D'Elidas facts for kids
D’Elidas is a popular brand of hot sauce made in Panama. The original yellow D’Elidas hot sauce has a special flavor. It is made from "Aji Chombo," which is a type of chili pepper from Panama. It also contains mustard and vinegar.
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About D'Elidas Hot Sauce
A Taste of History
The recipe for D’Elidas hot sauce is very old. It was first created in 1904 by a group of people from the Antilles living in Panama. For almost 100 years, this secret recipe was passed down through families.
Then, a woman named Elida Valdivieso had a great idea. She decided to start selling her special version of the sauce. In April 2002, some business people from Panama bought the D’Elidas brand and recipe. That's when the company D’Elidas S.A. was officially started.
Soon after, D'Elidas hot sauce began to be sold outside Panama. The first exports went to the United States. Today, you can find D'Elidas products in many places. This includes different states in the U.S. like New York, Florida, and California. It's also sold in Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, India, and even Sweden.
The company first became famous for its yellow hot sauce called "Picante Chombo." This sauce uses "Aji Chombo" chili, mustard, and vinegar.
How Spicy Is It?
People measure how spicy food is using something called the Scoville scale. The original yellow D’Elidas hot sauce is not super hot. It measures between 2,500 and 5,000 SHU on this scale.
To give you an idea, most habanero chili peppers are much spicier. They can measure from 150,000 to 325,000 SHU! So, D'Elidas yellow sauce has a nice, mild kick.
Different Flavors
When D'Elidas S.A. first started, they only made the original yellow hot sauce. But now, they have many more options!
You can also find a Red hot sauce and a Green hot sauce. Both of these sauces use habanero chili and vinegar. However, they do not have the mustard that is in the yellow sauce.
There is also a D'Elidas sweet and sour sauce that tastes like Chinese style sauces. What makes it special is that it's the only one of its kind that uses the spicy Panamanian "Aji Chombo" chili.
D'Elidas in Pop Culture
D'Elidas hot sauce has even appeared in a music video! It was featured in the song "Rojo Caliente" (which means "Red Hot"). This song was made by a Canadian reggaeton singer named Meagan Taylor.
