Chances are you’re already into Taco Tuesdays, or maybe you’ve been known to order from your favourite Mexican restaurant at least once a week for their killer tamales. But there’s so much more to this country’s cuisine, and that was the starting point for our collection of must-try products this summer.
“Taco Tuesday is, to me, very typical of a regional or global cuisine that starts to trend,” says Kathlyne Ross, vice-president of product development and innovation at Loblaw Companies Ltd. Taco culture can be a fun jumping off point for exploring other aspects of Mexican cuisine, she says. “It doesn’t take long before people want to get deeper and deeper into it.”
To help folks journey further into the flavours, a new lineup of products: , , , and .
Consider the , which was inspired by the simple, totally delicious fish tacos commonly found along the Baja Peninsula. A blend of garlic, onion, cumin, other spices, chipotle peppers and lime zest makes for a salty-sweet multi-purpose seasoning that’s especially good on mild white fish or shrimp.