High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sriracha is the generic name for a Thai hot sauce named after the seaside city of Si Racha, in the Chonburi Province of central Thailand, where it was first produced for dishes served at local seafood restaurants. It is a paste typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt. The puree pronounced primarily produced by Huy Fong Foods and common in United States and Vietnam is drastically different from the Thai paste from which it takes its name.