Diana Gourmet: Spicy BBQ ~ Sauce Review

Back in April, I went to Pub 101 for some wings. They had some great BBQ sauced wings and when I asked what it was, it turned out to be Diana Sauce that you can basically buy at the store. I was sad that I had been duped by a non-homemade sauce, but happy that I could simply buy it at the store. And I did, on sale.



I bought both Original and Spicy, and it was at this personal BBQ that I used Spicy (because if the sauce was just Original, than Spicy would be, well spicier.

I have no idea who Diana is. And I couldn't find any info on her or the history of the sauce. I remember having it at home with my parents many many moons ago, and that it was decent sauce. Then for years, I never had it until, well Pub 101. Her pictures look like a 50's house wife.

I was testing out my 3rd version Charcoal Chimney and doing wings up, and the only sauce I could think to use was Diana's sitting on my self.

The look of the sauce is a reddy/brown/orangey colour. It somewhat thick, but really it is more runny.

I could see chunks of spices floating around and that seemed to bode well for this spicy BBQ.

I smelt the sauce before putting it on the wings . . . it smelled sweet. I tasted the sauce . . . it tasted sweet. I thought perhaps the sauce needs a moment to kick in. So I dove into my grilled wings with Diana's all over them and I came to the same conclusion . . . sweet.

That didn't stop me for mowing down on these wings. But I was disappointed in the sauce. It was just super sweet. No heat. Ok a minor tingle, but there really isn't any heat in there. Even worse, it didn't taste like the sauce I had at Pub 101.

It was pretty goopey too. It stuck to the wings pretty good - it would have been better on crispy deep fried wings. But then again, so would a more bold BBQ sauce.

FINAL SCORE: Ok, I wasn't a fan. It was just too damn sweet. No heat. Some people I'm sure would like it, but not me. I'm hoping the original will have a fuller, bolder flavour. At least my wings themselves were good. 1.5/6

Diana Sauce: Gourmet Spicy
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