Outerbridge Peppers facts for kids
| Private | |
| Industry | Specialty foods |
| Founded | Bermuda (1964) |
| Headquarters | Shelly Bay, Bermuda |
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Key people
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The Outerbridge Family |
| Products | Sauces, condiments |
| Heat |  Mild |
| Scoville scale | 146 SHU |
Outerbridge Peppers is a food company located in Bermuda. They are known for making a variety of tasty sauces and condiments. Their most famous product is Outerbridge's Original Sherry Peppers Sauce. This special sauce is a traditional ingredient in Bermuda fish chowder. It is also one of the few products that Bermuda sells to other countries.
What's in Outerbridge's Sauces?
The main sauce, Outerbridge's Original, uses Sherry wine from Spain. It also contains cherry peppers that come from the United States. This special sauce is made with 17 different herbs and spices. Some of these include rosemary, thyme, and garlic.
This sauce is not very spicy. It scores 146 on the Scoville scale. The Scoville scale measures how hot peppers are. Even though the original is mild, Outerbridge Peppers also makes hotter versions for those who like more spice!
A Taste of History
People have been adding chili peppers to sherry wine for a very long time. This tradition goes all the way back to the 1600s. The Outerbridge Peppers company was started in 1964. It was founded by two brothers, Yeaton and Robbert Outerbridge.
Over the years, the company expanded its products. They used the Original sauce as a base for new items. These new products included a Bloody Mary mix and different kinds of mustard. Yeaton Outerbridge left the company in 2004.
How to Use Sherry Peppers
Sherry peppers sauce is a main condiment for Bermuda fish chowder. Many people add it to their chowder for extra flavor. It has also been used with terrapin soup in places like New Orleans.
