| If you ask anybody that loves Mexican Food, | | | | the grocery store? Same goes for El Torito |
| they'll tell you, without any doubt, their | | | | salsa. I think some of these salsas from taco |
| favorite place for salsa. I know I have my | | | | shops would do quite well in grocery stores. |
| favorite spots. Some like fancy restaurants | | | | |
| and others like taco shops. I prefer taco | | | | However, we should make a distinction between |
| shops. Here, in San Diego, you can find | | | | salsa and hot sauce. I tend to like hot sauce |
| hundreds of Mexican Restaurants (if not | | | | more than I like salsa. You can't really eat |
| thousands) and they all have different | | | | salsa with a taco or with a burrito. It's too |
| tasting salsa. The shady taco shops have this | | | | chunky and not hot enough for my liking. Hot |
| orange type salsa that is delicious. These | | | | sauce is definitely lighter and tangier and |
| taco shops with the orange type salsa tend to | | | | definitely hotter. There are stores that |
| end in "to's"...like "Roberto's", "Alberto's" | | | | specialize in hot sauces. There is the "Tears |
| and there is even a "Albertacos", which seems | | | | of Joy" hot sauce store and The Sweat Shop, |
| to be a combination of "Alberto" and "Tacos" | | | | which both can be found online and many |
| and their food is out of this world including | | | | others on the web. Since San Diego is so |
| their salsa. | | | | close to Mexico, I've heard of people driving |
| | | | down to Tijuana and eating at the taco carts |
| You can find Albertacos in Orange County and | | | | on the street. I've never done this, but i've |
| San Diego. The one characteristic that is | | | | heard they are really good and cheap. There |
| true about any good taco shop is that it will | | | | is a place in San Diego (National City) where |
| be busy (and I mean a 20 minute wait in a | | | | they specialize in pork stomach tacos. I |
| long line) around 2am (when the bars and | | | | can't remember the name now, but if you know |
| clubs let out). If you go to a taco shop and | | | | it, please email me. |
| there isn't a line, keep on driving. A | | | | |
| favorite late night spot in San Diego is El | | | | I'd probably have to have extra hot hot sauce |
| Cotixan...called Coti's for short. If you go | | | | with my pork stomach taco, but i've heard |
| there, get the California Burrito (a carne | | | | they are really good. I've heard Mexican food |
| asada burrito with either potato chunks or | | | | on the east coast of the United States is not |
| french fries) and the Nachos. Isn't this | | | | very good. I wonder if it's good, but |
| story about salsa? So, back to salsa, the | | | | different or just not good at all. I know |
| restaurants tend to have chunkier salsa with | | | | that Mexican food varies from region to |
| big chunks of tomatoes and onions. Probably | | | | region within the United States, but I |
| healthier and definitely very tasty. | | | | haven't tried Mexican food outside of |
| Everybody has tried taco bell salsa and I | | | | California. Please write me and let me know |
| guess people like it. Have you seen Taco Bell | | | | what's good in your neighborhood. Regardless |
| hot sauce at the grocery store? Isn't that | | | | of where you are from, hot sauce and salsa |
| strange? Is Taco Bell hot sauce really so | | | | are probably one of your favorite condiments. |
| good that it should be bottled and sold at | | | | |