Salsas By Sue

The salsa trend is following right in the footsteps of those coming before and continuing to make strides the local market. There are many an Austin salsa producer, but the ones at the farmer’s markets always seem to get a leg up for being the «sexy» item, being local produced and all.
Many of the offerings here are good for those looking for more bold salsa flavors. Gone are the days where you can simply get by serving HEB brand $ 2 jars of «that red stuff» or where you can bring a huge tub of Picante and Tostitos to a Super Bowl party and woo the masses. Now, you gotta step up your game and either make your own… or suck it up and buy local!
I am exaggerating, I know. No one is going to martyr you at a Sunday gathering for bringing mediocre dips, but why not up the ante and have people ask, «Where did you get this amazing concoction?» If you are feeling humble, you may not tell them. But, if you want to support the local food system, why not talk about the good news of institutions such as Salsas by Sue? Yes, they will cost you an arm… and probably just an arm. Not an arm and a leg at $ 10+, but for the amount you could get at a restaurant, you are paying a hefty bit of dough.
Alas, I have this new theory. You can shop local at such as Salsa at Sue’s. Yes, you can stock pile the goods for a week or so at a time, and then head back out to the market. But you know what else you could do? You could support a local restaurant (likely and preferably Mexican) and ask if you could simply buy some of their delicious salsa. For probably a fraction of the price you would pay at SaXSu, they would let you take home tubs upon tubs.
Admittedly, I am a little biased because right after I tried Sue’s spicy, creamy Tomatillo-​Avocado concoction, which was delicious by the way, I ate at a hole-​in-​the-​wall eatery that offered unlimited portions of 8ish salsas. I figured, couldn’t I just bring tubs and fill er up? Not to put down Salsa by Sues by any means! The goods were fantastic and spicy.