Amigos Original Salsa…read more
I love salsa, but I rarely eat it outside of restaurants because it's hard to find a good store-bought version. Problem solved. I recently tried Amigos Original Salsa (Hot), which is made in Boise, Idaho. This salsa has no preservatives or additives, so you need to eat it quickly. Trust me, you won't have a problem doing so. The ingredients in the Hot salsa are: tomato juice, fresh tomatoes, Japanese chilies, onions, garlic, cilantro, salt, pepper and spices.
I have included a photo of what this salsa looks like in its original container, below in the comments. Be sure to look carefully towards the right side of the image to determine if you are buying Mild, Medium or Hot. Because of the way it's packaged, it's easy to miss. I didn't see it at all when I bought it and assumed that this salsa just came in heat level. I bought mine at Winco, along with some fantastic Winco store made tortilla chips, which I highly recommend. They're better than anything you will find on the shelf. I started to eat my chips and salsa and was amazed by the fantastic flavor of both. I'm not someone who delicately dips my chips and salsa. I'm more of a "salsa scooper." If I find a great salsa at a restaurant, I always run out of the salsa long before the chips. That's exactly what I was doing with my first container of Amigos, when it suddenly caught up with me. I stopped in my tracks and said out loud to my cats, "Why is this so hot?" I took a closer look at the packaging. By that time, I had consumed enough of the salsa that I could clearly see my container was marked "Hot." Indeed, it was. If you like hot salsa with lots of flavor, Amigos delivers. I am sure the Mild and Medium flavors are great too.
Owner Gil Portocarreno used to own a restaurant with the same name. I never had the chance to visit his restaurant, but boy am I glad has continued continuing to make his salsa. Gil was born in Peru. His mother taught him how to plant and grow his own vegetables. He came to the United States in 1979 with the dream of making salsa with Peruvian chilies. I don't know if it's still available or not, but according to his FB page, he makes a Peruvian salsa for sale too.
Amigos salsa is sold at Albertsons, Winco, and The Boise Co-op.
Highly Recommended!!!