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- From: Paco Ojeda <ffoogg@macmailgw.dfci.harvard.edu>
- Newsgroups: ne.food
- Subject: Mexican Cooking Supplies Update
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 16:40:20 GMT
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- X-XXDate: Mon, 25 Jan 93 16:43:39 GMT
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- About a couple of months ago, I posted a request for places in the
- MetroBoston area to find Mexican cooking supplies.
-
- First if all, thanks to all of you who replied. Most of you pointed me to
- HiLo in Jamaica Plain. I had a chance to stop by this past weekend to
- check it out and I was very, very pleasantly surprised with the variety
- of products I found!
-
- So for those of you who asked for a follow-up on my findings, I
- thoroughly recommend HiLo (Centre St., 1 block away from intersection
- with S. Huntington). Among the things that I found there that make this
- store unique, are the following:
-
- Mole in four varieties: Poblano, Verde, Pipian and Adobo
-
- Dried peppers in many varieties: chile ancho, chile cascabel, chile
- chipotle, chile pasilla, etc. These can be used in a variety of dishes,
- such as enchiladas, or they can be cooked (softened) and stuffed with
- cheese, etc.
-
- Canned Chipotle peppers. These are my weakness! Chipotle peppers add a
- wonderful taste to refried beans, or to meatballs. A can of chipotle
- peppers, blended with fresh tomato, onions, salt and cilantro, makes for
- a wonderful sauce to have around the house.
-
- Canned sauces of many varieties. Including Herdez brand sauces, which are
- the most commonly used in Mexico. Herdez makes the best canned tomatillo
- sauce I've ever tasted. I also saw a couple of other brands that I've
- never seen before and I can't wait to try.
-
- Guaba pastes in many different varieties. A common dessert in Mexico (and
- apparently other places in Latin America) is slices of guaba paste along
- with slices of cheese (cheddar, for example). Delish!
-
- Tortilla flour (masa) for those brave souls that wish to make their own
- tortillas at home.
-
- I didn't have a chance to check the produce section, but I've heard that
- fresh tomatillos are usually easy to find there.
-
- Giant corn seed, used to make pozole, another traditional favorite of
- mine.
-
- On the way out, I had a brief chat with the manager, who was very proud
- of his selection and eagerly encouraged me to mention to him anything I'd
- like to see carried in the store.
-
- A definite, for anybody interested in Mexican cooking, HiLo is the place
- to go.
-
- Paco
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