Question: What tangy, hot, and slightly sweet sauce is native to Florida’s oldest city, St. Augustine?
Answer: Datil Pepper Sauce
Datil peppers are native to Florida’s oldest city, St. Augustine. The sauce is a local obsession, and they put it on everything. It’s tangy, hot, and slightly sweet, with enough edge to make your eyes water. People grow the peppers in backyard gardens, and every diner and fish shack within a 50-mile radius has a house version they swear by.
