Omri... lol

[Omri]

It's almost empty. trust me, I use it just fine. :)

[bentalphanerd]

dude, you've got a tongue made of iron:mouthonfire:

[Omri]

Maybe it's because of my expectations? I mean, I expected something outrageously hot.
It's pretty hot, not one of those mild sauces you see going around under 'HOT!', but just not as hot as I thought it would be.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great sauce. I totally recommend it.

[rainbowberry]

Have to agree with Omri. Brilliant sauce, not too hot. But for a natural sauce surely it will get very expensive if you had to use so many chillis in it until you got it as hot as sauces with extract in.

[imaguitargod]

It's almost empty. trust me, I use it just fine. :)

I hear ya on that. My bottle only lasted a week.

[TriniHottie]

It's almost empty. trust me, I use it just fine. :)

Pepper Sauce is Cheap in T&T... only cost US$2. per bottle 0.9 FL OZ. I think u will like Trini pepper sauce... I make mine with 7 Pods,Habs,Faria and Hood...

[rainforest2]

TriniHottie,

Trini pepper sauce, do they available in US?? I look on internet but I can find only Trinidad Habanero Pepper Sauce. Is this what you make??

[Omri]

Pepper Sauce is Cheap in T&T... only cost US$2. per bottle 0.9 FL OZ. I think u will like Trini pepper sauce... I make mine with 7 Pods,Habs,Faria and Hood...
<weird zombie style>
Must have... must have sauce or head will explode. (:lol:)
</weird zombie style>

Can I order it online? Probably not, but how exactly can I get it?
Thanks again for the help, Sara. :)

[chilehunter]

Pepper Sauce is Cheap in T&T... only cost US$2. per bottle 0.9 FL OZ.


omri did you not catch this ? I dont know if its a typo but thats not cheap IMO $2 for .9 fl oz.

[Omri]

Which means $2 for 26.6ml? :shocked:
It's probably one of those sauces that contains gold and diamonds. :lol:

EDIT:
Hmmm... buying a brand name with larger quantity, or buying the Trinidad sauce?
I need to remember that money doesn't grow on little chile plants.

[chilehunter]

if it contained diamonds I'll buy all of what she has :lol:

like I said I dont know if its typo but the small tabasco bottles are 2 fl oz

[Omri]

9 fl oz for $2 is a great price, but 0.9 fl oz is just pricey. :(

[chilehunter]

maybe I jumped the gun but unless that hot sauce is very good & packed full with chiles $2 for a .9 fl oz bottle might not be worth it. 1st who would want to buy a little .9 fl oz bottle ? but the price comes to about $11 for a 5 fl oz bottle. to each their own.

[Omri]

She said cheap, and I don't think she was cynical.
Maybe we misunderstood the whole thing.

The reason I didn't notice it before was the fact that I don't use fl oz for measuring, so it means nothing to me. I had to look for a converter. :oops:
If it's a really good sauce, then $2 for 26ml is acceptable, but it's ain't cheap.

[bentalphanerd]

hey $2 for anything is a good price

[stillmanz]

This site needs a converter for weight and liquid, only drug dealers use the old system in Australia (metric is the bomb)lol.
Regarding the above I bet its a typo.

[AlabamaJack]

This site needs a converter for weight and liquid, only drug dealers use the old system in Australia (metric is the bomb)lol.

Here is a link to a length, weight, pressure, volume, and temperature conversion site.

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

I would vote for a link on this site.

[bentalphanerd]

Stick this in your favorites {bookmarks} list

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

yes you too Omri lol

[stillmanz]

Thanks guys...I'm lazy aren't I? lol

[Omri]

OK, ok... saved. :lol:

[QuebecFire]

I'm pretty shure that trinihottie was talking about his homemade sauce ...not a comercial one ....there is no sauce on the market with 7pod as far as I know..not yet :)

[darlochileman]

Ive 'brewed' a new batch of Naga Snakebite to help the hosting costs fund ticking over:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Naga-Morich-Chilli-sauce-Outrageously-hot_W0QQitemZ280203151476QQihZ018QQcategoryZ26425Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here is what a local journalist thought of it :-)

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images.newsquest.co.uk/image.php%3Fid%3D499396%26type%3Dfull&imgrefurl=http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1363392.0.going_to_the_extreme_with_wo rlds_hottest_chilli_sauce.php&h=267&w=200&sz=35&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=xGWuDnzi9rrhMM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=85&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnaga%2Bsnakebite%2B%26um%3D1%26hl%3De n%26sa%3DN

[Baldman]

My bottles made it here today, thanks!!!

[talas]

now that sounds like a killer sauce TriniHottie,coming round for dinner at yours sounds like fun :)

[talas]

had my first snakebite last night on some pizza..with some gordmans ipa..well do you guys but linings on your tongs..damn i ran about for a bit(:rolleyes:) and my wife spent most of the evening trying to kewl here mouth down..obviously beginners but what a great flavour to,gonna get some practice in,anybody else recommend any more sauces..and please be gentle lol :oops:

[rainbowberry]

You must try Woodys www.firefoods.co.uk they are not as hot as Snakebite. He does quite a few, they are an excellent price and brilliant service. His sauce is my number one for taste.

[talas]

thank you rainbowberry,looks like my credit card is going to get a bashing..like you taste is as important as heat for me,thats why carnt wait to tase cherry bomb,tabasco,cayene,black congo and all the rest in my growing first season..if i get a little exited ill say sorry now:)

[Chiliac]

http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_my2cents.gif:

Nothing wrong with getting excited about your (new) hobby. We're all excited about what we're doing, that's part of the fun I guess!

[talas]

your right Chiliac i dont and iam :lol:

[tinner666]

had my first snakebite last night on some pizza..with some gordmans ipa..well do you guys but linings on your tongs..damn i ran about for a bit(:rolleyes:) and my wife spent most of the evening trying to kewl here mouth down..obviously beginners but what a great flavour to,gonna get some practice in,anybody else recommend any more sauces..and please be gentle lol :oops:

Blair's Original Death Sauce. Not too hot, great flavor.
Kato's Down South. A bit more heat, but the taste is awesome.

[talas]

thx tinner666 seen that for sale on ebay and wonderd what it was like will order a bottle..thx for the recomendation and all the best for this growing season :)

[talas]

just orderd a bottle carnt wait to try this one it sounds great:)