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Aussie Hot Sauce Fanatic

Are you an Aussie Hot Sauce Fanatic?

Are you one of the half a million Australians that has Hot Sauce every day? Or one of the 51% of Aussie Hot Sauce Fanatics that have suffered the 'Burning Ring of Fire'? 

Below is a snapshot of the results from the 2020 Australian Hot Sauce Survey conducted by ChilliBOM.

Summary of the results:

Aussie Adults Eating Hot Sauce:

  • 13 Million have ever eaten hot sauce
  • 5 Million Australians eat hot sauce every week
  • 550K Australians eat hot sauce every day
  • 34% women, 64% men

    Hot sauce is most eaten with:

    • 79% with dinner
    • 13% with lunch
    • 6% with breakfast

    Reactions to Hot Sauce:

    Most

    • Runny Nose 82%
    • Burning Mouth 77%
    • Burning Lips 77%
    • Mild Sweating 69%

    Many

    • Watering Eyes 61%
    • 'Burning Ring of Fire' 51%
    • Red Face 40%
    • Excessive Sweating 36%

    Unlucky

    • Nausea 7%
    • Vomiting 5%
    • S&%t Yourself 3%

    Top 5 Foods eaten with Hot Sauce

    1. Burger
    2. Fired Chicken
    3. Mexican
    4. Stir Fry
    5. Noodles

    The Aussie Hot Sauce Fanatic

    • 65% seek out flavour before fire in their HOT SAUCE
    • 63% uses HOT SAUCE before any other kind of sauce
    • 51% Ask for HOT SAUCE when eating out
    • 37% Compete with friends to eat the hottest HOT SAUCE

    Heat Level of Hot Sauce Consumed

    • 1 - 0%
    • 2 - 0%
    • 3 - 1%
    • 4 - 2%
    • 5 - 7%
    • 6 - 12%
    • 7 - 31%
    • 8 - 21%
    • 9 - 10%
    • 10 - 15%

    Results taken from the 2020 Hot Sauce Survey conducted by ChilliBOM in May 2020. See the full results

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