Fermented hot sauce · Batch 17 coming soon
Seoul Ablaze
Set your soul on fire. An ode to my mother-in-law and old-style Korean cooking—guided by instinct, evolving with every batch.
$23.50 USD
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SOIL TO
SOUL.
An evolving passion for growing food, following the seasons, and making something worth sharing. I grow from seed, take my time, and let each harvest lead the way.
Find your funk ↓My story
From my harvestSmall batches. Big character.
Find your funk.
Choose a circle to explore.
Hot Sauces
Fermented, citrus, and superhot.
Citrus hot sauce · Coming soon
Funkatsu
Inspired by my Japanese grandmother. Thai chilies and yellow-orange habaneros meet bright yuzu, togarashi, ginger, and roasted garlic. A little carrot sweetness, lime, and a crisp citrus finish.
$23.50 USD
Explore Funkatsu →Batch 01 coming soon
Sizzzle Drunk
Rum-soaked habaneros meet grilled carrots and pineapple, ripe mango, garlic, and fresh thyme. Lime, yuzu, and coconut vinegar bring a bright Caribbean-inspired finish.
$23.50 USD
Explore Sizzzle Drunk →Limited edition · Coming soon
Sinnner’s Last Breath
Dragon’s Breath peppers, roasted red peppers and tomatoes, ancho and guajillo chiles, garlic, onion, shiitake mushrooms, black garlic, lime, apple cider vinegar, and smoked spices.
$23.50 USD
Explore Sinnner’s Last Breath →Citrus hot sauce · Coming soon
Funkatsu
Thai chilies and yellow-orange habaneros meet bright yuzu, togarashi, ginger, and roasted garlic. Carrot adds a little sweetness, while lime and rice vinegar bring a crisp citrus finish. Bold heat, silky texture, and plenty of yuzu character.
$23.50 USD
At its heart: Thai chiles, habanero, togarashi, and yuzu. I grow yuzu myself and also source it from Kyoto. Bright citrus leads, with pepper heat behind it.
What I love it on: grilled fish, rice bowls, crispy chicken, or stirred into my herb and citrus mayo.
Back to the categories ↑Batch 01 coming soon
Sizzzle Drunk
Rum-soaked peppers, grilled fruit, and fire.
Caribbean white rum, habanero heat, and ripe mango sweetness meet grilled pineapple and carrots. Bright citrus and fresh herbs keep the rich, lightly smoky flavors moving.
$23.50 USD
At its heart: habaneros, red manzanilla pepper, carrots, garlic, fresh thyme, and white rum.
The deeper notes: grilled pineapple and shallots, ripe mango, and a touch of honey bring sweetness and caramelized character.
The finish: lime, yuzu, and coconut and white vinegars add a bright, tangy edge behind the pepper heat.
Back to the categories ↑Limited edition · Coming soon
Sinnner’s Last Breath
Dragon’s Breath peppers lead the way, backed by roasted red bell peppers and tomatoes, ancho and guajillo chiles, and layers of savory garlic and spice.
$23.50 USD
At its heart: Dragon’s Breath peppers, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, ancho and guajillo chiles, garlic, onion, and shiitake mushrooms.
The deeper notes: black garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, and Sizzzle Funk Roasted Spice Blend bring earthy, smoky, savory character behind the chile heat.
The finish: fresh lime and apple cider vinegar add a bright, tangy edge to the roasted ingredients.
Back to the categories ↑Spice Blends
The first product. Batch 07.
The first product · Batch 07
Original Pepper Blend.
This is what started Sizzzle Funk: my homegrown peppers, brought together in one blend. Different varieties bring their own character. Each small batch follows the harvest.
$23.50 USD
See the pepper blend →Hot Honey
Organic Utah honey. My homegrown pepper heat.
Batch 05 sold out · Batch 06 coming soon
Korean Hot Honey
Organic honey from Utah with Korean-inspired chile heat.
$25.00 USD
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View Korean Hot Honey →Batch 12 sold out · Batch 13 coming soon
Spicy Yuzu Honey
Organic honey from Utah, bright yuzu citrus, and my homegrown peppers.
$25.00 USD
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View Spicy Yuzu Honey →Merchandise
A little funk for everyday.
Organically grown · Hand-harvested
The garden
comes first.
I start with seeds, soil, and a whole lot of peppers. I grow them organically in San Diego, pick them by hand, and let the harvest shape each small batch.
Meet the peppers ↓
My story
From the seed.
My story starts in the garden: summers on my grandparents’ small farm, tomatoes straight from the vine, and strawberries I could never wait to turn red. My grandmother came from Yokohama, Japan. The apricot tree my grandparents planted in the 1950s is still producing fruit.
When I work with the soil, I feel my grandmother’s spirit. I still garden with my mother, preparing her beds so she can keep planting and harvesting what she loves. Sizzzle Funk grows from those roots—a lifelong passion. Never finished. Always evolving.
From living soil to the bottle
Good things take growing.
Living soil →Seeds →Plant care →Harvest →Fermentation → Bottling
It starts below the surface.
Composting, vermiculture, earthworms, and worm castings help me care for the living soil. Then come the seeds, the daily care, and the wait for a harvest I pick myself.
Every batch has its own pace.
For my sauces, fermentation brings another season of time and experimentation. Some products involve one fermentation; others may involve two. Depending on the product, the full seed-to-bottle journey can take about a year. Some small batches yield just 25 to 30 bottles.
No two batches. Ever the same.
I return to the same principles and familiar ingredients, but I follow the harvest and cook by feel. The balance shifts. The flavors evolve. I want each batch to have its own character—and to bring something vibrant, generous, and a little unexpected to the table.
Grown from seed in San Diego
A few pics from the pepper patch.
Different colors. Different personalities. These are the peppers I grow and the little details that make me keep growing.
A few of the varieties I’ve grown:
Dragon’s BreathThorSerranoJalapeñoHabaneroRed ThaiTogarashiNaga SmookyChocolate Leviathan ScorpionTabaneroPurple UFOWhite GhostBlood GhostCarolina ReaperRed GhostTangerine TigerBhut JolokiaDevil’s TongueTrinidad ScorpionYellow Jamaican HotThai ScorpionCount DraculaCoyote TeethPeach Trinidad ScorpionChocolate Trinidad ScorpionSugar Rush StripeyPink Tiger Bhut Jolokia GhostRhino DDStarburstPurple JellyfishWhite HabaneroRed HabaneroChocolate HabaneroOrange HabaneroTakanotsumeJapanese SantakaPeach Carolina ReaperRed Tiger Bhut Jolokia Ghost
