Mexicali Blues

It's hard not to be excited about what you are going to order for your meal when you walk into Mexicali Blues . After a long day, there is not much better than tacos and a margarita, but there is something else to be excited about! The first thing being brought to your table is salsa! At our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican Restaurant , salsa is a big deal! History of Salsa Salsa has been a popular condiment for longer than most will realize. The history of salsa originated with the Inca people. It can also be traced to the Aztecs and Mayans. The Aztec lords used tomatoes, chilies, beans, and squash. They used salsa served on turkey, venison, and fish. The tradition was passed to later cultures in Central America and eventually in the United States. In the early 1800’s bottles, hot sauces made their appearance in Massachusetts. In 1868 Tabasco debuted it hot sauce. In 1948 Texas became the home to the first Salsa manufacturer in the United States. Salsa really became popular in the...

It's next to impossible to come into our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican restaurant and not enjoy our incredible salsa. Once it's set in front of your along with those crispy chips, they're both irresistible! That delicious salsa adds an extra flavor boost to all of the amazing dishes at Mexicali Blues too. It's so good, in fact, that you probably didn't even realize that it's a healthy food to eat!  Delicious AND Healthy Go ahead, have an extra helping of salsa. It's full of natural ingredients that are good for more than just your taste buds. Here are a few of the amazing benefits you get from eating it.  Tomatoes contain the carotenoid lycopene, which has been linked to reducing a person's risk of cancer.  Salsa is a cholesterol-free food because all of the ingredients in it come from plants. This also makes it a tasty vegan option.  Onions and tomatoes have quercetin, which is an antioxidant that researchers have found to have anti-cancer, an...

Some people enter our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican restaurant with all eyes on the menu items, others are all about the world-famous margaritas, but many customers are mainly concerned about the taste of one particular condiment on every table. Mexicali Blues salsa is such a popular item around here, we ended up bottling the stuff so that people could take a big jar of it home with them! Today, you can even find this delicious sauce on the shelves in many Missouri grocery stores.  Salsa History Salsa has been used as a tasty condiment for meals for a very long time. It has been traced back to the times of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas. The main ingredients in their version were tomatoes, chilies, and ground squash seeds. Aztec lords were served salsa along with dishes such as turkey, venison, lobster, and fish.  A Spanish priest and missionary, Alonso de Molina, is credited with giving this condiment the name "salsa" in 1571, which means "sauce" in Spanish. ...