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.

Experience quality and discover tastes,

Mr.Pepper

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