Quick answer: Vic rated Csigi’s Salubrious Savina 9 out of 10. The red savina and roasted red pepper sauce is thick, chunky and aromatic, with a bite that lingers; despite the XXX Hot label he calls it low-end hot for seasoned chileheads. It held up great in a mushroom, garlic and chipotle cheese omelet.
“The founders’ obsession in choosing specific varietals of peppers is used to create a fusion of flavor, texture and heat that is unlike anything else on the market.”
Well it’s my turn at reviewing a Csigi product, and when I open and smelled this sauce I was very happy to give my two cents and maybe a little more. I put my taste buds to the test with Csigi’s Salubrious Savina = Conducive or favorable to health or well-being. Boy the name hits the nail on the head, the sauce just smells amazing. The first whiff is the Vinegar base, it stays nicely on the bottle cap but the next sniff is all the Red Savina’s. Proud and boastful the peppers make a strong statement and give heed to the upcoming taste. Once you get adjusted to the Hab smell the Tomato and the spices make their presence known. All together the ingredients blend well and the aroma will make your mouth water.
Ingredients: Vinegar, Habanero Red Savina Chiles, Roasted Red Peppers, Roma Tomatoes, Extra Coarse Sea Salt, Turbinaro Sugar, Garlic, Spices, Arrowroot.
Csigi Salubrious Savina Sauce is a wonderfully thick – chunky sauce. The arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical American perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea). It is used especially in cooking as a thickener. The sauce is speckled with spices, seeds, pepper pieces. It has a XXX HOT rating, which maybe for the non-scorched tongue may be accurate, but to the hearty majority of us here it is at a low end hot level. Don’t get me wrong it has a bite, the warmth stays nicely for a good bit but it’s not a barn burner.
“Csigi Chili Sauces’ Salubrious Savina is a hot sauce that seemingly tastes well with anything it’s applied to. The roasted red pepper/Habanero Red Savina® called Salubrious Savina, which won a Scovie Award in the Habanero Hot Sauce category for 2006!”
“Csigi Chili Sauces’ Salubrious Savina has a robust habanero flavor with a smoky intense heat that escalates and lingers on the palate. Try Salubrious Savina in soups, on Southwestern cuisine, pizza, or any of your favorite dishes.”
Well I challenged the “Tastes well with anything” statement and gave the Salubrious Savina an Omelet test. I decided to make a Mushroom, Garlic, Chipotle Cheese Omelet. I first sautéd the Mushrooms and Garlic and added some spices here and there.
Added the eggs and made up some toast. I also put a few drops of the Salubrious Savina Sauce, threw in some of the Chipotle Cheese, and some Asiago Cheese for the heck of it.
There you have it, a monster Omelet topped off with a little more Asiago Cheese and a side of toast. I enjoyed this breakfast very much, the Salubrious Savina Sauce stood up tremendously to the test and added a nice even heat and a lot of flavor. Good times!
Conclusion: An excellent sauce overall, I was very pleased with every aspect of it. Good flavor, the Salubrious Savina Sauce has a nice bite to it that lingered around nicely, and just an amazing aroma. Try this sauce I think you will like it as well. I agree with Csigi it is well rounded and would compliment many different types of food.
Packaging/Label: 8 out of 10
Aroma: 9 out of 10
Taste: 9 out of 10
Heat: 7 out of 10
Overall: 9 out of 10
Csigi Chili Sauce
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Frequently asked questions
How hot is Csigi Salubrious Savina?
It’s labeled XXX Hot, but Vic found it a low-end hot for most chileheads: a bite with warmth that stays a good while, rated 7 out of 10, not a barn burner.
What does Salubrious mean?
Conducive or favorable to health or well-being, as Vic notes in the review.
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Written by Vic
10 responses to “Review: CSIGI Chili Sauce (XXX Hot) Salubrious Savina Hot Sauce”
Your reviews always make me hungry! Good job, again Vic! When can I cpme over for dinner?
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What about the toast it’s alittle too dark for me. lol
Good review Vic, nice add with the mushrooms.
This looks like a good sauce. Havent’ tried it yet but I am sure I will.. I always thought of chili sauce being more tomato based than pepper based.
I would have gone half the bottle at least!! lol
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Nope Goonie- at least not with the better ones. Most all are entirely chile based rather than tomato.
I’m kind of partial to this sauce as well, but it’s because I know where he got the chiles 😉
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Hey Jim, how goes it?
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Hey Goonie, it was good to meet you the other day as scary looking as you were!!! lol JK, see you again soon I’m sure.
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Doin’ fine, Big! Thanks for asking 🙂 You?
Just did a quick post or two (I’ll be weeks trying to catch up on everything) before heading out to the annual Fire Dept banquet. Had to present another check 🙂
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I’m really good buddy.
I used your care package to scortch and torch a couple of customers over the holidays.
To quote one customer “he makes some hot sh*t”. Hee hee.
Oh yeah, did Sam call you yet? I told him to get in touch.
Let us know if we can help you raise some cash to present another cheque or two.
Take care.
I can always use the help, Big 🙂 Yup- Sam “called” (email). You need to get ahold of CaJohn (re: request for samples) & I’ll ship my stuff to Sam with CaJohns stuff after you work it out. Be cheaper for *all* of us rather than ship separate (me to Sam, John to you). If that works that is….