Life in the Lower Mainland (BC, Canada)

I was introduced to Aji Gourmet Products at a YVR Foodies event at Trattoria Burnaby  where they spoke briefly about their sauces. Yesterday I tried their Aji BURN . Today I whipped up some pasta to try their not-yet-in-stores but available online Aji Pasta. It tasted similar to some of that tomato pasta sauce with assorted spices (insert random brand name here), BUT a lot less salty tasting, despite having 770 mg of sodium per half-cup (125 mL) -- which is quite a bit more than some sauces, like the Classico line of Tomato Sauces . In fact the predominant flavour was more sweet, though also not overly sweet. As with all pasta sauces, you really don't need a lot to flavour your pasta (if you wanted soup or stew, then you're not really having a pasta dish anymore). Random Ingredient comparison: Aji Pasta Sauce Classico Di Napoli Tomato & Basil Basil Basil Black Pepper Chili Cilantro Garlic Garlic ...

I was introduced to Aji Gourmet Products at a YVR Foodies event at Trattoria Burnaby  where they spoke briefly about their sauces. Their products are: gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free low in calories fat free free of preservatives and MSG made with fresh and natural ingredients By using natural ingredients, when you use Aji you are "putting real food on your food". Each bottle is around $8-$10, a price that would have basically doubled if they had committed to going certified organic. I got two bottles, including "BURN", rated at 10,000-15,000 Scovilles in spicy heat. It was my choice to go for something on the spicier side since I'm good with spicy foods and sriracha chili sauce is pretty tame for me. BURN smells like salsa and when consumed straight has a sharp sour-salty taste that whets the appetite and is so powerful I really couldn't make out the tomatoes (maybe a little bit), onions, or cilantro. The ingredients are listed as: toma...