"Blair P. Houghton" wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > But then I happened to visit a large Mexican
> > supermarket, and I bought some of Juanita's
> > soups I'd never seen before. The one I really
> > like is Caldo de Pollo.
>
> The website says that's a new product for them.
>
> They also have a new Pozole de Pollo, so someone can get the
> chicken flavor you're describing and the hominy you'd throw out.

The Pozole de Pollo is the chicken pozole I was
referring to earlier. That product does not have
the great chicken broth flavor in the Caldo de Pollo.
Nor does the chicken meat taste nearly so good.
I don't know why -- maybe it's the vegetables or
the herbs. But while I liked the Pozole de Pollo
before, now I will only be buying the Caldo de
Pollo. This means making a special trip out to
the big Mexican supermarket, but it's worth it.

I also buy dried Chili Negro there. This is a
great chili for snacking. I thread a long bamboo
skewer through it (lengthwise), then roast it over
the only functional burner on my gas stovetop,
rotating quickly to prevent burning. When it's
toasted, I rip off the stem end, dump out the
seeds, and break it up into pieces for eating.
Believe it or not, I find this to be an interesting
accompaniment for dark chocolate.