Show 39, September 7, 2013: Randy Clemens, food journalist

Randy ClemensRandy Clemens, noted food journalist and author of the best-selling Sriracha Cookbook and The Veggie-Lover’s Sriracha Cookbook, both from Ten Speed Press.

Randy was just in Thailand in Sri Racha in the Chonburi Province researching the unusual origins of Sriracha and shared this rich history with us. The original Thai version of Sriracha varies considerably from what we know stateside as the ubiquitous product from Huy Fong Foods, Inc. with the green cap and red rooster on the label.

We chatted with him from the Canary Islands.