The pink sauce that went viral on TikTok in 2022 – remember it?
Well, now you can buy yourself a bottle of that deliciousness at Walmart. The pastel-colored sauce was first seen in June 2022 on the social media of the TikTok creator Chef Pii. With the huge increase in interest, the sales grew, as well as some criticism. Consumers grew concerned with the information that was given on the nutritional label, asking questions about whether milk was an ingredient and about the number of servings.
People also had concerns with the price, which was $20 at the time. So, to find a solution to all these problems, Che Pii put a halt to the production and contacted Dave’s Gourmet, which is a hot sauce and pasta sauce company. The exclusive retailer for the Pink Sauce will be Walmart until mid-2023.
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What is Pink Sauce?
The pink sauce is a bright Pepto Bizmol-coloured condiment that can be eaten with many foods. Last year, Chef Pii posted videos on his TikTo account dipping any and all kinds of food in the Pink sauce, including tacos, chicken, gyros, and so much more. After that, the sauce became famous on other social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter.
Chef Pii’s real name is Veronica Shaw, and she is based in Miami, according to the New York Times. As a child, she was given the nickname ‘pink,’ but she later shortened the name for a social media moniker and decided to turn it into ‘Pii.’
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What Are The Ingredients Of The Pink Sauce?
The pink sauce is currently priced at $9.99 per 13-ounce bottle, and according to the Dave’s Gourmet Specialty Food Site, the following are the ingredients used to make this dipping glory:
- Canola oil
- Dragon fruit puree
- Water
- Coconut cream
- Sugar
- Garlic
- Ranch flavor (onion powder, modified food starch, maltodextrin, natural flavors)
- Distilled white vinegar
In the beginning, people we covered that the sauce contained milk, which would spoil the sauce and make it unsafe to store. But it is safe to say that the sauce contains no dairy, and it is also gluten-free and vegan.
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Taste of the Pink Sauce
When the sauce first became popular last year, people claimed it tasted similar to ranch dressing. Marie Wright, the chief global flavorist at Archer Daniels Midland Co., tasted the sauce as well and described it to be a sharp and slightly sweet twist on the ranch.
When it was announced that the sauce is to be produced, the president of Dave’s Gourmet, David Neuman, said that with the help of the company’s R&D staff, the sauce was completely reformulated to match the same exact color and taste of the one created by Chef Pii.
