Food in Texas just isn’t food without a dash of hot sauce. Kitchen tables across Texas homes typically have at least one fan-favorite hot sauce at the ready for consumption.

Here are a few Dallas-based hot sauces capable of burning your tongue like the hot Texas sun while delivering savory sustenance.

Fxcking Hot Sauces

Fxcking Hot Sauces is famous for creating its own sauces by hand, juicing limes and oranges + slow-smoking pepper and spices sourced from local farms.The business also has several seasoning options for those looking to spice up their steaks, eggs, or grilled vegetables.

We recommend trying Fxcking's Howlin' Wolf, which is said to pair with just about anything. Howlin' Wolf is made from smoked habanero, tomatillos, jalapenos, Texas sweet onions, smoked spices, and other flavors capable of giving your dish that certain kick. Try dripping some Howlin' Wolf in your coffee. We dare you.

Melinda's

Melinda’s, another Big D-based hot sauce maker and carrier, packs a punch with a wide variety of hot sauces ranging from its five-alarm ghost pepper to a mild habanero sauce with a sweet and spicy taste to it. You can find them in your local grocers like Walmart and Kroger, or via the website's store locator.

Poor Vida

Poor Vida have become the grandmasters of flavorful hot sauces in Dallas, creating a brand called "mixtape," celebrating local Dallas hip-hop with hot sauce flavors like Texas Pebre and Lemon Pepper Garlic. Poor Vida can be purchased on their website.

To learn more about the many hot sauces in Dallas and the metroplex, check out @ntxhotsuacefest on Instagram.

If you have any Dallas-based and North Texas-based hot sauces in mind that we didn’t mention, write to us.