This one is from Cascada Refrescante, and it's a beautiful paleta - soft frosty green, and with a touch of the artistry this little South Central paleteria brings to all its products. Here, a slice of cucumber, with its dark green peel, adorns the base of the pop.
Cascada's pops are also generous - they are larger and thicker than pops from comparable paleterias.
But when I bit into it, I recoiled from the sensation. Salty, sour and hot all at the same time, it was like biting into a frozen dill pickle. Spiced with cayenne! It didn't seem to have the slightest bit of sweetness at all. It made my lips tingle!
Now, I like spicy dill pickles. But this didn't work for me. And it didn't work for [The Man I Love] who usually loves all things spicy, and almost all kinds of pickles.
What do you think? Would you try it? There are a lot of variations on this flavor, so perhaps it would be better with more sweetness, more citrus. I'm willing to give it another try from another palateria - would you?
I am disappointed. I had such high hopes for it.
ReplyDeleteNo, I would chalk it up to a concept that just doesn't work. Too many other good things to try!
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Nope. I did however have an amazing pineapple lime chili paleta in Nashville the last time I was there. So good! Just a little bit of zing.
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful (I credit your photography) but sounds awful (again, I credit your writing). Perhaps they should have kept it just pickle flavored?
ReplyDeleteMy personal favorite paleta is a gazpacho flavored one, also spicy, but sweet as well.
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