5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Sriracha

Oh, so that's how you pronounce Sriracha?

I love hot sauce. The hotter the better in my opinion. But if I'm looking for mild heat with a bit of sweetness, Sriracha is my go to sauce. So many people have the craziest of love for the red stuff but that doesn't mean they know everything about it.

Dazzle your Sriracha friends with these awesome facts about Sriracha thanks to Thrillist.com.

1. Sriracha is pronounced see-rotch-ah. Yup, I've been saying it wrong the whole time.

2. The rooster is the Chinese Zodiac symbol of the founder of Sriracha.

3. The name Huy Fong's comes from the ship that brought the founder to the United States. He made the original version in baby food jars and carried them aboard the Huy Fong to the U.S.

4. There is a documentary about Sriracha titled Sriracha: A Documentary Film that was funded through KickStarter.

5. An idiot drank 3 pounds of Sriracha. Idiot.