Something I Don’t Like

I need to channel my hero, Andy Rooney, here. Maybe I need to make a series of this. For context, the greatest moment in the history of the grave series is after I visited Andy Rooney and his son emailed me and said his father would have enjoyed drinking bourbon with me. I assured him the feeling was mutual!

So….why does pico de gallo exist? I was getting a beer tonight at a local brewery with the wife. We ordered the chips and “salsa.” But in fact, it is not salsa. It is pico de gallo, which is turns out is what is listed below where it says salsa, except in tiny print.

Why does this exist? Has anyone ever been like, I really need some chopped vegetables on my chips, most of which will fall off, possibly onto my clothing? What exactly does pico de gallo offer that salsa does not? Is it as tasty as salsa? No. Does it have the depth of a flavor as a good salsa, or even a storebought whatever salsa? It does not. Does it actual stay on the fucking chips? No. Who even thought of this? Evidently, it is from Sonora, which explains it, as northern Mexico is not exactly the center of Mexican cuisine. I guess that in Sonora, it often includes chili powder that is not used in the U.S. That would help. Or you could just use a salsa like everywhere else in Mexico.

In any case, pico de gallo is a massively overrated food and should not be on menus.

That is all.