Sista's Story

Elsie Black Wong (affectionately called Sista by all family and friends) was born in Colon, Republic of Panama of Jamaican/Asian parentage. Sista first created her family recipe to enhance the flavor of her traditional Caribbean style of cooking. Sista used local peppers and spices to perfect this true Panamanian-Caribbean 100% natural recipe for over 70 years. Sista began to give her pepper sauce to many friends and family in the Colon community. Soon after, the sauce began to spread throughout the community and the request for orders began.

Sista passed on the valuable family recipe to her son Alberto and his family. Sista taught her family the details of preserving the family recipe and the process of producing a perfect, consistent batch of pepper sauce by hand.

The Family began producing batches of the sauce in Panama and bringing it to Brooklyn, NY to give to friends and family in the local Panamanian Community. It was a hit. The Panamanian New Yorkers began asking for bottles of the flavorful sauce.

Today, the original recipe is still alive and is crafted virtually the same way as Sista did in the beginning. The sauce is currently manufactured in Panama, Republic of Panama for exportation.