Why? Huy Fong Foods, maker of Sriracha sauce, said in April letter to її customers that it's experiencing a chili pepper shortage. Як результат, це нова suspending production of spicy sauce until after Labor Day.

Why the shortage? Sriracha sauce is made from unique pepper that only grows in southern U.S. and northern Mexico. Farmers тільки зростають ці типи корпорацій протягом перших чотирьох місяців з року, і вони потребують постійної irrigation. Sriracha chili sauce є виробленим на Huy Fong Foods factory в Irwindale, CA.

No, Sriracha hasn't been discontinued, but production is suspended.