redstate.com It started out as a Southern California Vietnamese thing, but now Sriracha hot chili sauce has taken the world by storm. First sold in 1983, this amazing combination of fresh, red jalapeño chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, salt, and sugar is found in every Asian restaurant from Fountain Valley to Fremont, and in supermarkets, restaurants, and sauce shops in every state of the U.S. and the world.
The founder of Huy Fong Foods and Sriracha creator, David Tran arrived in California from Vietnam in 1979 and according to a fan site, set out on a mission to produce a spicy companion to his Pho soup.
