Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Mexico’s red peppers shortage means not enough Sriracha in US
A drought in Mexico is driving a multi-year shortage of red peppers, which is needed to make Sriracha hot sauce. A bottle that used to be about $4 is now $20.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readA drought in Mexico is driving a multi-year shortage of red peppers, which is needed to make Sriracha hot sauce. A bottle that used to be about $4 is now $20.
