Vermont hot sauce to appear on spicy interview series ‘Hot Ones’
By Cameron Silloway
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BARRE TOWN, Vermont (WPTZ) — Big news for Scoville connoisseurs: A hot sauce by one Vermont bakery will be making its debut on the popular spicy interview YouTube series “Hot Ones.”
This concoction from South Barre’s Butterfly Bakery of Vermont is called Smoked Serrano Squash Reaper X. It pairs Vermont-grown butternut squash with serrano peppers, bringing a complex flavor to the show’s “super-hot” category.
“This sauce is proof that Vermont crops are part of the national conversation,” said Claire Georges, founder of Butterfly Bakery. “‘Hot Ones’ has an enormous reach, and having a sauce built on Vermont-grown ingredients in the lineup means that small farms are part of the story every time someone takes a bite.”
VT Agency of Agriculture releases drought survey resultsSummer drought costs Vermont farmers over $15 million in coping costs, production losses The hot-sauciers of Butterfly Bakery say the sweetness of the roasted squash creates a unique depth of flavor when combined with the smoked serrano peppers. They add that the sauce lets the heat follow rather than lead, forming a spicy sensation that playfully lingers on the palate.
It’s the fourth time Butterfly Bakery has had one of its sauces appear on the show. It is the state’s largest purchaser of Vermont-grown chili peppers and sources most of its ingredients from within 200 miles of its home base in Barre.
Butterfly Bakery’s Smoked Serrano Squash Reaper X is already sold out, but you can browse more of its hot sauce offerings and check out its other products online.
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