“I call this a salsa because the guy who first made it for me loved to listen to salsa music. He was from El Salvador, and his job in the restaurant was to make sure all the food was received in good order. When the clams would come in, he’d always pick up a few and put them off to one side, then work on them over the next couple of hours, shucking the clams and chopping them as he got the chance, squeezing the lime, adding the Tabasco. When lunchtime rolled around, he’d eat this mixture with crackers like a kind of clam cocktail. Every so often, if I had given him some help during the morning, I’d find a little bowl on my cutting board… It was always a treat… in the true style of Elmer himself, with saltines.” -Chris Schlesinger
Salsas
Black Bean and Papaya Salsa
Puerto Escondido Salsa Roja de la Mesa
Avocado and Corn Salsa
Papaya Salsa
Roasted Habanero Salsa from Hell
Corn and Chile Salsa Ahumado
Chutneys
Green Mango-Carrot Chutney with Ginger and Coriander
Green Mango
Fried Onion – Ginger Chutney
K. C.’s Dried Fruit Chutney
Banana – Lemon – Ginger Chutney
Curried Pineapple and Ginger Chutney
Blatjangs, Atjars, and Sambals
Apricot – Fig Blatjang
Chunky Oven Dried Tomato and Eggplant Blatjang
Mixed Vegetable Atjan
Carrot – Cucumber Acar with Fried Garlic
Sambal in the Style of Java
Malay Quince – Chile Sambal
Sweet Carrot – Cucumber Sambal with Chiles and Fish Sauce
Cucumber – Pineapple Sambal
Chowchows, Piccalillies, and Other Pickled Things
Green Cabbage – Corn Chowchow
Sweet Green Tomato and Corn Piccalilli
Fresh Cucumber Kimchi Salad
Pickled Grapes with Ginger and Chiles
Cucumber Chowchow
Relishes
Mango – Jicama Relish with Scotch Bonnet Peppers
Spicy Cucumber – Watermelon Relish
Cebollas Rojas Estilo Latino
Pampas Parsley – Onion Relish for Meat
Green Apple – Chipotle Relish
Orange – Cucumber Relish with Chile Peppers and Mint
Peppered Oven-Dried Tomato Relish
Sweet and Spicy Peach Relish
Tomato – Cucumber Relish with Lemon and Seeds
Grilled Onion Relish with Black Olives and Basil
Mediterranean Roasted Corn and Pepper Relish
Catsups and Other Condiments
Stan’s Peach Catsup
Short Shiitake Mushroom Catsup
Chunky Papaya Catsup
Coarse – Grain Apricot Mustard
Pantry: Notes on Some Ingredients
Where Do You Get That Stuff? Circa 1993
-Excerpt and images courtesy of the Internet Archive, “Salsas, Sambals, Chutneys & Chowchows,” by Chris Schlesinger, John Willoughby, 1993
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