Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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There are several "official" origin stories of sriracha, one of the world's fastest growing food products. So we went to the town of Si Racha in central Thailand to dig for ourselves, and followed the threads until we unraveled an incredible story that took us back through two revolutions and across an ocean, as we searched for- and found- the real and incredible history of sriracha sauce.
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Special thanks to Adam Maji, our host/driver/fixer. Thanks also to all of our guests for sharing their own stories, and to Chris & Steph from Chinese Cooking Demystified for their dogged help in this journey.
0:00 - Introduction
2:45 - The "Chicken" Brand
4:49 - Si Racha Town
7:58 - Thailand's "Original" Sriracha
10:02 - Immigrant Stories
13:44 - Connecting the Dots
16:14 - The First Sriracha?
20:11 - Firsthand Evidence
23:33 - Conclusion
Restaurants featured:
Kasem Phochana
Mum Aroi
The Canton House
Da Shan
Hattakamamakarn
Suan Mali
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Video Credits:
The Real Reason Why Huy Fong Sriracha Doesn't Taste The Same Anymore - YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=EM_oPEK5eZE&ab_channel=Mashed
Old Saigon before 1975
youtu.be/qoz6By090pI
David Tran Flees Vietnam
youtu.be/pWs0n2QH0Tk
Chinatown Los Angeles CSUN GEOG 496F Spring 1985 VH 100
youtu.be/B5BBjxiIxqs
Sriracha Anthem.mp4
youtu.be/T9NYHfluxcY
8บ้านและสวน Make Series _ ศรีราชาพานิช
youtu.be/PayuJIIh5Ns
ชลบุรี บางละมุง ศรีราชา ในอดีต.
youtu.be/41yuu_STnIo
Hong Kong in 1930, the great Victoria harbour
youtu.be/oJXLalcQ_rQ
Canton, China 1930
youtu.be/20baNeSfyMs
company profile Thaitheparos 60th
youtu.be/FSSmkkntNmE
ASIA FILM ARCHIVE - 1900 - CHINA & JAPAN & KOREA & VIETNAM & INDONESIA & LAOS & MALAYSIA & SAMOA
youtu.be/al3lP8II9J0
A 0004 Old Bangkok Around 1931
youtu.be/HhynSchdRbg
Thank you so much for your support!
Patreon: patreon.com/OTRontheroad
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There are several "official" origin stories of sriracha, one of the world's fastest growing food products. So we went to the town of Si Racha in central Thailand to dig for ourselves, and followed the threads until we unraveled an incredible story that took us back through two revolutions and across an ocean, as we searched for- and found- the real and incredible history of sriracha sauce.
-
OTRontheroad.com
Please subscribe to our channel! And find us on social media below:
Instagram: instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
FB: facebook.com/OTR-106170292218693
Special thanks to Adam Maji, our host/driver/fixer. Thanks also to all of our guests for sharing their own stories, and to Chris & Steph from Chinese Cooking Demystified for their dogged help in this journey.
0:00 - Introduction
2:45 - The "Chicken" Brand
4:49 - Si Racha Town
7:58 - Thailand's "Original" Sriracha
10:02 - Immigrant Stories
13:44 - Connecting the Dots
16:14 - The First Sriracha?
20:11 - Firsthand Evidence
23:33 - Conclusion
Restaurants featured:
Kasem Phochana
Mum Aroi
The Canton House
Da Shan
Hattakamamakarn
Suan Mali
-
Video Credits:
The Real Reason Why Huy Fong Sriracha Doesn't Taste The Same Anymore - YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=EM_oPEK5eZE&ab_channel=Mashed
Old Saigon before 1975
youtu.be/qoz6By090pI
David Tran Flees Vietnam
youtu.be/pWs0n2QH0Tk
Chinatown Los Angeles CSUN GEOG 496F Spring 1985 VH 100
youtu.be/B5BBjxiIxqs
Sriracha Anthem.mp4
youtu.be/T9NYHfluxcY
8บ้านและสวน Make Series _ ศรีราชาพานิช
youtu.be/PayuJIIh5Ns
ชลบุรี บางละมุง ศรีราชา ในอดีต.
youtu.be/41yuu_STnIo
Hong Kong in 1930, the great Victoria harbour
youtu.be/oJXLalcQ_rQ
Canton, China 1930
youtu.be/20baNeSfyMs
company profile Thaitheparos 60th
youtu.be/FSSmkkntNmE
ASIA FILM ARCHIVE - 1900 - CHINA & JAPAN & KOREA & VIETNAM & INDONESIA & LAOS & MALAYSIA & SAMOA
youtu.be/al3lP8II9J0
A 0004 Old Bangkok Around 1931
youtu.be/HhynSchdRbg
