La Banderita Salsa Dip (Mild)

Texture: Restaurant style
Flavor: Mexican restaurant salsa
Price: $2.43 for 16 oz.
Where available: Wal-Mart

Refrigeration: Yes
Website: No
Spiciness: 4
Grade: B+

The packaging for La Banderita Authentic Restaurant Style Salsa Dip is sparse with information and also with ingredients. It has a modified Mexican flag on the lid and is distributed by a a company from Norcross, GA. The ingredient list is limited to tomatoes, jalopenos, onions, carrots and spices. I bought the salsa in the refrigerated section at Wal-Mart for $2.43. The only offering was "Mild" so that's what I took home.

I was kind of excited about trying a new salsa that looks like authentic restaurant salsa. And it does taste almost authentic, and the 'Mild' denotation is a little misleading, because it does have a small kick to it. It's a pretty good salsa, but I was mainly disappointed in the texture, which was too watery. I prefer the chopped-up texture of restaurant salsas over chunky textures, but this was a little juicy. I'd probably buy this salsa again, though — it's definitely the best salsa offered by Wal-Mart right now. I am not sure, though, if all Wal-Marts carry this product.