When using a more universal scale that measures heat — the Scoville scale ... things to the next level in the kitchen, go for our number 1 choice: Tabasco Red Pepper Sauce.

In 1868, Tabasco, world’s favourite hot sauce was born in Louisiana’s Avery ... whiff of pungent chilli (think 30,000–50,000 on the Scoville scale) and I stood there staring at hundreds ...