Hot sauce is a type of condiment, seasoning, or salsa made from chili peppers and other ingredients. Depending on the type of chili used, hot sauces range from pleasant spicy to extremely hot. Vinegar is a very common additional ingredient, which provides a preservative property as well as adding sourness, and salt is usually present to enhance flavor.
Notable brands of hot sauce include Tabasco, Cholula Hot Sauce, Frank's Red Hot, the Sriracha made by Huy Fong, and Crystal Hot Sauce.