Salsa and picante question
dirlnk
Robert F <sawman...@fastlane.net> wrote in message
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> Hi:
> First of all, what is the difference between salsa and picante? It
> seems that a lot of picantes look like salsas and vice versa.
Good question.
> And secondly, what are your favorite store-bought salsas/picantes?
> There are too many brands these days, ranging from Pace, Van de Walle,
> El Fenix brand, Mrs. Renfro, La Victoria, and others too numerous to
> name or intelligently choose. Which one(s) do you like the best??
My favorite is Timpone's. I first found it at Whole Foods Market. Later I
noticed Kroger has it. It is the closest store-bought stuff to Uncle Julio's
that I've ever seen. I reall wish I could buy Uncle Julio's salsa at Kroger.
Robert F
First of all, what is the difference between salsa and picante? It
seems that a lot of picantes look like salsas and vice versa.
And secondly, what are your favorite store-bought salsas/picantes?
There are too many brands these days, ranging from Pace, Van de Walle,
El Fenix brand, Mrs. Renfro, La Victoria, and others too numerous to
name or intelligently choose. Which one(s) do you like the best??
Thanks for any suggestions.
Robert F
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Rusty Burlingame
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> Hi:
>
> And secondly, what are your favorite store-bought salsas/picantes?
Southern Heat brand is a great, if hard to find brand. If you ever see
any, give it a try. We like the really hot Habanero and also Chipotle
versions best, but mild seems to be carried more often, and it's good,
too. Great flavor, and it's finely chopped and blended for those that
don't like the thick & chunky stuff.
We've found it at Minyard's and also Wal-mart (?).
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Chris Stromberger
>Hi:
>First of all, what is the difference between salsa and picante? It
>seems that a lot of picantes look like salsas and vice versa.
AFAIK, they refer to one and the same when a gringo speaks of them in
the context of mexican food. Technically, "salsa" just means "sauce",
and "picante" means "spicy". I think the actual term for that stuff
you dip chips into is "salsa picante", hence the gringoized "picante
sauce".
HTH
>And secondly, what are your favorite store-bought salsas/picantes?
Kalli
> And secondly, what are your favorite store-bought salsas/picantes?
> There are too many brands these days, ranging from Pace, Van de Walle
<boggle> I can't even imagine a salsa under what sounds like a German
surname to me. Is this really worth trying? I'm morbidly curious, now.
Pace, I can't stand. Albert's I tolerate. Homemade is where it's at.
Mark Farley
garlic in it that they ought to call it Albert's Famous Picante-
Flavored Creamed Garlic. It's totally different from what you
get at a restaurant; it's kept in the dairy case because it must
be kept refrigerated. Not to everybody's taste, but I like it
for chip-dipping when I'm home and it's too late to find anyplace
open in Garland (where I live) to get my chips-and-salsa fix.
I see it sometimes at Sack-N-Save, sometimes at Tom Thumb. All
that garlic in it must be good at killing those little critters,
because it keeps for a L-O-N-G time in the fridge.
MEF
Eric
>I kinda like Albert's Famous Mexican Hot Sauce. It's got so much
>garlic in it that they ought to call it Albert's Famous Picante-
>Flavored Creamed Garlic. It's totally different from what you
>get at a restaurant; it's kept in the dairy case because it must
>be kept refrigerated. Not to everybody's taste, but I like it
>for chip-dipping when I'm home and it's too late to find anyplace
>open in Garland (where I live) to get my chips-and-salsa fix.
I live in Garland too. There's a fresh veggie/fruit market off Broadway
called "Cotton's" that has alot of local Texas/Oklahoma preserved goods
including around 4 or 5 locally made (as in TX/OK) salsa's. I picked up
Farmer's Market brand last time. They also have alot of hot relishes, sweet
jalepenos, jalepeno jelly, and stuff like that. Not a huge selection but
everything is locally made and fresh.
Eric
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Kalli
> I kinda like Albert's Famous Mexican Hot Sauce. It's got so much
> garlic in it that they ought to call it Albert's Famous Picante-
> Flavored Creamed Garlic.
Don't know if this is the accepted standard, but *I* think of the
distinction between picante [sauce] & salsa as being smooth/creamy
[sauce] versus chunky & thick [salsa].
> that garlic in it must be good at killing those little critters,
> because it keeps for a L-O-N-G time in the fridge.
Unsure which *critters* you are referring too, but, garlic *is* a
very good *natural* remedy for flu/cold season, btw.
The Westcott's
Picante sauce has been cooked....
Bob
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Jeff Edwards
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> El Fenix brand, Mrs. Renfro, La Victoria, and others too numerous to
> name or intelligently choose. Which one(s) do you like the best??
My absolute favorite is Rio Diablo hot smoked jalapeno. There are few
places that carry it here, but it's plentiful in Austin and I think you can
mail-order it. Beats the pants off the tomato sauce that passes for Pace.
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Mark Farley
>Unsure which *critters* you are referring to
Micro-organisms which render food inedible...
MEF
C. D. Stark
Mexican restaraunt's to take home and put it in your own jar. IMO the best
salsa/hot sauce/picante for stocking up on is Don Pablo's. Lot's of chunky
stuff, not much tomato saucey stuff; just the way God intended it to be.
Greatness. They are no longer my favorite TexMex place (service has gone
south) but they still have the best chips/sauce.
CDS
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Jeff Edwards
LaSalle (little pink adobe-looking pit). We used to go there on Fridays for
cheap lunch after ditching class. Anyhow, they sell their green sauce for
about $3 per bottle, packaged in old ketchup bottles. Very hot and very
tasty, IMHO.
Jeff Edwards
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is by the quart and it is my favorite.
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JHS
-BUT-
The salsa at Blue Mesa is my downfall not to mention the sweet potato
chips.
-JHS-
Dan
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Jackie
a meal off of that stuff alone....
in article mh2ndsk68oh285la9...@4ax.com, JHS at j...@swbell.net
wrote on 3/24/00 9:32 AM:
> Yes I would agree...
>
> -BUT-
>
> The salsa at Blue Mesa is my downfall not to mention the sweet potato
> chips.
>
Joyous
the Blue Mesa kind. They aren't quite as good, but they'll help combat the
craving.
--
Joyous
"Men were created because cats can't mow the lawn. Women were created
because sheep can't cook. Neither of these explains children."
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