I first encountered Sriracha sauce in a little Cambodian Restaurant in Revere MA, across the street from the Jewish Community Center where I conducted the Senior Citizens Choir.
After rehearsal, I would go across the street, point to a picture of something on the Khmer Language Menu, and have an adventurous lunch. There was a bottle of Sriracha on every table, and I fell in love with the stuff.
Now, all the La-di-da restaurants invent appetizers that use the sauce, and it is all the rage in “Haute cuisine”.
And I knew what it was long before everyone else caught on.
I learned this cuisine from a cambodian as well