A good option when you cannot make salsa from scratch
Today’s item is DEL REAL Salsa Roja y Verde (680 g × 2 containers).

Reference price
・Red salsa and green salsa set: 💲199.00 MXN

Del Real Salsa Roja y Verde two-pack of 680 g containers

① Helpful when homemade salsa is not practical

In my current temporary place, I do not have a blender or a molcajete, so I cannot make salsa from scratch right now.
I would like to buy the tools, but I am going to move again soon...

I was planning to buy jarred or canned salsa at the supermarket, but then I found this at Costco in Mérida.

It looks very homemade. Nice! This is probably the tasty kind.
I put it in the cart right away ( ＾∀＾)／〜🎵

② Checking the package

First, let’s look at the packaging.

Back of the Del Real Salsa Roja y Verde package

As you can see, this is imported from the United States.
DEL REAL is a California-based company that makes Mexican-style foods.

I was curious whether the taste would be different.

③ Ingredients and storage

The nutrition information and ingredients are printed on the lid of each container.
Since this is a perishable product, it needs to be kept refrigerated. Be careful with storage.

Del Real red salsa ingredients and nutrition label

Del Real green salsa ingredients and nutrition label

There is quite a lot in the pack, so for a two-person household like mine, I did wonder whether we could finish it all.
The best-by window was about one month, though of course that is only a guideline.

④ Opening it up

I opened it.
After removing the lid, there is another plastic film underneath, and it is a little hard to peel off 😅

Plastic film under the lid of Del Real red salsa

Let’s see what the salsa looks like.
It has small bits of ingredients left in it, which gives it a molcajete-style feel.

Texture of opened Del Real red salsa

＊I tried it＊

For me, the flavor does not have any strange aftertaste, and it is not too spicy, so it is easy to eat.
I imagine it was made to be approachable for many people.

Some canned or jarred salsas have a stronger, more particular flavor. Compared with those, this one feels easy to use.

Since there is a lot of it, I would not use it only as salsa. I would also use it as a base for chilaquiles or soup.

Salsa is often a home-style flavor, so homemade is probably best, but making it every time can be a lot of work.
Keeping this in the refrigerator seems useful, and I do not think it would go to waste.

I think it would be handy when you need salsa quickly.

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