John and his mom's homemade hot sauce (2023)
story · status: followed over 4 videos (2023–2026) · last event: mentioned (2026-10-27)
John makes hot sauce with his mom that he cannot legally sell, since it is not made in a commercial kitchen; in September 2023 he showed Pizza John's hot sauce, which tastes much like it. In October 2023 he showed that year's batch, from bathtub seedlings to a fermented mash, bottled as holiday gifts for family and friends.
About: Pizza John, Sydney Green, United States
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-22 | told | The peppers are for John and his mom's annual hot sauce: he is making experimental fermented sauces with the early peppers, and the traditional family sauce later in the year. | The Panera Phenomenon 00:03:08 |
| 2023-09-25 | update | John shows Pizza John's hot sauce, which tastes much like the hot sauce he makes with his mom but cannot legally sell; it is US-only as food. | PIZZAMAS IS HERE!!! 00:03:00 |
| 2023-10-31 | update | John shows this year's (2023) hot sauce made with his mom, from bathtub seedlings and a big harvest to a fermented mash with no mold, bottled to give family and friends for the holidays. | How to Make Hot Sauce for Just $65 per Bottle 00:02:40 |
| 2026-10-27 | mentioned | John and his mom grow pepper plants to make their family hot sauce; tending them is another thing he might be doing if he ever Salingered. | Should I Salinger… 00:03:32 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2023-08-22 · The Panera Phenomenon — John says the family names its hot sauce every year; last year's (2022) was Societal Collapse Is in the Air, after something Timothée Chalamet said during a press junket. — 00:03:20
- 2023-08-22 · The Panera Phenomenon — ask: John asks viewers to suggest this year's (2023) hot sauce name in the comments, conveying that it will be hot but also fun, like August in Indiana. — 00:03:30
- 2023-10-31 · How to Make Hot Sauce for Just $65 per Bottle — The description says John and his mom make homemade hot sauce that costs $65 per bottle, takes about eight months and has a fairly high chance of catastrophic failure. (playful) — video description
- 2023-10-31 · How to Make Hot Sauce for Just $65 per Bottle — John cannot sell the sauce, since it was not made in a commercial kitchen and would need about $80 a bottle to profit, so he gives it to family and friends for the holidays. — 00:02:50