A Product of A Product of LouisianaLouisiana

Tabasco Hot Pepper SauceTabasco Hot Pepper Sauce

In south Louisiana, there is a place named Avery In south Louisiana, there is a place named Avery Island. It is an area with a unique history. The island is Island. It is an area with a unique history. The island is known for it’s known for it’s production production of Tabasco Hot Pepper Sauce. of Tabasco Hot Pepper Sauce. The Mclhenny family has The Mclhenny family has produced produced this this productproduct since since 1868. The Mclhenny Family and the workers are the 1868. The Mclhenny Family and the workers are the producersproducers of Tabasco. of Tabasco.

The Tabasco is made with hot peppers The Tabasco is made with hot peppers and sold to and sold to consumers consumers daily. Consumers daily. Consumers are the people who buy the Tabasco are the people who buy the Tabasco

product.product.

The hot peppers are grown until their color is The hot peppers are grown until their color is bright red. The pickers use a red stick to make bright red. The pickers use a red stick to make sure the color is perfect for picking. To have a sure the color is perfect for picking. To have a successful successful product,product, the workers know how the workers know how

important it is to get everything just right.important it is to get everything just right.

The next step in The next step in preparing the preparing the Tabasco Tabasco for thefor the consumer to buy consumer to buy their product,their product, is is mashing the mashing the peppers and peppers and storing them for storing them for three years in three years in special Tabasco special Tabasco barrels. Layers of barrels. Layers of salt are packed salt are packed on the top of the on the top of the barrel.barrel.

After the After the third year, the third year, the mash is ground mash is ground into a pepper into a pepper sauce and is sauce and is ready for the ready for the production production line.line.

Then the Then the productproduct is ready to be is ready to be processed and bottled.processed and bottled.

The The producersproducers then take the Tabasco then take the Tabasco mash and it is sent to the factory to be mash and it is sent to the factory to be

placed in bottles and packaged.placed in bottles and packaged.

After the packaging takes place, After the packaging takes place, the bottles are sent to the bottles are sent to consumersconsumers around the world.around the world.

Tabasco is an international Tabasco is an international productproduct which is sold in many which is sold in many

different countries in the world.different countries in the world.

ConsumersConsumers around the globe buy around the globe buy Tabasco Sauce and other products.Tabasco Sauce and other products.

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