Welcome to HYCH, we’re glad you’re here. We launched our craft hot sauce company in our home kitchen in Salem, Oregon, in 2016.

Why? Because we were tired of bringing home hot sauces that were too hot to cook with and enjoy. We created HYCH (as in “hitch” a ride to amazing flavors!) to bring you hot sauces with Heat You Can Handle.

We love to travel and explore local cuisines around the world. We hope you do, too, because we’ve built our entire line around our favorite global flavors. 

I was raised in North Carolina and have lived in Iceland, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Tucson, Sacramento, Portland and a few spots in between.

I love traveling the world because it helps me better understand my own culture and reminds me that, at the heart of it, we all love to laugh and eat good food!

Grab your passport and join us on one of our upcoming culinary retreats! From Korean Bibimbap sauce to wine retreats in Tuscany, we've got your wanderlust covered.

— Catharine