After 150 years, Tobasco is in a fight for it's very survival
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https://earther.com/tabasco-sauce-is-in-a-battle-for-its-very-survival-1825510123
Even though it’s only 152 feet above sea level at its peak, Avery Island is one the highest points in the Gulf Coast. A two hour drive west of New Orleans, it sits atop an enormous salt dome that bulges from the earth, elevating the land above the swamps and bayous that surround it. A generation ago, it was unthinkable that this natural fortress could be overcome by water. But Hurricane Rita’s threatening surges were a symptom of an immense shift in the Gulf Coast, the result of decades of harsh land use practices and climate change. “The waters are rising,” Osborn says.
Louisiana is losing land at a rate of one football field every 100 minutes. The marshes that provide a buffer between the coast and the temperamental Gulf of Mexico are falling apart, exposing the cities and towns of Southern Louisiana to the direct blow of storm surges. “If you don’t have marsh and natural systems out ahead to knock down that surge, you’re just a sitting duck,” says Randy Moertle, a longtime biologist and the land manager of Avery Island.
“We fight hard. We’ve been here 150 years. And I believe that someone will be here to celebrate the 300th anniversary,” he said.
i cant live without my torbasco sauce
please no
Tabasco hotwings. That's the shit 'yo
For a moment I thought it meant tobacco and I thought smokers are going to be very sad
No, this is worse, Tabassco is fucking good.
Louisiana is losing land at a rate of one football field every 100 minutes.
The marshes that provide a buffer between the coast and the
temperamental Gulf of Mexico are falling apart, exposing the cities and
towns of Southern Louisiana to the direct blow of storm surges. “If you
don’t have marsh and natural systems out ahead to knock down that surge,
you’re just a sitting duck,” says Randy Moertle, a longtime biologist
and the land manager of Avery Island.
That seems like it'll have much more severe problems than just losing the ability to produce Tabasco.
Hasn't Tabasco outsourced most of its production to South America anyway?
I don't really get the appeal of tabasco, it just tastes like spicy vinegar. There are much tastier hot sauces, what made tabasco so ubiquitous?
Tobasco is like shitty entry level hot sauce there are dozens of lesser known brands out there that have a significantly better flavor.
No. Tabasco does all of it's production in house. It outsourced some of it's pepper growing to South American farms IIRC.
If you have a Cost Plus World Market nearby, that's a great place to shop for some lesser known hot sauces that are pretty damn good.
Its still undeniably a solid piece of Americana, It was the start of american pallet's wanting more spice and adventure in their foods, been through the vietnam war and even today's MREs. Its about as much as a culture icon as Heinz catsup or campbell's tomato soup.
To add to that, its pretty much the only hot sauce thats sold worldwide. I'd wager the fact that its an ingredient of a very mainstream cocktail also helps.
Yet to find one that works better with eggs though.
I always preferred Frank's Hot Sauce over Tabasco tbh.
That doesn't make it any less basic though.
yes, and its still great, and its in almost every diner and shitty restaurant ever. I can't always have the good shit on me.
I find it's main usage as an additive ingredient to other sauce recipes.
I don't know anyone personally that goes straight for the Tabasco when choosing a hot sauce when Franks, Louisiana, or Siracha is present.
i like the tobasco bottle design. other than that.. not the end of the world, tobasco has a fairly generic taste.
If you live near the marshlands, please do your part and help kill nutria and capybara. They are destroying root systems which create natural barriers for hurricanes and water rise.
I know this doesn't sound like much, but those little bastards breed faster then rabbits, and eat more aswell.
That's a lot land in a short amount of time.
This isn't the only cause of the water rise.
Oh absolutely not. It's still a good idea to put those bastards in check though. They are just about as bad as wild boars. Not to mention that quiet a few southern states with marshland will actually pay you per tail of nutria you kill. Not to mention that nutria meat and pelts sell quiet modestly.
the article states is boar and pipeline/trenches that have been destroying the swamp. Boar tear up the bigger plants while the last two were placed without putting in any plant matter, leading to extreme washout.
It's [b]Tabasco[/b]
This is not just the end of a worldwide, long-lived brand that is much-beloved by many, it is emblematic of the environmental decay of our planet. How can this not concern you beyond a baseline consumer "eh, there'll be others" mentality? How can you be so willingly naive to the plight of our species? The earth is going to keep turning, yes, but it can take or leave us.
Louisiana is being quickly eaten alive by the ocean but what really matters here is that we might not be able to get Tabasco sauce anymore.
Reminds me of those articles a while back about losing chocolate and coffee to climate change. Really goes to show how fucked up our priorities are.
Cholula (especially green Cholula) master race
Salt's also basic and it goes well with a lot of stuff so
Pepper is basic but fresh ground lemon pepper is a whole lot better so what's ya point
Let me know when Frank's RedHot sauce is in danger. I'm a little more worried about that whole one football field every 100 minutes thing.
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