🌶️ Hot sauce

A bottle over 100ml will be confiscated at the checkpoint. Hot sauce is treated as a liquid under security rules, and containers above the limit are not permitted in carry-on regardless of how little sauce is inside. Only bottles labeled 100ml or under, placed in your clear liquids bag, will be allowed through.

Yes. Hot sauce as a liquid is subject to the same 100ml limit in the US, UK, EU, and all other regions we cover. There are no regional exceptions for condiments or food items — if it pours, it is a liquid under security rules. Your best option for bringing a favourite full-size bottle is to pack it in your checked bag.

Screeners go by container size, not content. If a liquid container is over 100ml — even if it is clearly just hot sauce — it will be removed. They may use explosive trace detection swabs as a routine check, but the confiscation decision is based entirely on the declared or labeled volume of the container.

Yes — either buy a small travel-size bottle that is 100ml or under and fits in your quart-sized liquids bag, or purchase hot sauce at a restaurant or shop after you pass through security, airside. Hot sauce bought past the security checkpoint is not subject to the 100ml rule and can be brought on the aircraft. Alternatively, pack your full-size bottle in checked baggage.