Spicy insights in Maine for National Hot Sauce Day from Instacart data
kAmpD a_ae 962ED FA[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE242CE]4@>^Qmx?DE242CEk^2m :D @?46 282:? 5:G:?8 :?E@ E96 52E2 E@ F?4@G6C E96 D2F4:6DE EC6?5D D9@H:?8 FA :? <:E496?D :? |2:?6 2?5 24C@DD E96 &]$] 7@C }2E:@?2= w@E $2F46 s2J Wy2?] aaX] uC@> 4=2DD:4 42J6??6 72G@C:E6D E@ E96 C:D:?8 DE2CD @7 E96 49:=: H@C=5[ E9:D J62CVD 9@E D2F46 =2?5D42A6 :D 7F== @7 3@=5 4@>6324<D[ C68:@?2= DE2?5@FED[ 2?5 4C62E:G6 AC@5F4E >2D9FAD E92E AC@G6 p>6C:42VD =@G6 @7 2== E9:?8D DA:4J :D DEC@?86C E92? 6G6C]k^Am
kAm{6EVD 3C62< 5@H? H92EVD 9@E—2?5 H92EVD 86EE:?8 9@EE6C]k^Am
k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_`^`c^b\>@DE\A@AF=2C\9@E\D2F46\3J\DE2E6]A?8Q 2=ElQQ E:E=6lQ$E2E6\3J\$E2E6 $A:46i (9:49 w@E $2F46 #6:8?D $FAC6>6 x? |2:?6nQ DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mx?DE242CEk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
k9am$E2E6\3J\$E2E6 $A:46i (9:49 w@E $2F46 #6:8?D $FAC6>6 x? |2:?6nk^9am
kAmw@E D2F46 =@J2=EJ :D 566A=J C68:@?2=[ E96 72G@C:E6 9@E D2F46 :? |2:?6 :D uC2?<VD #65w@E®[ 2?5 @FC >2A C6G62=D D@>6 4=62C DE2E6\=6G6= A2DD:@?Dik^Am
kF=mk=:muC2?<VD #65w@E 5@>:?2E6D 4@2DE E@ 4@2DE 2D E96 >@DE AFC492D65 9@E D2F46 @? x?DE242CE[ E2<:?8 E96 E@A DA@E :? b` DE2E6D[ :?4=F5:?8 =2C86 A@CE:@?D @7 E96 |:5H6DE[ }@CE962DE[ 2?5 |@F?E2:? (6DE]k^=:mk=:m{@F:D:2?2 qC2?5 w@E $2F46 CF=6D E96 $@FE9[ A2CE:4F=2C=J {@F:D:2?2 W?2EFC2==JPX[ |:DD:DD:AA:[ pC<2?D2D[ 2?5 %6??6DD66]k^=:mk=:mwFJ u@?8 u@@5D DE2?5D DEC@?8 24C@DD E96 (6DE[ 6DA64:2==J :? DE2E6D =:<6 x529@[ z2?D2D[ }6H |6I:4@[ %6I2D[ ~C68@?[ &E29[ (2D9:?8E@?[ 2?5 (J@>:?8]k^=:mk=:m%2A2EÃ@ 4=2:>D E96 E@A DA@E :? r2=:7@C?:2 — ?@ DFCAC:D6 E96C6[ 8:G6? E96 3C2?5 H2D 7@F?565 :? E96 v@=56? $E2E6]k^=:mk=:m%6I2D !6E6 =625D :? E96 r2C@=:?2D[ v6@C8:2[ 2?5 ':C8:?:2 — 2 4=62C $@FE962DE6C? 72G@C:E6 3FE ?@E :? :ED ?2>6D2<6 %6I2DPk^=:mk^F=m
k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_`^`c^c\@F?46D\A6C\DE2E6\H:E9\G2=F6D]A?8Q 2=ElQQ E:E=6lQw@H s@6D |2:?6 #2?< x? ~C56CD u@C w@E $2F46nQ DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mx?DE242CEk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
k9amw@H s@6D |2:?6 #2?< x? ~C56CD u@C w@E $2F46nk^9am
kAm|2:?6 @C56CD `h]g @F?46D @7 9@E D2F46 2 J62C[ C2?<:?8 2D E96 Rbg >@DE 2>@?8 2== DE2E6D] w@E D2F46 4@?DF>AE:@? G2C:6D H:56=J 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ 2?5[ >62DFC65 3J @F?46D AFC492D65 A6C 4FDE@>6C[ }6H |6I:4@ @?46 282:? E@AD E96 =:DE 2D E96 >@DE 962E\=@G:?8 DE2E6[ 7@==@H65 3J p=2D<2 2?5 r2=:7@C?:2] |62?H9:=6[ DE2E6D H:E9 A6C92AD E96 >:=56DE E2DE6 3F5D :?4=F56 p=232>2[ pC<2?D2D[ 2?5 }@CE9 s2<@E2] %9:D 962E >2A C6:?7@C46D E96 724E E92E E96 $@FE9H6DE 2?5 (6DE r@2DE 2C6 9@E D2F46 A@H6C9@FD6D[ 2>A:?8 FA E96 962E 7@C 3C62<72DE[ =F?49[ 2?5 5:??6CPk^Am
k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_`^`c^`\E@A\9@E\D2F46\3C2?5D\@7\a_ad]A?8Q 2=ElQQ E:E=6lQ%@A w@E $2F46 qC2?5D @7 a_adQ DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mx?DE242CEk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
k9am%@A w@E $2F46 qC2?5D @7 a_adk^9am
kAmuC2?<VD #65w@E =625D 2D E96 >@DE\AFC492D65 9@E D2F46 @? x?DE242CE] wFJ u@?8 u@@5D C6>2:?D 2 >2;@C 7@C46[ 4=2:>:?8 E96 Ra DA@E] #@F?5:?8 @FE E96 E@A 7:G6 2C6 %24@ q6==[ r9@=F=2[ 2?5 %6I2D !6E6[ 6249 H:E9 56G@E65 C68:@?2= 72? 32D6D 2?5 ?2E:@?2= 2AA62=]k^Am
k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_`^`c^a\E@A\9@E\D2F46\3C2?5D\3J\8C@HE9]A?8Q 2=ElQQ E:E=6lQ%96 $A:46 xD q24<i u2DE6DE\vC@H:?8 w@E $2F46 qC2?5DQ DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mx?DE242CEk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
k9am%96 $A:46 xD q24<i u2DE6DE\vC@H:?8 w@E $2F46 qC2?5Dk^9am
kAm%9:D J62CVD 8C@HE9 =6256CD :?4=F56 E96 4=2DD:4D :? 255:E:@? E@ 6I4:E:?8 ?6H6C ?2>6D] {625:?8 E96 =:DE :D wFJ u@?8 u@@5D[ 7@==@H65 3J DEC@?8 A6C7@C>2?46D 7C@> %24@ q6==[ |:<6VD w@E w@?6J[ |6=:?52VD[ 2?5 %6I2D !6E6] %96D6 3C2?5D C67=64E 2 3C@256?:?8 :?E6C6DE :? 3@E9 EC25:E:@?2= 2?5 8=@32==J :?DA:C65 962E]k^Am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 3:886DE 7=2G@C EC6?5D H6VC6 D66:?8 E9:D J62C :D E96 C2A:5 C:D6 @7 9@E 9@?6J] %9:D D9@HD E92E 4@?DF>6CD 2C6 :?4C62D:?8=J E9:?<:?8 23@FE 9@H E@ 32=2?46 E96:C >62=DV DA:46 AC@7:=6 H:E9 DH66E 7=2G@CD[ 5C:KK=:?8 9@E 9@?6J @? 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> A:KK2 E@ C@2DE65 G688:6D] xED DFC86 :? A@AF=2C:EJ 56>@?DEC2E6D E92E A6@A=6 2C6 2=H2JD =@@<:?8 7@C ?6H H2JD E@ 766= E96 962E]k^Am
k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_`^`c^d\E@A\E6?\9@E\D2F46\:?7FD65\AC@5F4ED]A?8Q 2=ElQQ E:E=6lQw@E $2F46 q6J@?5 E96 q@EE=6i %96 #:D6 @7 w@E $2F46\x?7FD65 !C@5F4EDQ DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mx?DE242CEk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
k9amw@E $2F46 q6J@?5 E96 q@EE=6i %96 #:D6 @7 w@E $2F46\x?7FD65 !C@5F4EDk^9am
kAmw@E D2F46 :D?VE ;FDE 2 4@?5:>6?E 2?J>@C6 — :EVD 2? :?8C65:6?E 7F6=:?8 AC@5F4E :??@G2E:@? 24C@DD 42E68@C:6D] x?DE242CE 52E2 C6G62=D 2 H:56 2DD@CE>6?E @7 :E6>D 762EFC:?8 9@E D2F46 7=2G@CD[ H9:49 2C6 A2CE:4F=2C=J A@AF=2C :? :?7FD65 4@?5:>6?ED =:<6 >2J@ 2?5 <6E49FA[ 2 G2C:6EJ @7 4CF?49J 49:AD[ 2?5 D6G6C2= D2G@CJ 42??65 7:D9 AC@5F4ED]k^Am
k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_`^`c^e\9@E\9@?6J\8C@F?5\3667\3@H=\:?8C65:6?ED\@G6C\E:>6\H:E9@FE\G2=F6D]A?8Q 2=ElQQ E:E=6lQ%C6?5 p=6CEi %96 w@E w@?6J q667 q@H= %C6?5Q DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ ^mk7:842AE:@?mx?DE242CEk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
k9am%C6?5 p=6CEi %96 w@E w@?6J q667 q@H= %C6?5k^9am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 3:886DE 7=2G@C EC6?5D @7 E96 A2DE J62C @C:8:?2E65 H:E9 2 G:C2= 9@>6\4@@<:?8 D6?D2E:@?i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@F?ECJ2?5E@H?9@FD6]4@>^7@@5\2?5\5C:?<^DH66E\A@E2E@\9@E\9@?6J\3@H=^Qmw@E w@?6J q667 q@H=Dk^2m]k^Am
kAmqJ EC24<:?8 @C56CD 4@?E2:?:?8 8C@F?5 3667[ DH66E A@E2E@6D[ 2G@425@[ 4@EE286 4966D6[ 2?5 9@E 9@?6J[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE242CE]4@>^Qmx?DE242CEk^2m F?4@G6C65 6IA=@D:G6 8C@HE9] x? |2C49 a_ad[ E96D6 :?8C65:6?ED E@@< @77 :? 42CED[ C67=64E:?8 2 8C@H:?8 2AA6E:E6 7@C DH66E\962E 7FD:@? 2?5 D:>A=6[ AC@E6:?\7@CH2C5 >62=D]k^Am
k9bm(C2AA:?8 &Ai p *62C @7 q@=5 w62E 2?5 u=2G@C tIA=@C2E:@?k^9bm
kAmuC@> p>6C:42VD 6?5FC:?8 =@G6 @7 uC2?<VD #65w@E E@ E96 6IA=@D:@? @7 9@E D2F46 :? ?6H 42E68@C:6D[ @?6 E9:?8 :D 4=62Ci H6 42?VE C6D:DE DA:4:?8 FA @FC >62=D] (96E96C H6VC6 5C:KK=:?8[ >2C:?2E:?8[ 5:AA:?8[ @C 4@@<:?8[ 962E :D?VE ;FDE 2 EC6?5 — :EVD 2 3:8 A2CE @7 E96 H2J H6 62E]k^Am
kAmk6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE242CE]4@>^4@>A2?J^52E2\EC6?5D^766=\E96\962E\:?DE242CE\5:D96D\@FE\DA:4J\:?D:89ED\7@C\?2E:@?2=\9@E\D2F46\52JQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm%9:D DE@CJk^2m H2D AC@5F465 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^:?DE242CE]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmx?DE242CEk^2m 2?5 C6G:6H65 2?5 5:DEC:3FE65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^9F3D]=2^"_b<=8$#_Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm$E24<6Ck^2m]k^6>mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.