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It's Chili Grinding Season! If you've followed me, you know that there was an injunction on production at Huy Fong Foods, neighbors complained about  strong odors  from the plant and filed an odor related lawsuit.   Click HERE  When Huy Fong Foods opens their doors  during chili grinding season, I wanted to check it out. Arrived at the Huy Fong Foods Inc building for the  Sriracha Factory Tour. I see the rooster, now I feel better. It was  apparent that we were at the Sriracha factory. David Tran, CEO and founder of Huy Fong Foods, greeted us at the door. I didn't realize the tour was a formal affair. I've been on many food factory tours, they're pretty much the same in terms of dress, closed toed shoes, no jewelry, and hairnets.  Once hairnets were on, we entered the into the facility. The tour begins through the finished goods area. Finished goods are complet...

At least for now... I'm not sure if you've heard, the maker of Sriracha WILL continue to produce this magical sauce, at least for now.  Some may know it as rooster sauce, the hot sauce with the green top, Asian hot sauce (funny, I've seen Sriracha in many non-Asian places too), etc.  Whatever name you know it by, many were caught off guard by the halt on production.   The back story in a nut shell, Huy Fong Foods (the maker of this Sriracha) has received complaints from their Irwindale neighbors about the strong odors coming from the factory.  With these complaints came an injunction to halt production that could cause the odors from the chills used in their famous sauce.   Huy Fong Foods' Sriracha As of the week of January 6, 2014, a spokesperson for Huy Fong Foods' stated that they "plan to resume shipments at the end of the month."   I'm not choosing sides and I haven't experienced what the neighbors were experienci...