Original Hot Sauce
by El Kapo Hot Sauce, Margaret River
See current price at the maker's site.
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El Kapo Hot Sauce
Original is the sauce El Kapo started with: hot and sweet, full of herbs and spices, based on flavours the chef found in New Orleans, where he says his culinary journey began.
It is also the base for the hottest sauce in the maker's range. El Kapo's Stupid Hot sauce is built on Original but is less sweet and has more heat, so Original is the milder of the two. Across the range the maker says it aims for flavour over heat, with a balance of salty, sweet and tang. The other sauces we list are Roast Garlic & Chipotle, Caribbean Jerk, Smoked Pineapple & Ginger and Mango & Lime.
Made by El Kapo Hot Sauce, a Margaret River business run by a chef with about 20 years in professional kitchens.
Seeing it in person
El Kapo has a stall at the Margaret River Farmers Market on Bussell Highway (the market's producer page, checked 12 October 2026). Market hours are on the market's website.
Delivery
El Kapo sells online through its own shop. We found no shipping policy on its site on 12 October 2026, so check postage at checkout.
Questions
Is Original very hot?
The maker gives no heat rating. It calls Original hot and sweet and says its range aims for flavour over heat. Its hotter sauce is Stupid Hot, which is not on this site.
Which El Kapo sauce is the first recipe?
Original. The maker says it is the sauce based on the New Orleans flavours that began its cooking journey.
Good to know
- Hot and sweet sauce, full of herbs and spices
- Based on New Orleans flavours (maker)
- No ingredients or bottle size published: check the label
- Made in Margaret River, Western Australia
Facts checked by Shane Simmons from El Kapo's website on 12 October 2026. Sources: El Kapo product page and Margaret River Farmers Market producer page.
About El Kapo Hot Sauce
Margaret River
Hot sauces made in Margaret River by a chef, with home-grown chilli, herbs and citrus. Flavour first, heat second. Saturdays at the farmers market.
Read about El Kapo Hot SauceWhere it's made Margaret River
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