Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Great Pyramid of Cholula
Cholula is named after an ancient city but isn't made there...
Cholula is an ancient city steeped in incredible history. It's home to the Great Pyramid of Cholula, an Aztec structure that is the biggest pyramid in the world. The 2,500-year-old city in Puebla is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in North America. Perhaps surprisingly, Cholula hot sauce is not made in this city.
Cholula is actually made in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. The first U.S. city that Cholula was sold in was Austin, Texas. It debuted there in 1989 after it had expanded throughout Mexico. Cholula was sold in supermarkets In the Southwestern U.S. in the '90s. Today, it's found across the whole U.S., as well as in Canada, according to MexGrocer. However, the history of Cholula goes back much further. The hot sauce brand was, in fact, inspired by a family recipe that is over 100 years old.