A FOOTLOOSE CORRESPONDENTS piece about the tabasco industry on Avery Island, La., and family history of the McIlhennys, owners of the business and the island. Visit to a salt mine on the island.

Tabasco sauce got its start after the Civil War, when Edmund McIlhenny of Avery Island, Louisiana, began fermenting his red pepper plants in order to make a spicy sauce. (01:24) Explore Subscribe ...

Read more: Myths About Garlic You Thought Were True Tabasco brand hot sauce is still made in Avery Island in Southwest Louisiana (just south of my hometown of Lafayette) using the same heirloom ...

Avery Island is most well-known for being the birthplace of Tabasco. You can even visit the Tabasco factory and take a tour to learn how this iconic little bottle gets made.

Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, accompanied by Mrs. Prince Drew and his son, St.Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association Ambassador TJ Drew Jr., have left Washington, D.C., to visit Louisiana. The ...

We took a tour of the Tabasco factory in Avery Island, Louisiana where more than 700,000 bottles of the world-famous hot sauce are made every day. Founded in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny, the brand is ...

which draws on its distinctive bottle shape and diamond logo McIlhenny Company’s Tabasco sauce has an illustrious brand history. Founded by Edmund McIlhenny in 1868 on Avery Island, Louisiana, it was ...

Planting Central American pepper seeds on Avery Island, Louisiana, McIlhenny developed a spicy sauce he called "Tabasco." Andouille sausage consists of coarse ground pork and spices. French ...

Tabasco, made in Avery Island, Louisiana, has a smoky, vinegary flavor great for rounding out dishes that are sweeter, or need a bit of acid. "Tabasco kind of cuts through that sweetness ...