'The founders' obsession in choosing specific varietals of peppers is used to create a fusion of flavor, texture and heat that is unlike anything else on the market.'

My love for fiery foods started as a small boy. It all started for me using large amounts of black pepper on food. When black pepper wouldn’t make it ‘spicy’ enough I moved on to the next obvious selection, the de arbol chile. Known to most as ‘crushed red pepper flakes’, the dried de arbol chile is widely used by many to add some ‘zest’ to their foods. Then I found the wonders of the Cayenne chile and the Jalapeno Chile. From there my self-education into peppers and all things spicy got me into growing and cultivating my own pepper plants of various types. I started growing jalapeno, cayenne, Thai, and some habanero variants (Devil’s Tongue, Fatalii). As my tolerance for hotter foods grew, so did my curiosity.

The road to commercial food production started in 2000 with a small patch of chile plants. In 2003 that patch grew into a large garden of chilies. I then had to find uses for the large harvests my garden was yielding every year. In 2003 I started to experiment with bottling hot sauces. These hot sauces were handed out to friends and family. Everyone who tried my hot sauces told me that they were fantastic and should be marketed and sold.

All-natural products are a great find today. Chemical processing, additives, colors, artificial stabilizers, and preservatives are used to cut costs and increase volume, all the while reducing the overall quality of the product.

Here at Csigi Gourmet, I believe in producing an all-natural high quality product. I believe (as do my repeat customers!) that the use of all-natural high quality ingredients shows in the final product!

You will never, EVER find any corn syrups, MSG, trans fats, artificial preservatives, iodized salt, sodium or potassium benzoate, artificial stabilizers, artificial colors, artificial flavors, or dyestuff.

Our products have a shelf life of 2 years (unopened) from date of production. Some products have a date code, and more recently produced products have a ‘best by’ date marked during production We cater mainly to groceries, specialty food shops, gift basket companies, wholesale restaurant and food chains and all around fiery food lover.

All items are bottled in glass and are packaged 12 units to a case. Hot sauce bottles are 5 oz. bottles, Salsa is packaged in 16 oz. jars, and Fra Diavolo Pasta Sauce is packed in 26 oz. jars. Larger wholesale orders will be shipped via Roadway, Old Dominion, or R&L Carriers, unless buyer has other available arrangements for shipping large quantities. Smaller quantity orders will be shipped Fed-Ex Ground.

Csigi Gourmet products are proud to be PA Preferred! Registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture as being a locally produced Pennsylvania product!