I moved to LA from Seattle in 2001, and Sriracha was everywhere and in every manner of restaurant. No one I knew from the Pacific Northwest seemed to have heard of it, but twenty years later they certainly have.
> it's manufactured there
It is, and the factory was even forced to close for a little bit in 2014 due to "air quality" concerns. Was a real hoot to watch everyone scramble to buy a few bottles in case they didn't re-open quickly.
I moved to LA from Seattle in 2001, and Sriracha was everywhere and in every manner of restaurant. No one I knew from the Pacific Northwest seemed to have heard of it, but twenty years later they certainly have.
> it's manufactured there
It is, and the factory was even forced to close for a little bit in 2014 due to "air quality" concerns. Was a real hoot to watch everyone scramble to buy a few bottles in case they didn't re-open quickly.