Spicy or not?
Spicy or not ?
One of the biggest misunderstandings is that all Mexican food is very spicy.
Yes we have some dishes which are prepared spicy, yes we have some sauces which are very spicy and most of Mexicans eat chilli peppers everyday BUT not all food is spicy, in fact, we have so many dishes which are neutral and then each person decides which sauce to add. Lets see a Taqueria as example, you buy some tacos and tacos are neutral, they are not spicy, then each taco seller usually offers at least 3 varieties of sauce being one of them not spicy at all, one more sauce might be on a different colour, texture or using a different sort of chilli pepper and as well there’s always gonna be one very spicy sauce. So that every customer can choose which sauce to use and how much to use.
Keep it mind that for us Mexicans the reason why we eat sauce is because of taste and we are passionate and selective about each ingredient we use when making a sauce. For us is part of our culinary and not a silly contest to try to impress friends on a party or socials.
Preparing a sauce means for us selecting ingredients that will match the meal and what we see as a misunderstood is when someone considers that making a sauce is a matter of thinking only about how many exotic chilli peppers you will add and how spicy will be. Being in result something that can’t be considered a sauce anymore but instead some liquid version of self defence pepper spray. Let me put it like this, when you buy a whisky, do you choose by which whiskey will make you drunk faster? Or a whiskey which makes you drunk from a single shot? I guess it doesn’t work like that but instead choosing by the taste, aroma, the full palette.
Salsa Verde is barely spicy and is probably one of the most popular Mexican sauces around the world and one of our best sellers. Of course, there can be as well a very spicy Salsa Verde but that’s again a matter of choice.
We have the culture of using sauces as taste enhancers or it can be seen as well as the signature of a taco seller as many times the way how we decide where to buy tacos it will be highly influenced by which taco seller has the best sauce.
What we don’t do? We don’t do it for contest, for show and believe it or not we do not use sauces as a main marinade.
Let me be clear, a hot sauce can add a spicy touch to your meat, yes, but it is not the spiciness what marinades your meat, it is the vinegar or in some cases the acetic acid.
So, if you are afraid of spicy there are plenty of choices of barely spicy sauces to choose from at Mr.Pepper and as well if you want spicy sauces we have as well spicy sauces which are spicy enough as how nature offers, spicy enough intended for taste and not intended to win contests, Guinness records and most important all our sauces are made with non GMO chilli peppers and of course, grown in Mexico.
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Why choosing Mexican peppers?
The taste of a mangos from Thailand will be always superior to mangos grown on artificial environments such as a green house on a nordic country. Yes it’s a very hard task to grow foreign fruits on far away lands but a fruit will always get the best properties when grown naturally at the environment it belongs to. Factors such as sun light, wetness, altitud, temperature and even soil properties are always gonna be crucial for the final result of taste and quality of the fruit. Happens with mangoes, with coffee and of course happens with chilli peppers as well. In this case, if we speak about Jalapeno, Habanero, Serrano, Chiltepin, Morita, Guajillo, Ancho, Cascabel, De Arbol and a few more, they will always taste better when they grow on the land they are originally from. Reason why at Mr.Pepper we are glad and proud to provide the best Mexican brands and 100% Mexican agriculture.
Consume Mexican peppers, feel the difference.
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Tomatillo
Usually mistaken by "unripe tomato" tomatillo is actually reaching peak maturity on its emblematic green colour. Say no to scammers and do not buy "green colour unripe tomatoes" which are actually gonna turn red, yellow or any other colour later. This is one of the most common scams to sell you unripe tomatoes at the higher price of exotic tomatillos.
Alternatively known as "husk tomato" due to its distinctive husk which other tomatoes are not developing. Tomatillo plant is part of the "Nightshade" family. Other Nightshade family plants are eggplants, potatoes, peppers and tobacco. Tomatillos have high antioxidant properties and are low on calories, this makes them an ideal ingredient for your every day meals.
Tomatillos have a very important place in Mexican kitchen in some dishes such as Enchiladas Suizas and as well in a variety of sauces due to their acidic, bright, fresh and a bit citric like taste.
Some ideas?
Get a pepper of your choice; Jalapeno, Serrano, Habanero, which you can either fry on a frying pan for a few seconds, grill on fire or simply use it is marinated from the container. Add some onion, garlic, some herbs of your choice, salt, a touch of vinegar. Mix, blend or use any method of your like. And you get your personalised Salsa Verde. Once ready, you can as well blend it with avocado, sour cream or both of them. Use it with snacks, chips, tacos, quesadillas, steaks and more.
Comes out Tomatillo is a Tobacco relative... Who would tell...
Enjoy!
Mr.Pepper
Chipotle: Aztec culinary gift
International ambassador of authentic Mexican kitchen
From the Nahuatl (Aztec) language "chilli" meaning spicy and "poctli" meaning smoked we get the word Chipotle. From prehispanic times till nowadays this culinary gift from ancient Mexican cultures has prevailed and gained popularity worldwide.
Chipotle pepper offers a smoked spicy taste. Elegant, balanced and mature. But this is not a pepper that can be taken directly from a plant, it's actually a Jalapeno pepper that goes through a whole artisan process of selection, maturing, sun drying, wood smoking and marinating.
Firstly, jalapeño peppers are allowed to mature until turning into a red colour, they are sun dried for several days, then they are placed on an oven where they are smoked dried for several hours or even a few days, this artisan method can vary a lot, usually from six to seven days. Wood type used in the process affects the taste and aroma of the pepper. The most common types of wood for this are walnut, oak and mezquite.
After this some chipotle peppers can be kept as smoked for certain cooking purposes. As to be turned into powder to be used as a seasoner or to be used in soups or frying to cook some sauces.
Other option is to marinate the smoked dried chipotle peppers on Adobo sauce, which consists on tomato, paprika, garlic and herbs. This is the most common way of export and selling canned chipotle peppers.
How to use chipotle peppers? There are from simple to complex ways how to use chipotle peppers, you can simply drop a chipotle pepper on your soup and you will instantly get a beautiful red colour, smoked aroma and touch of spiciness. You can as well use chipotle peppers on the process of cooking a stew, use this pepper together with others to make sauces, mix it with your favourite dressing to create a dip. Make an amazing marinate for meats, mix with pasta or simply add a whole chipotle to your sandwich, hamburger or pizza. Follow us on social media to get more ideas and recipes.
Discover our chipotle products;
Ground chipotle Clemente Jacques 220g
Ground sweet chipotle Clemente Jacques 220g
Chipotle Clemente Jacques 230g
Refried ground beans with chipotle
Sweet onion slices with chipotle
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Habanero: Mayan, tropical & hot
Habanero peppers started their popularity in the southern state of Mexico, Yucatan, land of Mayan culture. The southern part of Mexico offers ideal weather conditions of warm wet jungle for Habaneros to naturally grow keeping their best elements.
They can be 50 to 100 times spicier than a Jalapeño! Curious to experience this heat for yourself? Spice enthusiasts, rejoice! You can now bring the Habanero magic to your kitchen by ordering from Mr.Pepper Mexican Shop one of our Habanero pepper products; Whole Habanero La Costena, Crushed Habanero Clemente Jacques, and Habanero sauces El Yucateco.
Explore the taste variety of Habaneros in their hot sauces, where their different properties according to colour and recipe are put on display for your palate.
Mr. Pepper
Salsa Verde: Easy taste for everyone
Salsa Verde
A Mexican kitchen icon
Usually prepared at a medium spiciness level for steaks, home meals. While a taco seller can offer a very spicy option for tacos which usually are using a bit more oily tortillas and oily meat. And as well it can be prepared in a very low spiciness variant for some parties so that even children can add to their snacks, tamales, tacos, tortas, etc.
The most important ingredient of Salsa Verde is a Mexican type of green tomato called "Tomatillo" which matures staying green and it has a smaller size than the average red tomato. Tomatillo taste is less sweet than red tomatoes, more acidic and this gives the unique taste that Salsa Verde is famous for.
Most of times is preferred to use Serrano peppers while some people might opt for Jalapeno peppers or some would simply use both peppers. And in addition some other non spicy peppers to add texture and taste such as Poblano. And of course, onion, garlic and herbs.
Salsa Verde is used by Mexican families on Tamales, Carnitas, Tacos, Enchiladas suizas, Quesadillas, while many can enjoy it with simple snacks as tortilla chips.
At Mister Pepper Mexican Shop we offer Salsa Verde on three different brands.
San Marcos Salsa Verde has a light touch of oil and its texture is almost liquid, very well blended. A little bit more spicy than the Clemente Jacques version and the closest to what you can find at taco sellers in Mexican streets.
Clemente Jacques Salsa Verde is a bit ticker and chunkier in texture, it has a fresh garden taste, and it is just a little bit sweeter.
La Morena Salsa Verde comes with a touch of garlic, is a little bit more spicy than the previous two comparisons, but still in the middle range. It has a very well blended texture and it can represent the closest to a home made Salsa Verde.
How to use Salsa Verde
Improvising some mixes with Salsa Verde. Once you got from Mr. Pepper Mexican Shop some Salsa Verde, there are a few different things you can experiment with.
Creamy version - If you are fan of sour cream, you can use a blender to mix around 220 grams of Salsa Verde and around 4 spoons of sour cream. (Can be less or more depending on your taste). You will get a tasty creamy version of Salsa Verde almost with a texture similar to Guacamole.
Guacamole style version - Mix in a blender around 220 grams of Salsa Verde, one or half an avocado (Remove husk and bone) and you will get a Guacamole plus all the tasty properties of tomatillo and a touch of chilly pepper. You can as well add two spoons of sour cream to this and get a sauce with beautiful creamy texture and fresh taste of Mexico.
Hot version - Once that you get from Mr.Pepper Mexican Shop the Salsa Verde of your choice and as well some hot peppers such as Jalapeno, Serrano or for a very spicy version Habanero. On a hot frying pan add a little bit of oil and heat up some chilly peppers for around 30 to 60 seconds, if you like the taste of semi burnt peppers you can keep it frying a little bit longer till the peppers start getting that beautiful dark roast. I advice two peppers, but it depends on how spicy you want to make this sauce. Can be 2 Serrano peppers or 2 Jalapeno peppers, as it can be one Jalapeno and one Serrano. If you wish to make the Habanero version, I advice to start with only half of an Habanero pepper, taste the sauce and if you wish you can add the next half. It can be done with a blender as well as it can be prepared by mixing with a spoon chopped peppers and Salsa Verde.
Get your favourite Salsa Verde from Mr.Pepper Mexican Shop. Enjoy and share the taste!
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