Tank
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So, first. Obviously home made salsa is awesome. I like Roma tomato, red and sweet onion, celantro, fresh garlic, jalapeño, garlic salt and lemon, chop up so it’s small but still chunky not watery. We actually have a hand powered salsa chopper that is A-MAZE-ING. And of course home made corn tortilla chips are the BOMB!!
But if you don’t have half a day for chips and salsa, then obviously you gotta go with some pre made stuff.
I like the store made chips in the plastic bag but quality can vary. Not a fan of mass produced tortilla chips but if I have to I like caladad and santitas. Store salsa SUUUUUUCKS. can’t do it. Even the pico de Gallo stuff the store makes. Always disappoints.Tostitos and pace picante salsa suck balls. Except I do use pace picante in my Spanish rice.
But I digress - the whole point of this ramble. A friend of ours used to sell various salsas at the local farmers market and I was able to sample plenty of smaller salsa companies from all over. But I found some shit that Blew me away a couple years ago. It’s more liquid style, not chunky. Way restaurant style. It’s called andole’s. After my buddy stopped selling salsa I had to track down a seller and found one out of New Mexico. Very cool family owned distributor of I think three makers of local salsas. I order a case at a time (because it’s required by them) and after trying various types I settle everytime for half green and half red. Place and order about 3 times a year. Of course, I give a jar out here or there. The salsa like I said is very purified and liquid style. It’s spicy but not stupid spicy (I like spicy though). It’s not overly done with tomato either. Just a perfect balance. The tomatillo salsa is the same.
so, then a few months ago a friend turned me onto taco works tortilla chips out of San Luis Orbison. Super crunchy, kinda thick, great taste. You can get these at the store (vons / Safeway)
so, long story endless, I highly recommend picking up some of these chips and if you are able to grab some andole’s salsa to match them up with, you will not be disappointed.
But if you don’t have half a day for chips and salsa, then obviously you gotta go with some pre made stuff.
I like the store made chips in the plastic bag but quality can vary. Not a fan of mass produced tortilla chips but if I have to I like caladad and santitas. Store salsa SUUUUUUCKS. can’t do it. Even the pico de Gallo stuff the store makes. Always disappoints.Tostitos and pace picante salsa suck balls. Except I do use pace picante in my Spanish rice.
But I digress - the whole point of this ramble. A friend of ours used to sell various salsas at the local farmers market and I was able to sample plenty of smaller salsa companies from all over. But I found some shit that Blew me away a couple years ago. It’s more liquid style, not chunky. Way restaurant style. It’s called andole’s. After my buddy stopped selling salsa I had to track down a seller and found one out of New Mexico. Very cool family owned distributor of I think three makers of local salsas. I order a case at a time (because it’s required by them) and after trying various types I settle everytime for half green and half red. Place and order about 3 times a year. Of course, I give a jar out here or there. The salsa like I said is very purified and liquid style. It’s spicy but not stupid spicy (I like spicy though). It’s not overly done with tomato either. Just a perfect balance. The tomatillo salsa is the same.
so, then a few months ago a friend turned me onto taco works tortilla chips out of San Luis Orbison. Super crunchy, kinda thick, great taste. You can get these at the store (vons / Safeway)
so, long story endless, I highly recommend picking up some of these chips and if you are able to grab some andole’s salsa to match them up with, you will not be disappointed.
