🔴🔥 Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce (Red) – Bold Caribbean Heat with Rich Pepper Flavor

Bring authentic Caribbean flavor to your table with Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce (Red) — a beloved West Indian classic known for its smooth texture, bold pepper bite, and savory spice blend.

This vibrant red-hot sauce delivers lively medium-to-hot heat balanced with garlic, onions, and aromatic spices, creating a rich, well-rounded flavor that enhances food without overpowering it. It’s a true everyday island sauce — bold, flavorful, and endlessly versatile.

Drizzle it over eggs, tacos, grilled chicken, seafood, burgers, pizza, and roasted vegetables. It also shines in marinades, rice dishes, stews, spicy mayo, and Caribbean-inspired recipes when you want real pepper flavor with authentic tropical character.

If you’re craving a traditional Caribbean hot sauce with depth, balance, and dependable heat, Matouk’s Calypso Red is a must-have.

Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce brings the fiery heat of the West Indies, specifically Trinidad and Tobago. It’s chock full of scotch bonnet peppers in a sweet and spicy mustard base. Unlike other spicy mustard, Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce has a pepper heat and not a nasal clearing mustard heat. That’s because, obviously, the scotch bonnet peppers contribute their signature taste and fire. This is consistently a top seller here at Peppers of Key West. It’s no secret why that is- it’s a perfect product for people who love hot peppers and also love mustard.

There are a few of those here at the store and it’s not uncommon to find one of us pouring some Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce on our sandwiches, hot dogs, bratwurst, , , deviled eggs, or any other number of foods that normally take mustard well- and some that probably aren’t so accustomed to the use of mustard.

Matouk’s is a thick sauce that needs a little bit of spreading if you’re using it on sandwich bread or rolls. After all, you do want it in every bite. That’s actually a good thing because if you’ve ever tried using hot sauce on a regular sandwich, then you know it can make the bread soggy. It might taste great, but that’s no help if it falls apart on you. With Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce, you won’t have that problem. This is a pretty dang spicy hot sauce too- coming in at a solid 4 out of 10 on the heat level rating scale.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🔥 How hot is Matouk’s Calypso Hot Sauce (Red)?
It delivers medium-to-hot heat with rich pepper flavor — spicy, balanced, and very approachable.

🔴 What makes Calypso Red different from Salsa Picante?
Calypso Red is savorier and spice-forward, while Salsa Picante leans brighter and tangier.

🍤 What foods pair best with this sauce?
It’s excellent on eggs, tacos, grilled chicken, seafood, burgers, pizza, and roasted vegetables.

🥘 Can I cook with this hot sauce?
Yes! Use it in marinades, rice dishes, stews, spicy mayo, or Caribbean-style sauces.

❄️ Should I refrigerate after opening?
Refrigeration is recommended to preserve freshness and flavor.