Stand-In Sauce

In the summer, I mentioned my newly-found fondness for Lizano Sauce. As that product is produced only in Costa Rica, it is something not commonly available here, even in Hispanic food shops. I did locate a place on Broadway in Vancouver which may carry it. I simply never got around to check that out.

I loved the flavour of Lizano Salsa, as it tasted of tamarind to me. Closer inspection of its label showed only vegetables such as carrots as ingredients. The vegetable stock must be boiled down resulting in a sauce-like consistency.


Fortunately last week I discovered the bottle of Tamerina by Maggi at the Superstore. The Indian sauce is a perfect replacement for Lizano. I will no longer be on the lookout nor tempted to order Lizano bottles from ebay.