Papa Djabs!
Regular readers will know that I’m a massive wuss when it comes to spicy food, and that I’m taking baby steps towards eating hotter food. Recently I’ve become more passionate about supporting local business, particularly in the face of the many chains opening up in Edinburgh (as James said, I’ve read one chapter of Dave Gorman’s “America Unchained” and suddenly I’m a Mom & Pop Champion).
When local hot sauce purveyors Papa Djab’s got in touch via Twitter and asked if I wanted to try their very very very hot sauce, there was no way I could say no.
Papa Djab’s website is really good, with lots of tasty recipes (I’m definitely going to be trying a few!) but aside from that there isn’t much about Papa Djab’s on t’internet.
It was super cool of Papa Djabs to offer me a whole bottle to try; I was only expecting a little sachet. Although I don’t normally eat spicy food, I decided to bite the bullet, take one for the team, and try the damn sauce!
And I’m damn glad I did, because the stuff is damn good.
Now, a blog post with me describing the nuances of spicy hot sauce isn’t particularly interesting. So I made a video.
Disclaimer: I’m not sure if Papa Djab’s are an Edinburgh company or just a Scottish one. I seemed to get it into my head while I was making the video that they’re from Auld Reekie, but I genuinely don’t know. What I do know is I’m not re-doing this bloody video again, as this one is already attempt number 2 and I’m not mental!
Video: My Papa Djabs Hot Sauce Review
I’m not usually a hot sauce kind of girl, but I can appreciate why this sauce really is superior
I think the most surprising thing about the sauce is that it’s not mouth blisteringly scorching. It’s not something you’d eat just to punish yourself, like the Kismot Killer. Because it’s made of fresh chilli flesh with no seeds or chemicals, it’s actually got a really nice fruity taste and you can really taste the chillis. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart; it leaves your lips tingling for a good few hours. True hot sauce connoiseurs are likely to appreciate this more than me.
One of my favourite aspects is the smokey flavour you get in the back of your throat; like you’ve just smoked a cig and are hankering after another.
Every bottle has a date and is numbered, as all fresh home-made preserves should be.
Papa Djab’s hot sauce is not available to buy in stores, so to get your hands on a bottle you’re going to have to buy wholesale via their website. I reckon a bottle of this would be a fab gift for serious heat lovers: Christmas is coming up, after all!
Hello, I'm Jemma and it's my aim to eat the world. I have two loves; food and travel. I decided to combine the two and write this blog: it keeps me out of trouble. 
