Interested in Latin and Hispanic foods? Hungry for a little comida Mexicana (Mexican food) tonight? You have come to the right place. Beyond salsa and guacamole, Mexican cuisine is a banquet of flavor, color, texture, aroma, and style rivaling the worlds' great cuisines. (see "Mexican Cuisine.")
While tomatoes, lettuce, avocadoes, and white onions are some of the generic produce items used in Mexican cuisine, TAVILLA Sales offers indigenous items such as chilies, jicama, cilantro, plantains, limes, and tropical fruits including mangoes, papaya and coconuts. (see "Chilies and Produce.") Preparation and information on these items is the focus of Calchile.com. Mexican cuisine experts, such as renowned cookbook authors Diana Kennedy and Marilyn Tausend, will be referenced and utilized. Check out our "Recipes and Links" for more interesting and helpful ideas using fresh produce and Mexican cuisine
Calchile.com, a name that stems from Tavilla's own "California Chile House" brand, assists produce buyers, produce department managers, produce merchandisers, food service professionals, and consumers to get hands-on information about chilies and Latin or Hispanic Produce. Since TAVILLA Sales offers nearly a full line of Latin Produce, and has fielded many questions over the years, we are proud to present "Calchile.com" as a quick and easy way to provide more elaborate answers.
Commenting on the ever-growing Latin and Hispanic markets and the integration of such produce items into the mainstream American diet, Phillip Lopez, Latin Department Manager, says, "The Hispanic market is so vital these days. Retailers and consumers alike want to sample a piece of this pastel (pie)."
