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Good salsa brand?
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Posted by: uh...ok
So I didn't used to know what "good salsa" was so I always fell for the marketing of La Victoria (I was a KID ok), and always thought that was the best salsa you could buy out there.
Of course, after eating at real Mexican restaurants or restaurants that actually try to be a little Mexican (a la Chevy's), my tastes, needless to say, have gotten more picky.
So recently I've gone through two jars of salsa pretty quickly - one was Arriba's Roasted Tomato salsa and the one I just finished was Newman's Own Salsa (though I have yet to finish my bag of Tostito's Scoops).
But I'm not satisfied yet.
Sure I can't expect the pure, fresh salsa that they give you even at the cheapest of the real Mexican restaurants... hell I can't even expect the stuff they give you at Chevy's (which I think rocks).
But there's GOT to be a good salsa brand out there, that actually has a taste that resembles or *tries* to resemble the aforementioned kinds, right?
Posted by: redwench
try the deli area of a decent sized grocery. there are some refrigerated ones. usually near the ethnic foods, like greek and middle eastern.
Posted by: laborat
For the discerning pallate, one could simply make up a batch at home...
several recipes can be had on the web...(choose your peppers and chilis wisely)
Posted by: AK47
Newmans Own was always my favorite, but all of the stores near me stopped carrying it 
A while back, my brother ordered some salsa online (based on a consumer report ranking) and that was certainly the best stuff I had ever had. I'll ask him about it next time I speak with him and I'll report back.
Only weird thing is that I think you had to order something like at least 5 jars at a time. Odd... but once you have it, you'll be hooked.
Posted by: SKYHN
Pace. Get a rope.
Posted by: taco_fox
Pace is good stuff++
Posted by: madman55
try doritos salsa. u can find it in most public grocery stores
Posted by: arturo238
Try the local stuff (can be found at farmers markets, deli section, specialty stores), it is usually the best.
Posted by: Null Actor
I'll endorse Pace. Their stuff is great.
Posted by: uh...ok
Although I'm betting that Pace will go the way of La Victoria for me, I'll give it a shot next time.
I hope my grocery's deli sells fresh salsa.
Posted by: arturo238
You could also try making your own. Its not that hard, I have found several good recipees on the internet although I don't remember where they where. All you need is the ingreedients and a blender type device.
Posted by: slugo3
all you need is
1. an onion
2. some tomatoes
3. some lime juice and salt
4. some jalepenos
5. some cilantro
6. a knife, bowl and some chips
dice tomatoes, onions, cilantro and jalepinos and mix
add a little lime juice and salt to taste
a little expermentation and it will be way better than anything you can buy.
Posted by: Gerbilo
I like pretty much all salsa, the normal main brand store bought stuff is good, but I think stuff served at small little mexican places is great. The best salsa I've ever had, is at La Bamba. There are a few around the midwest(tell me if you know what i'm talkin about). that is a hundred and some miles from my house though. Used to eat there all the time last year when i was living down there though.
Posted by: uh...ok
Hmmm if I could get myself an automatic dicer, it might be worth the investment... 
I'm living in a dorm where the only accessible kitchen is a tiny one 6 floors down, so cooking (or just making my own food in general besides things that are microwaveable, instant, or can be cooked inside a rice cooker) isn't as easy as it is for most people...
Posted by: laborat
this might be one of those "Hey Mom!" moments...call her up explain your delimma and ask her to see if she can find you a bargain chopper dicer juicer at some yard sale....
Posted by: uh...ok
And ship it cross-continent over to me for double it's price.
But maybe it's time for me to make a trip to the local Sears and Best Buy. 
I'm not to keen on accumulating stuff coz it's the biggest pain in the world to get everything packed up and stored at the end of the year. I've already got too much stuff and I'm only starting my second year...
Posted by: Null Actor
You can get manual dicers for pretty cheap.
Posted by: AK47
http://www.asseenontvusa.com/quick_chop.html
They specifically show how to make salsa on the infomercial. Looks badass.
And accumulating stuff is part of school. At the end of the year just throw away the shit and keep what you want. It's not that difficult.
Posted by: madman55
if you really wanna know which salsa brand is the best, try them all and see which one you like the most.
Posted by: uh...ok
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Originally posted by AK47
http://www.asseenontvusa.com/quick_chop.html
They specifically show how to make salsa on the infomercial. Looks badass.
And accumulating stuff is part of school. At the end of the year just throw away the shit and keep what you want. It's not that difficult.
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Heheh... well let's see... here's a rough list of what I have to put into storage every year (as of now):
-Desktop Computer
-19" Monitor
-Altec ATP3 speakers
-19" Television
-4.5 cu ft. fridge
-Air conditioner window unit
-Rice cooker
-Hot Pot Express (it boils water, but I mainly use it as a pitcher these days)
-Brita pitcher
-Vacuum cleaner
-5 boxes of instant noodles, 1 box of canned goods (that hopefully I'll finish this year - the canned goods, not the noodles)
-Electric hot water dispensing pot
-Books books and then some books
-Bedding and linens
-Chair
-Floor lamp
-Rug
-A couple pots and pans...
At this point you'd probably point out the fact that an extra dicer's not gonna make much of a difference in my packing list.
And I'd agree.
There's an "As Seen On TV" shop located in the nearby Galleria... maybe I should check it out.
Posted by: SpecOpsHoov
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Originally posted by madman55
if you really wanna know which salsa brand is the best, try them all and see which one you like the most.
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He has a point. o_O
Posted by: uh...ok
In my AI class this week we basically talked about searches and search techniques. Two basic ones are depth-first and breadth-first searches, which basically goes through the entire tree until it finds the goal. Unfortunately, the memory required to perform the depth first search is proportional to the branching factor (number of branches per node) times the depth of the tree for depth-first search algorithm, and even worse, the memory growth for bread-first search was exponential: along the lines of b^d.
Of course these search algorithms will find your goal, provided you don't run out of memory first. But there are more efficient searches in place that employ a variety of heuristics, or rules of thumb. These heuristics are obtained by using knowledge you already know about the system or by asking questions about the system. This allows for a variety of "directed search" algorithms that prove to be vastly more efficient than the simplistic depth-first and breadth-first methods.
Posted by: redwench
rofl
unfortunately everyones taste buds are a little different. even if 90% of us agreed on a salsa brand, it might not be the one for you. its the breadth-first search for you my friend.
btw, you do realize that you can dice without using machinery, right? 
Posted by: uh...ok
Haha but given my precision with cutting tools, I'd end up having fingers in my salsa as well. And though that may be a revolutionary new way to eat salsa, I think I'll let others lead the way.
Posted by: Bobaroo
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Originally posted by AK47
http://www.asseenontvusa.com/quick_chop.html
They specifically show how to make salsa on the infomercial. Looks badass.
And accumulating stuff is part of school. At the end of the year just throw away the shit and keep what you want. It's not that difficult.
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I have that and love it....it works great. Good Stuff! 
Posted by: AK47
The OTS reccomended 'Quick Chop'
Posted by: Proxy_Surfer
You should try this stuff called Baptism of Fire. It is the hottest salsa on the planet, and really good on eggs.
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