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The Tabasco pepper is native to Mexico, but Tabasco sauce is not, it was created by some guy in Louisiana and is not really based on a Mexican sauce.

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https://www.tastingtable.com/930569/heres-how-tabasco-sauce-...

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Right, but the pepper is the key ingredient in Tabasco sauce. It's like saying a soy-based sauce invented in the US is "nothing like anything anything from China" when soy sauce originated there.

Counterpoint: tomatoes

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