Nando's Hot Peri-Peri Sauce in its curvy glass bottle for flame-grilled chicken, chicken burgers, wraps, grilled prawns and spicy mayo.
Nando's sauce comes in a curvy glass bottle with the Nando's name embossed into the shoulder and a red cap printed with small yellow chillies, the orange-red sauce visible all the way down. The label is split on a diagonal: a white upper panel with the black-and-red rooster, Nando's in red and Peri-Peri Sauce in black capitals, and a red lower panel with a bold Hot in white script, a pattern of chilli outlines and a yellow chilli drawn at the edge. As general background, Nando's is a South African restaurant chain founded in Johannesburg in 1987 that specialises in Portuguese flame-grilled peri-peri chicken, that its logo is the Rooster of Barcelos, and peri-peri is the African bird's eye chilli. The Hot level typically suits diners who want a real kick rather than a gentle warmth. Commonly, grill kitchens brush it over butterflied chicken in the last minutes on the coals, burger shops add a few drops to chicken burgers and wraps, and cafes stir it into mayo for a spicy fries dip. It also livens up grilled prawns, halloumi and rice bowls. Give the Nando's bottle a good shake first, and once it is open it belongs in the fridge.