As you know last Friday I went to the Tempe Festical of the Arts with my roommates. There were hundreds of artists. The website says:
More than 400 fine artists and crafts persons display and sell their original work amid a street festival atmosphere throughout Tempe’s Mill Avenue District.
There were also an area that offered original recipe creations such as salsas, jams, herbal arts, handmade soaps, soup mixes and other such stuff. I love salsas. I always like trying new salsas with different flavors. I especially like the spicy ones. As soon as I saw the salsa section I wanted to rush through since I was planning on not buying any this time as I still have a couple jars of salsa from Summers Fruit Barn which is where I like going to get my locally made salsas. I do get salsas from Whole Foods, Target, and Fry's, but I prefer to support the locally made ones.
Anyways, as soon as we started down the path of the salsas, the first vendor offered us to try their salsas. They asked me if i would like to try spicy or sweet. Of course I went for the spicy. So I got a sample from the one called Uneekays Pepper Sauce. What a punch!!! It was VERY hot! I loved it. Then I got to try the one called Tamarind Chutney. It was really good, but not spicy. So in the end I got both of them. If you get a chance you should try this stuff. Their name is Uneekays, and they list themselves as authentic Caribbean chutneys and spices.
We continued down the salsa area and Nana from Nana's Sassy Salsa invited us to try her salsa. I tried the Habanero. At first taste you get the full flavor of the tomatoes and spices in the salsa, and then suddenly and without warning your mouth gets a punch of HOT from the habanero peppers. Oh my how delightful that felt. I had to get it. Her salsas are made and bottled locally in Chandler, Arizona. Check out her products at her website: Nana's Sassy Salsa
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