Hot sauce, chili sauce, or pepper sauce refer to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. There are many varieties around the world.

Someone notices a funny smell, or some white powder, or two people passing an envelope, or a dark-skinned man leaving boxes at the curb, or a cell phone in an airplane seat. After much scurrying about, the threat is revealed as as a pot of Thai chili sauce, or flour, or a utility bill. For some reason governments are encouraging this behavior.

Super spicy chili sauce sparked road closures and evacuations in central London after passersby complained that a chemical emanating from a Thai restaurant was burning their throats, police said Wednesday. Firefighters closed off roads, sealed buildings and donned special breathing masks to ferret out the source.

Super spicy chili sauce sparked road closures and evacuations in central London after passers-by complained that a chemical emanating from a Thai restaurant was burning their throats

For three hours a mysterious cloud of acrid smoke hovered over some of London’s busiest streets. As shoppers ran coughing and spluttering for cover, police sealed off three roads and evacuated homes and businesses in the heart of Soho, fearing a chemical attack or a dangerous toxic leak.

The company that is responsible for selling cans of infected chili sauce uses an interesting and disturbing image on their corporate Web site. Check it out.