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What Your Favorite Sauce Says About You
Let’s be real: your go-to sauce says a lot about your vibe. Okay, fine, it’s not science, but it feels true. Here’s what your Lunamor’s Larder pick might reveal about your flavor personality: Don’t see your fave listed? That just means you’re an unreleased flavor. Stay weird.
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How to Taste Hot Sauce Like a Pro (Yes, Really)
You don’t need a wine cellar to be a flavor nerd. Hot sauce has terroir, complexity, and nuance—and you can train your taste buds to notice. Tasting sauce isn’t about surviving the heat; it’s about understanding the journey from first sniff to final burn. Here’s how: Next level tasting tips: The goal isn’t to find…
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Why We Put “Love” in the Ingredients
You’ll see it on every Lunamor’s Larder label: peppers, fruit, salt… and “love.” Is it hokey? Maybe. But it’s real. Our “love” is in the long hours spent tasting, tweaking, and testing. It’s in the way we support local growers, stay up late labeling bottles by hand, and reply to every message from a curious…
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Behind the Label — The Hidden Work in Certifying a Sauce as Shelf-Stable
Making hot sauce is fun. Making safe, shelf-stable hot sauce? That’s science, documentation, and compliance. To sell our sauces beyond the farmer’s market or fridge, we have to prove—by law—that they won’t spoil, ferment uncontrollably, or harm anyone. That means getting certified by a recognized Process Authority and complying with strict FDA and WSDA regulations.…
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How Long Will My Sauce Last? Storage Tips You Didn’t Know You Need
Our sauces are shelf-stable—but storage matters. How long will they last unopened? Up to 12 months in a cool, dark place. Light, heat, and humidity can degrade quality over time. Avoid keeping your sauce near a sunny window, above the stove, or in your car (trust us on that last one). Once opened? They’ll last…
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Heat Levels Explained — Why One Sauce Burns and Another Smolders
Not all heat hits the same. Some sauces ignite your tongue instantly; others creep in slow and steady. So what makes one hot sauce sear while another simmers? It starts with the chili. Each pepper has a different level of capsaicin—the chemical responsible for the sensation of heat. Measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), peppers…
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The Art of a New Flavor Drop
Coming up with a new hot sauce flavor isn’t about throwing fruit and chilies in a blender. At Lunamor’s Larder, each limited-edition drop is the result of weeks of planning, taste testing, and gut instinct. It starts with a craving. Sometimes it’s a hyper-seasonal fruit that sparks an idea—a box of overripe peaches, strawberries at…
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What’s up with the neurodivergent focus? And why sauces?
Being neurodivergent means your brain doesn’t always play by the standard rules our society was built around. For me, that means constantly seeking novelty—but only within a structure that feels stable and predictable. That’s where hot sauce—and fermentation—comes in. Living with both Autism and ADHD, I often crave stimulation and change, but I also thrive…
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Why do we ferment our sauces? What IS fermentation?
Let’s get something straight: fermentation isn’t just a trend—it’s one of the oldest and most natural methods of food preservation and flavor creation in human history. At Lunamor’s Larder, fermentation isn’t a buzzword. It’s the living, breathing soul of our small-batch, fermented hot sauces. What is fermentation? Fermentation is a biological process where microorganisms like…
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How Flavor is a Language: Connecting Through Spice
At Lunamor’s Larder, we believe flavor is more than just taste—it’s a language. It’s how we connect with the world, express ourselves, and find meaning in the everyday. And, for us, it’s deeply personal. Spices, heat, and fermented flavors can stir up memories, trigger emotions, and spark conversations without saying a word. When we share…