Heat Guides

Caribbean Style Habanero is the hotter, savory Dragon sauce; Fresh Serrano is the milder, bright one. Here’s how they compare on heat, flavor, ingredients and what to put them on.

Hot, not stupid hot. How hot habanero and serrano peppers are, why the sauce is milder than the raw pepper, and which Dragon sauce fits your heat level.

Caribbean Style Habanero for carne asada, carnitas and al pastor; Fresh Serrano for fish, shrimp and chicken tacos. Plus what else to put each Dragon sauce on.

No, Dragon Hot Sauce does not need refrigerating after opening. It’s an acidified food, shelf stable for almost two years. Here’s how to store it.

What small-batch hot sauce means, how Dragon Hot Sauce started with 44 recipes, and how to spot a good small-batch sauce by reading the label.