More than 8 months after moving here, I finally found one of my true food loves again. As it turns out, it was right under my nose (thanks @brechin). Patak’s Hot Mango Relish is a truly delightful, truly blistering hot condiment/snack. It is excellent on pita chips.
With this re-discovery, I learned that my tolerance of heat has been tempered by a midwesternized diet. So here’s a serving suggestion for those that love the flavor, but need it tempered. Cream cheese!
Remember that shrimp dip where you layer cream cheese, cocktail sauce and baby shrimp? Try that with this relish. Spread cream cheese in the bottom of a pyrex, a good thick layer. Cover with a thin layer of the Hot Mango Relish.Try not to eat it all in one sitting.
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Ooo, I’m interested to try this!
I like to do that with salsa. It’s one of my standbys for parties, and if you need to pick something up on the way somewhere you can duck into the grocery store, grab cream cheese, salsa, and crackers. Run back out to the car and put the cream cheese on the plate, pour the salsa over(carefully), and present as your dip of choice.