Name: Saladitos con Chile (salted dried plums with chili)
Brand: Mi Costenito
Place of Purchase: HyVee Foods in Ames, Iowa
Country/Region of Origin: Mexico
Price in Iowa: 99-cents for 1.5 oz.
Description: Big, rust-colored raisins
Flavor: SALTY. SOUR. Spicy.
Aroma: Like smoked chiles.
Texture/Mouth-feel: The plums weren't very gummy. They were almost like powder. They also still had their pits.
Notes: I'm out of fresh fruit again, so I went with preserved. Pickled and salted fruits are common in many cultures. There are many kinds of salted fruits from India and the nations that neighbor it (especially salted mangoes). I didn't like these salted plums. Maybe if they were pitted, I would have enjoyed them more. At least then there might have been a bit of gummy sweetness in the middle. Instead, it was a hint of hot spice and a blast of sour and salt. So much salt. But, if you were keeping these as a treat in your backpack, or used them to add flavor to a dish, they'd be perfect. They would last forever, and be jam-packed with salt. But on there own, they're simply too much flavor.
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