Sriracha has been in the news a lot lately. As a few examples, folks in Irwindale, Calif., sought to (temporarily) shut down a manufacturer of Sriracha because of the odors emanating from the plant,  Los Angeles played host to the first Sriracha Festival (which sold out) and Subway introduced a Sriracha chicken melt and a Sriracha steak melt.

I’ve always enjoyed adding Sriracha to pho as well as mixing it with soy sauce and sesame oil as a dip for pot stickers. However, I’ve since found numerous new and creative ways to enjoy the hot sauce, which by the way, is actually not that hot; in fact, it’s less spicy than an jalapeno, which may be why it’s so universally liked.

Try it these ways:

• With oatmeal and an egg. The Sriracha certainly helps an otherwise bland bowl of oatmeal. If you’re in a time pinch, just microwave the egg and oatmeal instead of cooking it on the stove.
• In a lollipop with bacon. I’m not stunned to see bacon in candy, but including Sriracha jumped out at me.
• In peanut butter cookies. As the description says, Sriracha adds that savory component usually not found in a cookie.
• As part of a lobster grilled cheese sandwich. This is a serious upgrade to a simple sandwich. You also can use crab meat.
• The topping to a soda float. Trader Joe’s came up with this sweet concoction.

Of course, you can find many other recipes, especially the less-crazy ones, on the web. You also can buy the Sriracha Cookbook. If you have a favorite Sriracha-enhanced dish, tell us what it is in the comments section.