As a long time consumer of hot foods, I’ve often bought specialty salsas from hot shops across the country and I’ve always felt the salsas had reached their shelf life long before I opened the jars. This is the primary reason why I’ve held off on carrying salsas for Sweat ‘N Spice, they just don’t hold up as well as hot sauces or BBQ sauces. But, due to customer demand, I’m opening up to the idea and have begun the first round of product tasting.
But things are not going as well as I would have hoped. In the last week I’ve sampled Blair’s Death Salsa, Scorned Woman Salsa and Fredericksburg Farms Watershed Ranch Smokey Chipotle Salsa.
Blair’s Death Salsa - Death Salsa with Ginseng
The World’s Most Deathlicious Salsa On The Market Today. Made From Fresh Tomatoes, Bermuda Onions, Lots Of Cilantro And, Of Course, Our Signature Of Red Habaneroes.
Scorned Woman Salsa
Hell hath no fury like a scorned woman! A tomato based salsa with a great taste from the combination of peppers that range from bells to habaneros. Great for dipping or whatever else strikes your fancy!
Fredericksburg Farms Watershed Ranch Smokey Chipotle Salsa “Rather than attempt to pronunciation “chipotle”, some of us just say “roasted jalapenos” at the ranch. The only salsa with our namesake, we are proud of this very popular part of our salsa family. “All natural: Roasted jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, onions serve with your favorite tortilla chips and your next Tex-Mex meal medium heat.
Now, this salsa has held up well, since I purchased it a little over 2 months ago in New Mexico. At the Fiery-Foods show, I was impressed by the flavors in the salsa and picked up a few bottles. This salsa was a little thin and there was more separation then I personally like to find in any product, but it was still a good consistency overall. The chipotle flavor is not new to salsa, but Fredericksburg Farms crew does put a unique spin on things.
When looking for a pre-made salsa what do you look for? Any favorites?
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Posted by: Nick Lindauer - Categories: Hot Sauce Stuff, Reviews, Salsa Reviews
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I just remembered who makes the blue crab salsa, Peppers.
I think I’m going to have salsa for brunch. MMMMM
If you want a great Salsa and one that will be nuclear on the heat scale I recommend Monty’s Party Picante Sauce XXX Hot. Tastes great and it will blow the top of your head off. If you want something milder but still respectable in the heat department; Monty’s Party Picante Sauce Chipotle will do you a treat!
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I’ve enjoyed a few salsas made by DL Jardines. Some of them are pretty hot and are full of flavor. The blue crab salsa we bought a while back (I’m not sure of the name) was a winner as well. I’ve been enjoying salsa as long as I can remember, starting out at mexican restaurants, and I have tried quite a few kinds. Most of them were brands you can buy in the grocery store, but I did get a preference as far as thickness was concerned. I like chunky salsas as long as the juice (for lack of a better word) that is in with the chunks isnt watery. I like there to be a little bit of thickness with the non-chunky part of the salsa. I also enjoy the salsas that are like really thick sauce with not large chunks. These are good because you can just dip your chip in and some salsa will stick to your chip, eliminating the need to fight for your favorite chunks. I think when I was 16 or 17 lived off of chips, salsa, and beer for a summer.