Hello Al, in Norman Oklahoma, where all you can see is miles and miles of miles and miles!Anyway, cant help with the hot sauce, but the salted plums are oriental, both Japanese and Chinese, mostly the latter....they are a snack food, but you need a gallon of green tea to wash them down, but when you become accustomed to them, they are edible, good on a hot day, to replace the salt lost through perspiration! Cheeers, Doug in BC