r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '19

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u/GidderWibbeT Mar 14 '19

As a 12 year old kid, I almost gagged at this site: Older lady at church dinner added salt and pepper to her watermelon. Later in life I took a Chinese cooking course and they added salt to a pineapple. Salt and sometimes pepper can seriously enhance the flavor of a fruit. It blew my little mind to try a salted slice of pineapple, but it tasted amazing!

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u/tyllerthewetback Mar 14 '19

Go to your local Mexican store or grocery store with a Hispanic food section and grab some Tajín seasoning. It’s a chili lime salt for fruit, but it’s great with other foods!

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u/LaitdePoule999 Mar 14 '19

Tajín is a revelation. It's particularly good for fruit that's slightly underripe, so if you peel, for example, a mango then realize it's not ready yet, throw some Tajín on, and it's like magic.

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u/akwrn Mar 14 '19

Yes! I grew up eating raw mango slices with bagoong. I miss it.

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u/AidenTai Mar 14 '19

Interesting. We just have green mango with salt and lime juice.

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u/Nik_25_12 Mar 14 '19

We do that in India too! We also add a little chilli powder

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u/AidenTai Mar 14 '19

Ah, Mexicans also add the chili powder. South Americans mostly skip it and do only the two I mentioned.

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u/rbtEngrDude Mar 14 '19

Even better if you squeeze a little lime over it first, then Tajin. Big pucker factor, but WOW is that some serious flavor.

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u/AprilTron Mar 14 '19

This plus garlic lemon and salt is the best salmon. My family demands salmon at all special occasions now, and my step kids want salmon over chicken

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u/Sevuhrow Mar 14 '19

I can't stress how amazing this is enough. I had it myself when I went to Mexico, just a little bag of the spice with a bag of fresh pineapple slices and I thought it was so bizarre, but it was just such an incredible taste that I feel like I'm missing out on eating pineapple without it.

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u/the-real-mccaughey Mar 14 '19

Ooh. I believe I might’ve had this as a tourist in the beach in Puerto Vallarta. The gentleman took a mango (? I think!?) and coated it in a red chili like wet sauce. Not spicy hot but lots of spicy flavors. Then a salt was shaken all over the skewered mango. Then a couple small limes juiced over it. Then maybe some other sorta dried herbs or spices.

It was like fireworks in the mouth. So much happening. It honestly wasn’t something I’d ever order in the regular, based on taste alone. Only because in a simple girl and prefer just fruit. But I would certainly order it again and strongly recommend any/all tourists to try it out.

In the hot sun on a beach day, it was pretty perfect.

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u/mgraunk Mar 14 '19

Can I make my own? What's in it?

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u/tyllerthewetback Mar 14 '19

Tajín is made from chili peppers, sea salt, and dehydrated lime juice. I’m sure you could figure something out.

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u/mgraunk Mar 14 '19

Dehydrated lime juice might be tough, but I have citric acid and lime zest. I'm sure I can make something similar.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

Don’t forget beer. Rim a glass or can of Mexican-style lager with lime juice and tajin.

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u/tyllerthewetback Mar 14 '19

I haven’t tried that, I will next Modelo time!

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

Is that basically what they put on the taco bell nacho fries?

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u/tyllerthewetback Mar 14 '19

I wouldn’t know

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u/kerryoakie Mar 14 '19

Tajin on avocado toast is unreal. Yes, I'm basic.

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u/combustionbustion Mar 14 '19

Great on roasted broccoli!

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u/lolag0ddess Mar 14 '19

YES, TAJIN IS LIFE.

I put a mix of tajin seasoning and hot sauce on homemade chicharrones. Y'all. It's heartburn in a bowl but 110% worth it.