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What do you put on your fried chicken?

I love condiments and think it's interesting which people prefer for different foods. What's your favorite condiment for fried chicken? For fried chicken, I'm a hot sauce girl - Texas Pete or Crystal.

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  1. BBQ sauce for me, if I do anything.

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    1. Hot sauce.... Tapatio, sriracha, Cholula, I'm an equal opportunity hot sauce eater- use them frequently but loyal to none. With all the peppers I'm growing I think I'll work on my own as a summer project.

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      1. re: weezieduzzit

        I've always wanted to make my own hot sauce, good luck. I imagine it'll be a fun project.

        1. re: weezieduzzit

          Tapatio is my new favorite hot sauce. fairly thick, great color, not crazy hot

        2. I love maple syrup warmed w a little sriracha stirred in.

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            1. re: rjbh20

              Maple syrup with Sriracha (or other hot sauces) really isn't that odd. It's just like chicken 'n waffles, which is generally eaten with maple syrup and often with a dash of something hot and spicy.

              1. re: Breadcrumbs

                never thought about doing this but it makes so much delicious sense. thanks for the tip... i'll try to remember it for the next fried chicken run.

                  1. re: Breadcrumbs

                    I am trying to imagine how that would taste and my brain just won't connect the dots on this one. I am going to try it soon. It sounds intriguing.

                  2. A variety of hot sauces, but I love cream gravy too.

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                    1. re: TXMandy

                      +1 on cream gravy, made with the dripping from frying the chicken, of course

                        1. re: TroyTempest

                          Wow, I had forgotten about that. I will risk a stroke for this
                          especially if it has some sausage fat in it and a ton of pepper

                        2. re: TXMandy

                          Yum, me too. With tons of black pepper.

                        3. I like to crumble the dried seaweed snack sheets from TJ's/Costco over fried chicken when it's hot. Haven't tried it over cold chicken though.