I've always loved to cook, and began by "helping" my grandmother at a very tender age. In the years since then, I've added to my recipe collection many favorites from my travels around the world. Standouts have been New England clam chowder, Carolina barbeque, and Carribean style baked grouper. However, "hot and spicy" never made it into the repetoire until I moved to Texas, and began traveling to Mexico several times a year. I've come late in life to really enjoy the flavors of Mexico, particularly "hot salsas" and Mayan dishes like Conchinita Pibil and Mayan Chicken. Far and away, the best source I've found for sometimes "hard-to-find" ingredients has been the Michoacana Market in San Antonio. It's a delight to the senses! I shop at the La Michoacana located at: 3630 Fredericksburg Rd. San Antonio , TX, 78201 Phone: 210-733-5100 Hours : Monday - Sunday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm "La Michoacana Meat Market™ was founded in February of 1986 in the city of Houston, TX. This chain of Hispanic supermarkets was founded by a Mexican family with the idea of a Mexican company to serve all Hispanics. La Michoacana Market has grown rapidly throughout the years. It holds a concept of a medium size supermarket with a variety of fresh products and other items which fulfill the basic needs of most Hispanic families. With only a few employees, in a very family oriented ambience, La Michoacana Market was a rather small store with 1,800 square feet, but with great service and quality in fresh meats and vegetables as well as products of main necessity. With the support of this family owned business, La Michoacana Meat Market™ can now be found throughout the majority of Texas especially in its bigger cities such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin. La Michoacana Meat Market™ keeps growing throughout Texas and in the United States in search of making this business better day by day in order to give our clients the best service. Our goal is to offer great service, cleanliness, and to provide lower prices for high quality products. These supermarkets can also be found in the outskirts of these major cities to provide great service wherever you may need it. With almost 100, La Michoacana Meat Market™ keeps growing year after year. Today, these supermarkets can be found from 5,000 square feet up to 12,000 square feet. La Michoacana Meat Market™ is the largest independent Hispanic grocery store chain in the United States. With a great focus in our quality of meats cut and prepared to your desire, La Michoacana Meat Market™ also offers a department of authentic dishes with its own food, bakery, and produce. Everyone can count on a real authentic feel of Mexico through our foods and products."