Salsa by the pint?

Hey everyone,

Looking for a suggestion on where I could buy salsa by the pint in a few varieties. I've got my spots back in Cincinnati, but I haven't searched up here yet and I'm in a bit of a time crunch.

Degree of difficulty - no car/must use public transportation (bus/L) to get to and from.

Thanks in advance for the help!

If you're up on the far north side of Chicago, Morelia supermarket has a bunch of different tasty salsas. 7300 N Western

Independent Mexican and Hispanic grocery stores might have some as well as the grocery store listed above.Also ask at Mexican restaurant's.Some of them might sell you some.

Pauly wrote:Independent Mexican and Hispanic grocery stores might have some as well as the grocery store listed above.

This, including Harvestime on Lawrence and Edgewater Produce on Clark.

I happen to live in Edgewater! I'll check those spots out. Thanks!

I'm not quite sure how to get there via public transportation, but Fresh Farms in Niles has quite a selection.

Fresh Farms in Niles is on the Pace 290 bus route, which terminates at the Howard Street El station. Map and timetable available at http://pacebus.com/pdf/full/FP-290.pdf

I've found the ones that Garden Fresh makes to be pretty good -- especially their bright orange chile de arbol variety, a firey emulsion of chiles and oil.

A friend regularly brings a huge container of salsa and chips from Tecalitlan Restaurant to parties. Good stuff.

Tecalitlan Restaurant
1841 W Chicago
Chicago, IL

Went to Edgewater Produce!

The good - they had a green tomatillo salsa, chile de arbol, and pico for sale along the guac made in store.

The bad - Getting home to test em out, I found that the green salsa was of a jelly/jello try consistency??? Like it was frozen and thawing? So odd. The pico was not made with ripe tomatoes, they were sad and mushy rendering the pico watery and bleh :[

Surprise! The great! - chicken and beef empanadas were delicious with tons of flavor.

Photoboothe wrote:Went to Edgewater Produce!

The good - they had a green tomatillo salsa, chile de arbol, and pico for sale along the guac made in store.

The bad - Getting home to test em out, I found that the green salsa was of a jelly/jello try consistency??? Like it was frozen and thawing? So odd. The pico was not made with ripe tomatoes, they were sad and mushy rendering the pico watery and bleh :[

Surprise! The great! - chicken and beef empanadas were delicious with tons of flavor.

Tomatillos are rich in pectin and will often make a nice jelly for you whether you want it or not. You can briefly microwave (defrost setting ideally) a jar without lid or your mixing bowl to loosen things up, or mix in some heated lime juice / hot water.

Santander wrote:

Photoboothe wrote:Went to Edgewater Produce!

The good - they had a green tomatillo salsa, chile de arbol, and pico for sale along the guac made in store.

The bad - Getting home to test em out, I found that the green salsa was of a jelly/jello try consistency??? Like it was frozen and thawing? So odd. The pico was not made with ripe tomatoes, they were sad and mushy rendering the pico watery and bleh :[

Surprise! The great! - chicken and beef empanadas were delicious with tons of flavor.

Tomatillos are rich in pectin and will often make a nice jelly for you whether you want it or not. You can briefly microwave (defrost setting ideally) a jar without lid or your mixing bowl to loosen things up, or mix in some heated lime juice / hot water.

Learn something new every day! Thanks for letting me know that's a completely normal thing.