Texas Pete facts for kids
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| Owner | T.W. Garner Food Company |
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| Introduced | 1929 |
Texas Pete is a well-known brand of hot sauce in the United States. It is made by the TW Garner Food Company, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The company was started by Thad W. Garner in 1929. As of 2022, Texas Pete was one of the top-selling hot sauces in the U.S.
How Texas Pete Started
Texas Pete hot sauce began in 1929. It was created by Sam Garner, who ran a barbecue stand called Dixie Pig in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His customers often asked for a spicier sauce to go with their food.
The Garner family decided to create a new, hotter sauce. They used cayenne peppers to give it a fiery kick. When it was time to name their new product, a marketing helper suggested "Mexican Joe." This name was meant to sound spicy, like food from Mexico.
However, Sam Garner, Thad's father, did not like that name. He wanted the sauce to have an American name. So, they chose "Texas" because the state of Texas is famous for its spicy food. They combined this with "Pete," which was the nickname of Thad's brother, Harold Garner. That is how "Texas Pete" got its name!
What Kinds of Texas Pete Are There?
Texas Pete hot sauce comes in different bottle sizes. You can find it in 6, 12, and 24 ounce bottles. The sauce itself is bright red. The bottles have a flip top and a white and yellow label. On the label, you will see the name "Texas Pete" in red, along with a red picture of a cowboy.
The original Texas Pete sauce is considered fairly mild. It measures 747 on the Scoville scale, which is a way to measure how hot peppers and sauces are.
Besides the original, Texas Pete also makes other sauces:
- Their "Hotter Hot Sauce" is said to be three times spicier than the regular one.
- They also make a hot sauce with sautéed garlic.
- In 2013, Texas Pete introduced a "Cha!" Sriracha sauce.
- In 2016, they released "Sabor! by Texas Pete," which is a Mexican-style hot sauce.
- The company used to make a Texas Pete Chili Sauce for hot dogs and hamburgers, but they stopped making it in 2015.
See also
In Spanish: Texas Pete para niños
