"notbob" wrote

> Hello, collective rfc imbeciles! Sriracha originated in Thailand.
> Thai people are ASIANS. Huy Fong may be the most popular sriracha in
> the US and made in the US, but it's not the only sriracha. A local
> restaurant here keeps Thai made sriracha on it's tables. It comes
> from Thailand, home of Thai people who are not European, S. American,
> African, Slavic or any number of other ethnic class. THEY'RE ASIAN!!!
> They guy who makes Huy Fong sriracha is of Chinese/Vietnamese
> ancestry, both ethnic groups being ASIAN!! Get it!? ASIAN!!
>
> (I know some moron is still gonna argue this point)

The point is the other person said it was in *all* asian cuisines and was an
indicator of authentic. It's not. Becca's chile oil with spices is almost
pandemic but the paste like sriracha is not seen on the table all over asia
and never was. It isnt even always there in Thailand.