Coz - La Choza Sauce

[Pixmedia]

Hi All -

When we were in Cozumel a couple years ago, we went to La Choza a few times -
for breakfast and dinner. But it was at breakfast that we had a delicious
sauce that came with the eggs. It was a yellowy sauce - not especially or
particularly spicy - it was almost as though it was mayo and yellow tomatoes.
Anyway, if anyone is in Coz now or going (and maybe if you speak spanish) see
if you can find out what that sauce is and post it here (call it La Choza
Sauce). I have tried searching Mexican and Yucatan recipe sites and books for
2 yrs now and can't find it. So now I'm trying this route. Thanks, anyone in
advance. And if you haven't had it, and you in Coz or going, make sure to try
it. It's GREAT with breakfast eggs. (Mind you, it might be a dipping sauce
for chips as well, I'm not sure. They brought it to the table with the chips
and our eggs.)

Dave

[Dave]

Early this month when we were there, some folks bought a bottle of the stuff. You
just need to take a trip!

Dave

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[Jer]

I'll be on island in a few weeks, if I brought back a bottle or ten, how
much is it worth to ya? :))))

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[James Goddard]

"Pixmedia" <pixm...@aol.com> wrote in message
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They call it garlic sauce and they sell it. I've got a liter of it in my
pantry right now. $12 for a liter, $8 for a pint.

[Pixmedia]

Wow - I can't believe they sell it now. I wonder if they did when I was there
but the language barrier kept us from knowing. I certainly asked them about it
and what it was when I was there but I couldn't get an answer. Garlic, huh?
If so, it's not overly garlic.

Say, Jer gdunn, I'm almost tempted to have you bring some back and I'll buy em
off you. I'm in NYC. At the same time, I wonder if I can order some from
LaChoza - I doubt it though; ordering and mailing is entirely different than
just picking up a bottle when you're there.

Thanks everyone for your answers. Why didn't I think of asking here earlier? :
) And thanks for posting the name - at least now if I looked in Yucatanian (is
that a word) cookbooks, I might better find it. Cheers!

David

[Jer]

I'll tell ya what I can do... since I'll be on island a while, I'll look
around for it and grab up a few bottles for the return trip. I'll come
back in here to letcha know what happens. Trust me, I have no intention
of setting up a La Choza Garlic Souce import business, nor am I
expecting a turnaround price as if I had. (unless I have to bribe INS,
then all bets are off) :))

[James Goddard]

"Jer" <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote in message
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> back in here to letcha know what happens. Trust me, I have no intention
> of setting up a La Choza Garlic Souce import business, nor am I

I've considered it....

[Gordon Gunn]

If it's the mustard sauce you mean, its just mayonnaise, mustard (the
bright yellow kind), ketchup, and bay leaf.

Gordon in Austin

[James Goddard]

"Gordon Gunn" <gordo...@motorola.com> wrote in message
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Sounds, disgusting. Not the same thing either. Their garlic sauce is oil
based (though it doesn't look it). None of any of the above (well might
have bay leaves) are in it.

[Pixmedia]

Gordon maybe that's it - because in describing it to other people I used to say
it was as though it was mustard, mayo, etc. But now we have these differences
of opinion. I was surprised to hear it called Garlic Sauce because as I said I
don't recall it being particularly garlicky. I suppose if I do end up with a
bottle of the stuff that is sold, I'll know if it's what I meant. Hmmm.

David

[James Goddard]

"Pixmedia" <pixm...@aol.com> wrote in message

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Perhaps this is a different sauce. What I am describing is set out in a
bowl with chips to dip into it. It is a much more runny than a mayonnaise.
It is, however, really good so if you do get a bottle I doubt you'll regret
it.

[Robert "Doc" Adelman]

I've been following this thread, for as a good
Ruskie-Pollack-German-Mutt, I have a prediliction for Garlic
(capitalized out of reverence). I have finaly found a gal who will eat
it as I do. Two stinky people are better than one :)

I know it isn't what you are talking about, but these are two
favorites that I have found:

In the states, usually in Asian groceries, a ketchup looking red
sauce (in a clear plastic squirt bottle) called "Tuong ot Sriracha"
(it's got a cock rooster in white on the clear bottle). It's low end
medium hot, and the Garlic takes a minute to find you. My best bud is a
sushi chef and he turned me on to the stuff.

In Honduras (the next time you're in the Bay Islands), get some Don
Julio "Salsa de Ajo". (Garlic sauce) It's a medium brown color and is
excellent for cooking pork, chicken, manatee.
In that it's Halloween tonight, this all seems appropo.

--
Doc _(:)0

"I'm hiding in Honduras, I'm a desperate man,
Send Lawyers, Guns & Money...The sh*t has hit the fan"
-Warren Zevon

[Pixmedia]

>is set out in a
>bowl with chips to dip into it. It is a much more runny than a mayonnaise.

I believe this is the sauce I've meant all along - yellowy, only slightly
thick, and really good. And it did come with chips though it was great with
the eggs. So if it is what's being sold - I'd love it. Maybe I'll find out. :
)