For the Love of Local Salsas
For the Love of Local Salsas
It's always been important to our family to support honest, hard-working local people who go the extra mile to ensure top quality in their recipes and products. Quite a few of those local folks make salsa, and we are proud to carry a huge selection of the best local salsas in town. Look for these flavorful choices in the Grocery Department.
Kiki's Salsa
Wyoming, MN
Having had some experience in running her own produce stand and making salsa with her homegrown produce, Carolyn Kraft has been steadily developing a following for her artisan-style Kiki's Salsa over nearly 12 years. It was an impulse decision, however, to enter the 2012 Minnesota State Fair salsa competition that really changed things for this grandmother of four. Evidently, her years of practice had paid off, as Carolyn took home top honors and a beautiful blue ribbon! Kiki's Salsa has a careful blend of sweetness and heat that makes it unique. You can find her versatile State Fair Award-Winning Mild Salsa in the Grocery Department of your nearest Kowalski's location.
Curt's Special Recipe Salsa
Stillwater, MN
Curt's Special Recipe is a homegrown Wisconsin business started by Curt and Betty Hollister in 1994. For nearly 20 years they've been making salsa the way it's meant to be made: in small batches, using the best ingredients they can find – and, of course, Curt's original signature blend of herbs and spices. Don't let that plain white label fool you into thinking Curt's is just another bland, watered-down salsa that packs about as much heat as ketchup. Behind this plain white label is some of the freshest, most flavorful salsa you'll find anywhere! And no matter what level of spice your palate can handle, Curt's heat profiles run the gamut from tangy mild to knee-buckling hot. You can find Curt's Special Recipe Salsas in the Grocery Department of your nearest Kowalski's location.
MinneSalsa
Hugo, MN
MinneSalsa is a family-owned and operated business founded in 1997 by friends Mark Bourget and Clyde Wagner in Hugo, Minnesota. Using a dime store blender and a fridge full of fresh ingredients, the product was developed in Mark's kitchen and shared with friends and family. The key to MinneSalsa’s fresh flavor is all in how it's made. Each jar contains only hand-selected, premium ingredients and is "micro-brewed" in small batches. MinneSalsa’s smaller-batch sizes allow them to control the temperature on each and every batch, which preserves the fresh, crisp flavor of each selected ingredient. You can find MinneSalsa in the Grocery Department of your nearest Kowalski's location.
Chip Magnet Salsa
Eau Claire, WI
Chip Magnet is a neighborhood company from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, that began making just a handful of salsas out of a home kitchen in 2011. Word spread quickly and they are now offering a wide array of unique, delicious varieties of salsas, jams and relishes from their facility in Eau Claire's historic Banbury Place. Find Chip Magnet Salsas in the Grocery Department of your nearest Kowalski's location.
Selection and availability of products vary by market.
