I don't know where to ask this question so I'll try here.

What, if any, is the difference between salsa and picante sauce?

I've tried some web searches and come up with two conflicting answers so
I thought I'd see if any of you have definitive definitions.

--bob

Steve Wertz wrote:

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:10:16 -0600, BubbaBob
wrote:


Steve Wertz wrote:

ObSalsa: Just had a craving for something spicy, so I made a
sriracha (Huy Fong, of course - accept no imitations) and chunky
peanut butter sandwich. Not bad, really.


But Huy Fong Sriracha IS an imitation. The real stuff is NOT made

from Serrano peppers.

I'm sure you can make it from any kind of hot (or even mild)
peppers. Huy Fong doesn't disclose what kind of peppers they
actually use (I suspect it's a blend of several), though I have
tried to ask them.

Of the sriracha's available in the U.S., Huy Fong is the best.
That's all that counts, IMO.

-sw

I have never in my life seen an Asian person use a sriracha sauce that
_wasn't_ Huy Fong, FWIW. And I'm Asian.

"Robert Love" wrote in message
...
I don't know where to ask this question so I'll try here.

What, if any, is the difference between salsa and picante sauce?

I've tried some web searches and come up with two conflicting answers so
I thought I'd see if any of you have definitive definitions.

--bob

"Piquante" means "sharp". The word probably has an etymology similar to the
English, "piquant" which is generally used to denote spiciness.
"Salsa"="sauce".

Salsa picante, therefore, is a pretty much generic term for a spicy sauce.

I have seen all kinds of stuff referred to as "salsa" and "salsa picante" so
I cannot see that there is one definition. It depends whom you are talking
to, and the context, I suppose. I have a feeling you might have been told
by someone that "salsa" would be the stuff with chunks of tomatoes and
onions and stuff in it, whereas "picante sauce" (which I have always thought
to be a rather amusing term) would be the pureed stuff, and maybe this is
true in some circles, but I have been around Mexican neighborhoods for all
of my adult life, and know that at least in that context, there is no
clear-cut distinction between the two. Anyone who tells you otherwise is,
IMNSHO, full of shit.

--
YOP...

In article , Steve Wertz
wrote:

ObSalsa: Just had a craving for something spicy, so I made a
sriracha (Huy Fong, of course - accept no imitations) and chunky
peanut butter sandwich. Not bad, really.

I bought a jar of a Korean 'hot pepper paste with strawberries'. (brand
name H&B) Makes a killer hot PB&J. I think it's got some real
potential to star in a pork paste rub, too. Getcha some!

monroe(Huy Fong does rock-but I'd call it sambal)

"Monroe, of course..." wrote in message
...
In article , Steve Wertz
wrote:

ObSalsa: Just had a craving for something spicy, so I made a
sriracha (Huy Fong, of course - accept no imitations) and chunky
peanut butter sandwich. Not bad, really.

I bought a jar of a Korean 'hot pepper paste with strawberries'. (brand
name H&B) Makes a killer hot PB&J. I think it's got some real
potential to star in a pork paste rub, too. Getcha some!

Korean hot pepper paste with PB does indeed rock, but hot Indian mango
pickle with PB is my fave.
--
Ivan Weiss "Bush, Bush, where's my job?"
Vashon WA Gone to feed your greedy mob!"
-- The Mugwump campaign, 2004

In article , "Ivan Weiss"
wrote:

"Monroe, of course..." wrote in message
...
I bought a jar of a Korean 'hot pepper paste with strawberries'. (brand
name H&B) Makes a killer hot PB&J. I think it's got some real
potential to star in a pork paste rub, too. Getcha some!

Korean hot pepper paste with PB does indeed rock, but hot Indian mango
pickle with PB is my fave.

This stuff isn't your average KHPP-it has honey in it instead of
vinegar and strawberries (about 30% if the label tells the truth). It's
not exactly sweet. If you're like me, who puts Tabasco over
strawberries (or peaches) in syrup, it'll be right up yer alley.
This stuff's gonna be fun to play with.
Mango pickle with PB - I'm gonna try that....

monroe(found links, but too much 'engrish' to be much good)

I've lived in San Diego for ten years, married a Chicana, lived worked
and played been around millions beaners, and eaten at a zillion
Mexican places in Baja, but never once have I seen a bottle of
sriracha.

Which Mexicans use sriracha? Are you talking about the Mexicans from
New York City?

In Steve Wertz wrote:
On 12 Mar 2004 03:41:14 GMT, Robert Love
wrote:

I don't know where to ask this question so I'll try here.

What, if any, is the difference between salsa and picante sauce?

Salsa = Sauce (not necessarily from tomatoes)
Picante = A salsa made from tomatoes (onions and peppers)

All picante sauce is a salsa, but not all salsa is a picante
sauce.

And this doesn't really jibe with either of the two answers I already
had.

From web searches I had:

a) A picante sauce involved cooking the vegetables while uncooked was
"salas fresca"

b) That Daniel Pace coined the term picante sauce as a promo for his
Pace salsa and it really has no distinct meaning.

--bob

"BKahuna" wrote in message
...
I've lived in San Diego for ten years, married a Chicana,
lived worked
and played been around millions beaners, and eaten at a
zillion
Mexican places in Baja, but never once have I seen a
bottle of
sriracha.

Which Mexicans use sriracha? Are you talking about the
Mexicans from
New York City?

sriracha
Google search returns 20000+ hits, many with a Thai
connection.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
or maybe
http://tinyurl.com/278hg

Steve Wertz wrote:

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:24:50 GMT, "Monroe, of course..."
wrote:


monroe (Huy Fong does rock-but I'd call it sambal)


Their chili-garlic paste is more of a sambal. I always have both
in the fridge.

-sw

I'd say their sambal is more of a sambal.

http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/oelek.htm

Nicko wrote:

"Piquante" means "sharp". The word probably has an etymology similar to the
English, "piquant" which is generally used to denote spiciness.
"Salsa"="sauce".

Salsa picante, therefore, is a pretty much generic term for a spicy sauce.

"Salsa picante" does indeed literally translate to "sharp sauce" in
English. "Salsa" is simply an abbreviated name for it; since it is so
ubiquitous there should be no confusion as to what sauce is being
referred to. "Picante sauce" is probably an English corruption of "salsa
picante".

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:36:35 -0600, Steve Wertz
wrote:

Maybe you're just blinded by the fact that they're "beaners".

-sw

Nope, I'm pretty much blinded by the fact that I've never seen it at
any taqueria, mercado, or taco cart anywhere between Cabo and Fresno
on the West Coast.

Now that I live in Central Florida, I stop into the mercados and
taquerias in the citrus belt several times a month, and still, I've
never seen that sauce.

"Steve Wertz" wrote

Just had a craving for something spicy, so I made a
sriracha (Huy Fong, of course - accept no imitations) and chunky
peanut butter sandwich. Not bad, really.

OK Steve, knowing you must be crazy and figgerin I must be just as crazy for
listenin' to ya anyway, I just went in and had me one of those sandwiches.

Pretty good, really. Wonders never cease.:)

--
Fosco Gamgee Whitfurrows
and his 6" boner

"Steve Wertz" wrote

I just had another one, this time I added butter as well.


Butter, huh? I was thinkin' about addin' some banana next time. That oughtta
be really good.

--
Fosco Gamgee Whitfurrows
and his 6" boner

Nicko wrote:
"cory" wrote in message
om...

Nicko wrote:


"Piquante" means "sharp". The word probably has an etymology similar to

the

English, "piquant" which is generally used to denote spiciness.
"Salsa"="sauce".

Salsa picante, therefore, is a pretty much generic term for a spicy

sauce.

"Salsa picante" does indeed literally translate to "sharp sauce" in
English. "Salsa" is simply an abbreviated name for it; since it is so
ubiquitous there should be no confusion as to what sauce is being
referred to. "Picante sauce" is probably an English corruption of "salsa
picante".


So, were you trying to add something to the discussion here?


Uhh, did you?