{"title":"Pear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePear isn't a flavour you'd expect on a BBQ shelf, and RUB HUB's pear range is honestly thin right now\u003c\/strong\u003e — one genuine standout, not a big lineup. Pear's been paired with heat and spice for centuries: Korean and Chinese cooks grate it raw into marinades to tenderise meat and soften chilli's sharp edge, while in Europe its sweetness and soft acidity made it the classic partner for rich pork and blue cheese. That same trick is at work here — a fruit sweet enough to calm serious heat without turning a sauce into cordial, built for curries, tacos and scrambled eggs, anywhere you want fire with a fruity top note instead of a straight burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/uncle-mungos-top-shelf-200ml\"\u003eUncle Mungo's Top Shelf\u003c\/a\u003e, a 200ml hot sauce built on Carolina Reaper, ghost and bird's eye peppers, rated a genuine 13\/10. Pear and mint are blended straight into the reaper mash, so the first thing you taste is a fruity-fresh top note before the layered burn lands. Made in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe genuine point of difference is technique, not range — real fruit softening extreme heat instead of sugar syrup, the trick thin \"mild\" sauces hide behind. Top Shelf has nowhere to hide: it's extreme, it's honest about it, and the pear makes the heat interesting, not just bearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more: our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/apple\"\u003eapple\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sweet\"\u003esweet\u003c\/a\u003e collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"uncle-mungos-top-shelf-200ml","title":"UNCLE MUNGOS: Top Shelf - 200ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\/10 — extreme\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDietary:\u003c\/strong\u003e See label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest on:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curries, tacos, eggs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBack by popular demand\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Mungo's Top Shelf is the everyday extreme — a full-flavoured, full-spicy hot sauce that earns its name. Not a novelty, a daily driver for the seriously brave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe flavour \u0026amp; heat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spicy combination of Carolina Reaper, ghost and bird's eye peppers, lifted with pear, mint and a few secret Mungo spices. Rated 13\/10 — this one means business, with a fruity-fresh top note over a punishing, layered chilli burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to cook with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA few drops through curries and stews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSplashed over eggs and tacos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStirred into marinades for serious heat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWherever you want full-flavoured fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIn the bottle\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vibrant, full-bodied sauce with a fruity-fresh aroma from the pear and mint, and a punishing, layered chilli burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIngredients \u0026amp; Dietary\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carolina Reaper, ghost and bird's eye peppers, pear, mint and secret Mungo spices. Full ingredients are listed on the jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDietary:\u003c\/strong\u003e We don't have a complete verified ingredient panel for this sauce, so we can't make a full dietary call. Always check the physical label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Rub Smuggler's Verdict\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:10px;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/8568\/2986\/files\/smuggler-sweating-spice.png?v=1782795869\u0026amp;width=440\" alt=\"Darryl Rubb, The Rub Smuggler\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:220px;height:220px;float:right;margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eTop shelf for a reason — I keep this one behind the counter for the brave-hearted only. A couple of drops lifts a curry into orbit, it's unreal over scrambled eggs, and on taco night run it next to our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/uncle-mungos-mango-reaper\"\u003eMango Carolina Reaper\u003c\/a\u003e for sweet-then-savage. Crust the taco beef with a little \u003ca href=\"\/products\/meat-church-holy-cow-bbq-rub\"\u003eMeat Church Holy Cow\u003c\/a\u003e first, then chase the burn with a fruity drop of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nomad-chilli-co-reaper-roja-fermented-hot-sauce-148ml\"\u003eNomad Chilli Co Reaper Roja\u003c\/a\u003e. You've been warned, quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UNCLE MUNGOS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44517063884842,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/8568\/2986\/files\/48f423_3b87edb9125c4e5e8bfce91477efb704_mv2.png?v=1782752062"},{"product_id":"chamcham-hot-bae-korean-pear-hot-sauce-148ml","title":"CHAMCHAM - Hot Bae | Korean Pear Hot Sauce | 148ml","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe hot sauce that beat the Americans at their own show\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small Melbourne outfit took a pear-based Korean hot sauce to the \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Hot Sauce Expo in 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e — the spiritual home of the entire hot sauce industry — and walked out with \u003cstrong\u003e2nd Place\u003c\/strong\u003e. Then it took \u003cstrong\u003e1st Place at the International Flavor Award in 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e for good measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bae\" (배) is Korean for pear. That's the whole trick, and it's a good one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe flavour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt opens sweet and properly fruity — Australian pear and Korean pear puree, not sugar syrup pretending. Then the floor drops into umami: fermented chilli paste, shiitake, yeast extract, soy, all layering up thick and savoury. Heat comes in third and stays interesting the whole way down, more of a slow bloom than a slap. Rice wine vinegar keeps the back end bright so you actually want another mouthful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePerfect on\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFried chicken. Pizza. Burgers and hot dogs. Tacos. Scrambled eggs. Mac and cheese. Wraps. Noodles and rice bowls. Seafood. BBQ meats. Stir it through mayo and you've got a spicy aioli in ten seconds. One reviewer eats it on cheese and crackers, which sounds odd until you try it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the bottle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurnt orange-red, medium bodied — pourable with a bit of cling, flecked with chilli. Drizzles properly instead of glugging. Heat sits around \u003cstrong\u003e6\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e: medium-high, fruit-forward, builds across a few bites and settles into a warm hum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy it's on our shelf\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe taste a lot of hot sauce and most of it is chasing Scovilles. This one is chasing flavour and it caught it — twice, on two continents, in front of judges. Handmade in Port Melbourne in small batches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the full range at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chamcham-sauce\"\u003eChamCham Sauce\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Australian pear, Korean pear puree, rice wine, red pepper paste [red pepper powder, corn syrup, water, salt, onion, garlic, wheat flour, soybean powder, alcohol, glutinous rice, soybean], red pepper powder, red chilli, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, black pepper, onion, yeast extract, capsicum oleoresin, shiitake mushroom, xanthan gum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contains soybean and wheat. Manufactured in a facility that also processes products containing eggs, nuts, sesame, sulphites, shellfish and fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDietary:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vegan. Dairy-free. Nut-free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium to high (6\/10)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade in Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIngredients and allergen information can change — always check the physical label before eating.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHAMCHAM SAUCE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44584038432810,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/8568\/2986\/files\/chamcham-HOT_BAE_Korean_Pear_Hot_Sauce_2.jpg?v=1784173350"},{"product_id":"mitchs-preserves-spiced-pear-paste-90g","title":"MITCH'S PRESERVES - Spiced Pear Paste | 90g","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBronze-Medal Pear, Spiced Up Properly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePear and apple form the base, then cinnamon, star anise and vanilla move in for a warm, fragrant finish with a squeeze of lemon to keep it honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect on:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built for the grazing plate — sit it next to a triple cream brie or a firm goat's cheese and let the spice do the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the jar:\u003c\/strong\u003e A pale golden-brown paste, smooth and dense, sweet with warm baking-spice notes and a soft vanilla back end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronze medal-winning, made by hand in Warrnambool, Victoria. [LINK: \/collections\/mitchs-preserves]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pear, Apple, Cinnamon, Star Anise, Vanilla, Lemon, Sugar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDietary\/Allergens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gluten free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90g.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bronze, Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlways check the physical label for the most current ingredients and allergen information.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mitch's Preserves","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44824851611690,"sku":"MITCHS-SPP-90G","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/8568\/2986\/files\/mitchs-preserves-mitchs-spiced-pear-paste-90g_ae6e97ac-852e-4d99-8376-888e77e57e2f.png?v=1789910438"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/8568\/2986\/collections\/rubhub-attribute-medallion-flavor_pear.png?v=1786323272","url":"https:\/\/www.therubhub.com.au\/collections\/pear.oembed","provider":"THE RUB HUB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}