If I could give this salsa negative stars, I would.
This tastes less like salsa and more like straight garlic purée with a few tomatoes and chipotle peppers tossed in as an afterthought. The garlic completely overwhelms everything. There is no balance. No brightness from the tomato. No complexity from the peppers. Just an aggressive, lingering wall of garlic followed by a bit of heat.
The overuse of garlic in American food has been creeping up for years, and this feels like the endpoint of that trend. Garlic should support a dish, not hijack it. In both traditional Mexican and Italian cooking, garlic is used with restraint and intention. It enhances. It does not dominate. This product ignores that entirely.
After a few bites, it becomes genuinely unpleasant. The flavor is one note and heavy. Whoever created and approved this recipe should reconsider whether they should be employed developing food at all. And the decision to label this as “authentic” is beyond ridiculous. There is nothing authentic about drowning tomatoes and chipotle in raw, overpowering garlic and calling it tradition. disgusting!
by DJAI9LAB
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I just recently opened a jar and tossed it almost immediately. I was opening it after just finishing some Guillermo’s salsa and this didn’t hold a candle to it.
Jarred Salsa is sub par, Fresh is best!!!
I have a great and cheap chipotle recipe for you, it’s used in Tijuana for Tortas de Lomo a Vapor and similar to the “tacos árabes” sauce famous in Puebla.
– 1 small can of chipotle peppers (with sauce)
– 1 small can of jalapeno in escabeche
– 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
– 1 teaspoon of onion powder
– Pinch of Salt and pepper
– a splash of vinegar (I use apple cider)
If it’s too tangy just add water
Blend it and you’re set, it costs like $2 USD to make and it lasts at least a month, very tasty with chorizo and quesadillas with ham (sincronizadas)
Hope this helps
every jarred salsa tastes a funky. if i buy jarred salsa i go all in for that fake salsa taste and get pace picante.
yeah i tried that brand once recently but and it was terrible
The non chipotle version is a lot better.
i have been saying this for years, garlic is the new bacon
Thank you. Garlic is everywhere and I detest it. I’m allergic to raw garlic and I swear it’s slopped on top of everything these days- pizza, chicken, fish, vegetables, etc. when did will this end?!?