Mango Salsa Not Up To Spec
Today I made two things with chile in them - a mango green chile salsa, and a "basic" red chile sauce. Both turned out very tasty, but I believe that the salsa was a little too mild while the red chile was a bit on the hot side (not for me, of course, but for others that may want to consume it).
How wrong I was. I took both items to the New Mexico State Fair and entered them in the Chile Competition. Here's the red, with its little ID tag attached:
After the judges tasted many different entries in several categories, my salsa was sampled and quickly passed over. Hmmph.
But that same judge, a self-proclaimed salsa expert, spent some time scowling at the little jar of mine
....and then had a slightly different opinion from previously on my salsa:
Hey there! I stumbled upon your blog and I'm a NMer too. Abq to be exact. Congratulations on the 1st prize win! We haven't hit the fair yet. My kids keep asking but I'm trying to avoid the mayhem....
Hey there! I stumbled upon your blog and I'm a NMer too. Abq to be exact. Congratulations on the 1st prize win! We haven't hit the fair yet. My kids keep asking but I'm trying to avoid the mayhem....
