Who knew?

Today Tom picked up some Crazy Fresh Salsa Mango when we were out shopping. It comes from Russ Davis Wholesales, a distributor here in the Upper Midwest.

Salsa mango? I grew up in Texas and know why the Pace Picante people make those "New York City???" commercials. Since I grew up in Texas, I also know that picante is the Spanish word for hot-with-spices (different from hot-with-fire = caliente.) Salsa just means sauce. I could get into pico de gallo and salsa fresca and lead the conversation off into culinary esoterica, but no need. Whatever, most people think of salsa as the hot red stuff you dip the tortilla chips into while waiting for your dinner to arrive at Mexican restaurants.

But not all salsas have tomatoes! Mango salsas are made from mangos, of course, and red onion, jalapeño,  red and green pepper, cilantro and a bit of lime juice. Or some of those things and maybe a few more, like cucumbers. Whatever is at hand, one assumes. And it is not cooked, like the picante sauce you often get in those restaurants. It is more like pico de gallo. (Follow that link if you don;t know what that is.) It is designed to serve with fish or chicken, but I find it quite lovely on a chip. A refreshing change of pace!

Just don't tell the Pace Picante people I said that.