I’m mostly trying these hot sauces out of order, as I’m up to my ninth review and that brings us to the Supersonic Waves hot sauce. Modeled after Titanosaurus, this hot sauce is a sriracha based entry. That means a little sweetness mixed in with a savory heat. Read on to see how it measures up, both from the hot side of things as well as the taste.

As a side note, Jade City Foods’ has two versions of this hot sauce. They later released a “Smoked Jalapeno Mezcal Sauce” version that also features Titanosaurus and goes by the same name, Supersonic Waves.  A slightly confusing turn of events, as even the URL for the hot sauce mentions sriracha even though it’s a different hot sauce. Anyway, this review is for the original sriracha based one.

Heat

From Jade City Foods’ heat scale, this hot sauce ranks 4/10. As expected from that ranking, the Supersonic Waves sauce isn’t overly hot but does have some good heat all the same. Testing it out on a few food items, it tended to work best on simpler food items like chips and chicken.

Because I had it still on hand, as the prior hot sauce I reviewed was Orga’s Absorbing Horror hot sauce, there is definitely a night and day contrast between this one and those sauces Jade City Foods ranks toward the top of their scale. Safe to say, a little of some of their hotter sauces like Orga’s goes a long way, while ones like Titanosaurus’ here you could literally douse food and it would still unlikely to be too hot. That’s good too because, as we are about to cover, this is one watery hot sauce…

Taste… Shake It

As noted this is a very watery hot sauce. I’ve lamented on a few of these hot sauces that Jade City Foods should really invest in putting a stopper on them, to better manage how much you pour on your food. While maybe an unintentional ode to the aquatic dinosaur it’s based on, it’s way too easy to drown things with this sauce. As mentioned above, the sauce itself isn’t overly hot, but it does have a saltiness to it, which makes it really easy to pour too much on and basically ruin the taste of what you are eating.

Speaking of taste, I found this one to be fairly good with only a hint of sweetness to it. While billed as a sriracha, if your main experience with srirachas is Huy Fong Foods’ version this one will differ greatly. Basically, the flavor here just isn’t as strong or as deep. That said, there is a magnitude of nutritional difference between the two, with this being a relatively calorie free option as opposed to the famous red bottles of Huy Fong Foods’ version.

Anyway, this hot sauce does suffer when used on complex dishes. For example, I tried some on a makeshift mini burrito (i.e. a torn tortilla with beans, cheese, shredded chicken and guacamole) and the taste of the hot sauce was totally lost. It worked quite well, as mentioned above, on simpler foods like tortilla chips and chicken.

Supersonic Waves Hot Sauce Ingredients

For the ingredients on this hot sauce, they are listed in the following order: red jalapeno, smoked paprika, garlic, onion, distilled white vinegar, lime juice, sugar and water. As the tagline for this hot sauce implies, this is similar to the ingredients for sriracha. The main difference is the addition of smoked paprika and lime juice along with that sugar is a less prominent ingredient in contrast to most other srirachas. I’m guessing that the addition of the lime juice adds a slight sweetness, which is why it’s less heavy in sugar.

In terms of the nutritional value, surprisingly despite sugar being involved it’s still got 0 calories. In addition, it has the same vices as the other sauces in this line which is 100mg of sodium and 1 gram of total carbohydrate per teaspoon.

Final Thoughts

For those who enjoy milder hot sauces that still bring the heat, Titanosaurus’ Supersonic Waves hot sauce can be a real crowd pleaser. For fans of sriracha looking to try something different, this sauce can also scratch that itch as well, thanks to a hint of sweetness to it.