Out of sriracha? Try one of these 12 Chicago-made hot sauces

There are options for your hot sauce cravings during the sriracha sauce shortage. (Ysa Quiballo/WBEZ)

The sriracha shortage that began in 2020 has unfortunately stretched into 2023.

The original sriracha brand, Huy Fong Foods, has faced years of low chili pepper supply and production issues. The company sent this statement to WBEZ in July: “Limited production has recently resumed” but the company is “still experiencing a shortage of raw material.”