Mango Con Chile

Red Monday:
It’s a simple image from Speedy’s – or some name – Stop and Go mart in Victoria, Texas. To get home from the Gulf Coast, I might pass through Victoria. For some reason, it’s not an odd offering, but for some reason, the packaging, the contents, the little bag of dried fruit dusted with pepper, it caught my fancy. Oddities.

Mango Con Chile

Mango Con Chile

Hardware: iPhone
Software: CameraBag.app
Location: Victoria, TX

I was riding back, and we stopped, gas, I think, and the Virgo was insisting on buying a round. Ice tea, diet coke, nothing for me. Still a long road to unspool in front of us, and wandering the aisle, there it was. I snapped a quick shot, as it spoke to me on so many levels, red, for the theme’s color challenge, hot spices, tropical fruit, half-Spanish, half-English, all South Texas.

It’s a different land, and some people just don’t get that.

About the author: Born and raised in a small town in East Texas, Kramer Wetzel spent years honing his craft in a trailer park in South Austin. He hates writing about himself in third person. More at KramerWetzel.com.

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  • regszikora Jul 19, 2010 @ 11:15

    That actually looks really good. For that price I would try it on a just because

  • LOLA Jul 19, 2010 @ 11:28

    Wow, wonder what it tastes like?!

    Happy RT!

    LOLA:)

    PS Mine this time is HERE. Hope you can join me!

  • Ma.links Jul 19, 2010 @ 14:17

    Interesting. I love mango… and I love chili. Why not :)

  • Sarah Jul 19, 2010 @ 16:23

    Trader Joe’s down the street sells mango con chile in a hanging bag about that size for approximately a dollar more. It’s a different taste, but I like it on occasion, cut up small in a salad. Adds a bit of sweet/hot to the dish. I’ll bet it would be good in stuffing for chicken, too.

  • Liza Jul 20, 2010 @ 1:09

    I love mangoes and chili too but I haven’t tried them together. Is it yummy?

    My entries:
    Moms… Check Nyo
    Yummy-as-can-be

  • Maria @ LSS Jul 20, 2010 @ 1:12

    Interesting combo. I think I should try that.

  • Cafe au lait Jul 20, 2010 @ 1:13

    Must be really hot, the mangoes are so red.

    Happy RT!

  • Nonizamboni Jul 20, 2010 @ 5:56

    Wonderful capture–snappy, red and ‘local.’ I love the thought of this delicious combo too.

  • gee Jul 20, 2010 @ 8:45

    this looks very interesting,

  • mizhelle Jul 20, 2010 @ 14:57

    I agree, interesting! I wonder how does it taste like?

    u may view mine here

  • Meri @ Playing Along Jul 20, 2010 @ 15:59

    Yes, it is a different place. I lived there once, during a period of Southern Exposure, though I guess it’s halfway between south and southwest.

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