LaVidaLocal introduced us to Global Warming Salsa at Oakland University's Earth Day fair. (Full disclosure: we bought our salsa direct form Global Warming at the fair, not through LVL, but that's how we found out about it.) We took home a jar each of Classic Mild and Classic Hot.
Here's how they worked out for us:
Classic Mild has a very rich, complex flavor that reminds one of hardwood smoke bubbled through balsamic vinegar. The texture is smooth, and the heat level is like the charcoal in the barbecue after you've cooked and eaten your dinner and go out afterward to make s'mores: it's definitely there, but it's more noticed than felt. Your average salsa-eater will enjoy this one but might want to go with Medium; folks who fear spicy food will be just about able to tolerate the heat. But the heat is not what makes this salsa worth the money. There's a lot going on in this jar. We're not sure if the complexity of flavor comes from roasting, the various ingredients, or some combination thereof, but wherever they get it, it's good.
Classic Hot is a lot like Classic Mild, but full of eye-watering, sinus-clearing, slow-burning heat. This is not the kind of hot salsa that warns you to "keep away from children and pets" or cautions cardiac patients not to eat it. Both of those things are probably advisable, but the flavor is more important, and more impressive, than the heat, which starts hot, slowly builds, and fades even more slowly. This salsa and some good tortilla chips would be a great complement to grilled steak and/or veggies, and might go well with your favorite brand of Scotch (though we didn't get to experiment with that last pairing).
Global Warming does various local events and has a Salsa of the Month club for the more adventurous. Their ingredients are not local (face it: Michigan has the wrong climate for really good chilis) but the sauces are all made nearby. At the Earth Day event, Global warming owner Dan Houston was talking about a wasabi-based salsa he was experimenting with. We hope to try it soon.
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2 comments:
thecraichead, I love your writing style! I'd love to see you do a product review every week! You're my new favorite critic. :) And I'm out of the hot salsa, too--I'll have to get more for next week!
I wanted to comment on the medium salsa, which wasn't reviewed...it's just perfect! I love the texture, the heat...the only drawback is that I tend to make a meal of them, and before I know it, half a bag of chips is gone! :)
Although Global Warming's salsa isn't made from local ingredients, as was pointed out, it is manufactured in Orion Twp/Auburn Hills (not sure where the line is on Lapeer Rd), and owner Dan Houston has shown interest in doing batches with locally sourced veggies, which we'd love to see!
I wanted to comment on the salsa too--I LOVE THE HOT! We got the medium and while the flavor is really good, it just did not have the kick we love so much...thanks for restocking the HOT! Put me on the list for the wasabi one when that comes out!
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