THAT'S HOT The so Sydney hot sauce from Melbourne we’re adding to the basket stat
BY: Kartya Vucetic
Hot sauce has spent years acting like it has something to prove. Flames, skulls, aggressive labels and a general obsession with making your mouth hurt.
Melbourne brand Thousand Apologies is taking a much calmer approach.
Founded by designer Rita Kanji, the Australian-made range treats hot sauce more like wine, olive oil or specialty coffee. In other words, it’s something worth judging on flavour, ingredients and craftsmanship rather than how intimidating the bottle looks.
I recently stumbled across this bad boy which will NOT be added to my pantry
The sauces are made with locally grown chillies and native Australian ingredients including Blood Lime, Davidson Plum, Kakadu Plum and Wattleseed, with the heat designed to complement the food rather than overpower it. The range has also picked up multiple national food awards and design recognition along the way.
And this is where it starts to feel very so very Sydney. The branding is genuinely good, the bottles are designed to sit proudly on the table, there’s a refill program, environmentally considered packaging and a rotating charity partnership each month.
Most importantly, it still comes back to the sauce itself. Thousand Apologies is betting that hot sauce can be a proper pantry staple rather than a novelty endurance test.
Australian ingredients, excellent design and no bottle threatening to ruin your digestive system?
Melbourne, we’ll happily take this one.
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