These are different names for the same chilli
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Nah. The texture is pretty similar to Tabasco, minus the overpowering vinegar plus hella more heat. I’m so glad I rediscovered it today, as I had to toss my old habanero sauce 
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I wonder why they sell two different hot sauces and differentiate?
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Interesting! I imagine it’s mostly a marketing difference, but those chinense peppers are pretty promiscuous!
Here are two descriptions from Melinda’s
Melinda’s Naga Jolokia. Naga is a close relative to our ghost pepper sauce, crafted with Naga Jolokia peppers from the state of Nagaland in India. It is hot, like over 1 million Scoville units hot. Made the Melinda’s way with whole, fresh ingredients and the best peppers on the planet. Perfect on practically everything serious Chileheads eat.
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Melinda’s Ghost Pepper. This sauce is made with the Bhut Jolokia chile from Northest India. It is hot, like 1 million Scoville units hot. Heat Level 5 out of 5: Yep, it’s all the way up there. Made the Melinda’s way with whole, fresh ingredients and the best peppers on the planet. Perfect on practically everything serious Chileheads eat.
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I always liked Yucateco because it’s thicker and less vinegar.
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I find these sauces both fungible and just right. While peppers used may rate 1,000,000 Scoville units, I would say the heat of these sauces is much lower, more in line with popping fresh chiltepins in my mouth.
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Always loved the green habanero El Yucateco. @Amandarama alerted me to the existence of the black label one. Which I had to ‘import’ from FL and WHICH I HAVE YET TO OPEN IYCBI!!!
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That’s Pico Pica’s secret too.
I’m wondering the same thing. Unless they think their customers looking for one vs the other don’t know they’re the same 
I have Tapatio, Cholula and El Yucatco habanero in my cabinet. BTW, Cholula is distributed in the US by McCormick, don’t know if they own it, or own the US rights…but expect new products, like jarred salsa already in the store.
I guess once they have made it into a grocer’s stock, this might command more shelf space, a big deal in retailing. However, at heart I say WTF?
Is this from the restaurant in Titusville Florida?
I could find no other mention.
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