Mama Lolly's yellow hot sauce

A bottle of Mama Lolly’s homemade yellow hot sauce. Alongside scotch bonnet peppers, the yellow sauce combines mustard, turmeric, black pepper and lemon for a fruitier flavour. As well as splashed in soups, stews, and curries, it’s also a perfect partner for cheese. A warning from the Mama Lolly’s team themselves: it’s very hot.

This hot sauce is available as part of our collection celebrating Tate Britain’s Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now exhibition. Mama Lolly’s granddaughter, Donna, has created her collection of homemade hot sauces using her family recipes handed down over the generations. In London and Antigua, Donna and her mum have made and used these sauces in their own restaurants, and now share them under Mama Lolly’s name as a tribute to her. In Donna’s own words:

‘Our sauces are inspired by many of the elements that make up our Caribbean way of life – diversity, colours, flavours, sunshine, and the islands’ community spirit. And so, in honour of the legacy of my grandmother’s love for her family, her culture, and her food, this is our mission to share the essence of her warmth, enthusiasm and vibrancy and Caribbean authenticity.’

The sauces are made by hand using traditional methods and natural, plant-based ingredients, without artificial additives, preservatives, thickeners or colours. The packaging is also eco-friendly and recyclable.

Ingredients: Scotch bonnet peppers, mustard, turmeric powder, black pepper, rapeseed oil, vinegar, water, lemon juice, onions, garlic, sea salt and spices. Please refrigerate after opening.

• Exhibition Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now
• Dimensions 150ml bottle
• Material Packaged in a glass bottle