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 from Bermuda that makes different kinds of sauces and condiments. Their most famous product is called Outerbridge's Original Sherry Peppers Sauce. This special sauce is a traditional topping for Bermuda fish chowder, a popular soup in Bermuda. It's also one of the few products that Bermuda sends to other countries.
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What's in the Sauce?
Outerbridge's Original Sherry Peppers Sauce is made with special ingredients. It uses Sherry wine from Spain and cherry peppers that come from the United States.
The sauce also includes 17 different herbs and spices. Some of these are rosemary, thyme, and garlic.
How Hot Is It?
The original sauce is not very spicy. Its heat level is measured on something called the Scoville scale. This scale tells you how hot a pepper or sauce is. Outerbridge's Original has a low rating of 146 SHUs (Scoville Heat Units).
Even though the original is mild, the company also makes other versions that are spicier for those who like more heat!
History of Outerbridge Peppers
The idea of adding chili peppers to sherry wine has been around for a long time, even since the 1600s.
The Outerbridge Peppers company was officially started in 1964. It was founded by two brothers, Yeaton and Robbert Outerbridge. They created the famous Original Sherry Peppers Sauce.
Over the years, the company grew its product line. Besides the original sauce, they started making other items. These included a special mix for Bloody Mary drinks and different kinds of mustard. Yeaton Outerbridge later sold his share in the company in 2004.
How People Use the Sauce
Sherry peppers sauce is a very important condiment in Bermuda. It is almost always served with Bermuda fish chowder, which is a traditional soup there.
People have also used this sauce in other interesting ways. For example, it was once served with terrapin soup in New Orleans, a city in the United States.
