Chamorro Hot Sauce

Pronounced “fin•a•den•ay,” this simple but incendiary sauce accompanies every Chamorro meal on Guam. Finudene and/or Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce are the two hot and spicy components without which no self-respecting Chamorro (Guamanian) would consider eating, regarding most food bland and, therefore, inedible without one or the other.

When dining out, the Chamorros rely on Tabasco for spice, because finudene is always freshly prepared at home but seldom served in