Coqui Fire! - Esperanza - TravBuddy

Two of the most endearing things about Vieques are the native frogs, coqui’s, who lull you to sleep every night with there melodic croaking, and Coqui Fire, the locally made hot sauce! We love the flaming coqui on the label, as well as the public notice that “no coqui parts” were used to concoct the sauce. But the neatest aspect is that there are ten varieties, ranging from a ‘sweat factor’ of one through ten. In addition to varying degrees of spiciness, the flavorings are unique to each variety…we liked the Papaya Lime Sauce (sweat factor 8) the best, as you might guess from the pictures.

It was a lot of fun to visit different restaurants on the island, as virtually each one carried some Coqui Fire – but you never knew precisely which variety you would get. It was great to get introduced to a different version by simply dropping in a new eatery, and we found this added an appealing bit of local intrigue.