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Wayward Pepper x Stitch Cafe
A new collaboration to bless your breakfast.Wayward Pepper x Stitch Cafe
A new collaboration to bless your breakfast. -
Built to live on the table. Dried chiles, roasty depth, bright heat.
Regular price
$10.00
Available @ Stitch!
What people are saying
Why Wayward?
Because we just couldn't help it. Grew up where black pepper was considered bold. Tried a ghost pepper sauce in Tennessee. Couldn't stop. Now we make small-batch hot sauces built around one question: how does this make a meal better? Not louder. Not hotter. Better.
FAQ
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Each sauce is its own thing, but across the board: bright, layered, and built to make food taste better. You'll get tang from quality vinegars, depth from real peppers and aromatics, and heat that earns its place. Not just hot. Not just vinegary. Actually flavorful.
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Real peppers, real heat — no extracts, ever. Heat level follows the pepper: jalapeño is approachable, habanero means business, ghost pepper is for the committed. Something for everyone. Check each sauce for specifics.
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Bold claim, but here's what we know: eggs, tacos, fried chicken, and pizza are all better with the right sauce on the table. Food brings people together — a great hot sauce just gives them something to talk about.
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We start with a question: how does this make a meal better? Not louder, not more extreme. Better. Small batches, real ingredients, nothing that doesn't earn its place. Taste it and decide for yourself.
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That's not a question. But, we hear you. We'd ask this: have you tried one that actually tastes like something? Not vinegar. Not battery acid. Something you'd reach for because the food's better with it. That's what we make.
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Real peppers — jalapeño, habanero, ghost pepper. Aromatics like garlic, black garlic, coffee, and black cocoa. Citrus for brightness. Quality vinegars for balance. No extracts, no artificial anything. Every ingredient has a job, and if it doesn't make food better it doesn't stay in the bottle. Check each sauce for the full list of ingredients.
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How we compare
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| Small Batch |
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| All Natural |
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| No Added Sugar |
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| Flavor > Heat |
Usually too vinegary, or lacking flavor
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Aggressively spicy for the hype. Tastes like battery acid?
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| No Thickeners |
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