Spicy Food Reviews (and Recipes)

Where Fire Meets Flavor: Covering Foods That Bring the Heat!

Review: Fredericksburg Farms Caliente Salsa

Bottom Line: This gourmet salsa delivers good heat and good taste and is worth the premium price. There are lots and lots (and lots) of jarred salsas available in the stores, and unlike hot sauces, there is not nearly as much variance in taste, especially with the tomato-based varieties. Most all of them are pretty good—I’ve rarely met a salsa I thought was outright bad—but it takes something special for one to stand out above the rest....

Review: Texas Spicy Schnitzel from Altdorf Biergarten

Bottom Line: It may not bring the heat, but this is a first-rate schnitzel with a nice twist. Continuing the chronicle of my recent visit to Fredericksburg, on the second day my wife and I dined at a local landmark, the Altdorf Biergarten which is at the end of the main strip. This has been a go-to place for German food and beer for quite a while, and has plenty of the classics you expect like wienerschnitzel, bratwurst, knockwurst, reuben...

Review: Cashville Hot Sandwich from Altstadt Brewery

Bottom Line: This chicken sandwich may not bring the heat, but it is quite tasty and filling and pairs well with Altstadt’s selection of beers. Fredericksburg is a nice little touristy town about an hour and a half north of San Antonio that is right in the heart of Texas wine country and that is known as a good location for shopping as well as its German heritage. (It is also the home of hot sauce Mecca known as Rustlin’ Robs, but I will get...