Anyone who hates Tabasco is revealing themselves as not knowing how to cook at a systemic level It's not a sauce. It is a fundamental prepared ingredient, like horseradish or a boullion cube. Tabasco is a spicy, bitter vinegar for when something is too sweet AND too creamy. The heat keeps you from adding TOO much and making your food into a vinegary mess. The acidity cuts the creaminess, and the bitterness of the tabasco pepper cuts the sweetness, and all you are left with is a clean mild heat If you want a hot SAUCE, I'm a fan of Scorned Woman