Local Salsa Dip?

[Stan42]

I've looked all over. I can only find imported salsa dips for nachos like "El Paso" or "Herr's" that go for 150+THB fpr 100 to 200 grams.

Given that the ingredients for salsa sauce are all very basic and readily available in Thailand, why isn't there a single local brand?

[wayned]

"Given that the ingredients for salsa sauce are all very basic and readily available in Thailand," why not make it yourself, I do. Mangos are in season and mango salsa is delicious. I get mangos and Thai lemons from my orchard in the back of my house, free!

[ricklev]

El Sapo makes and markets salsa here and also sells its salsa under the Tops brand.

[RabC]

  On 4/26/2016 at 9:22 PM, ricklev said:

El Sapo makes and markets salsa here and also sells its salsa under the Tops brand.

They do three different strengths, it's the brand I prefer to buy. There is also another brand but I can't remember the name (maybe el rancho) the jars have little pieces of cloth covering the lids.

[Stan42]

  On 4/26/2016 at 6:56 PM, wayned said:

"Given that the ingredients for salsa sauce are all very basic and readily available in Thailand," why not make it yourself, I do. Mangos are in season and mango salsa is delicious. I get mangos and Thai lemons from my orchard in the back of my house, free!

Because I'm lazy. I prefer to just open a jar.

[canopus1969]

Local and the best LINK

[Stan42]

  On 4/27/2016 at 5:13 AM, canopus1969 said:

Local and the best LINK

Checked out the Gourmet Market at EMQuartier, Emporium, the Villa market, Lotus, and Tops. Cheapest I could find was still 153thb for 200g.

[ricklev]

  On 4/28/2016 at 5:23 PM, Stan42 said:

  On 4/27/2016 at 5:13 AM, canopus1969 said:

Local and the best LINK

Checked out the Gourmet Market at EMQuartier, Emporium, the Villa market, Lotus, and Tops. Cheapest I could find was still 153thb for 200g.

The great El Sapo/Tops salsa drought of 2016! No salsa for you......

[Stan42]

  On 4/29/2016 at 4:25 AM, ricklev said:

  On 4/28/2016 at 5:23 PM, Stan42 said:

  On 4/27/2016 at 5:13 AM, canopus1969 said:

Local and the best LINK

Checked out the Gourmet Market at EMQuartier, Emporium, the Villa market, Lotus, and Tops. Cheapest I could find was still 153thb for 200g.

The great El Sapo/Tops salsa drought of 2016! No salsa for you......

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

You're looking in the wrong places.

 

El Sapo brand jarred salsa are available at at least all of the Sukhumvit area Villa markets in Bangkok -- Soi 2, Soi 11, Soi 33 -- in their standard jar of about 350g for a price of about 85b.

 

The other local brand (vs imported) is El Charro. They make a very good hot/red sauce also available at Villa, but it's a hot sauce, not a salsa.

 

For more info, see the following thread: