Curious Facts

The Mexican pantry is full of tradition and science

By Kiwilimón - 2020-10-01T09:01:06Z
What is it that never misses in your pantry? A can of tuna, some pickled chilies, a tomato puree for making pasta? These products are almost certainly part of every Mexican pantry today, but the history of packaged products goes back around four centuries.For breakfast, lunch, or dinner, we always have a can of vegetables to prepare an omelet with mushrooms, a tomato puree to make chicken tinga, or green sauce to accompany our sincronizadas, thanks to Nicolas Appert, who in 1809 managed to preserve foods like soups, vegetables, juices, and even dairy products in bottles or jars.These packaged foods were utilized during the war, and later on, canning was patented. Years later, European packaging methods arrived in the United States, where a scientific basis for canning was established by describing specific heating time and temperature requirements for sterilizing foods.This is how right now, in your pantry, you have Mexican products ready to use, from mushrooms in all their presentations to zucchini flowers, chickpeas, ready-to-serve sauces, as companies like Herdez® have become part of the packaging industry by making them with love and care, offering Mexican families the highest standards of quality, innovation, and trust that have characterized them since the foundation of the Comercializadora over 100 years ago.With so much tradition behind them, they have not stopped renewing themselves, and their new image and visual identity reflect their values in all their products and categories, such as flavor, care for the environment, and the Mexican countryside.For Dafne Maya Beristain, Marketing Grouper of Herdez®, “our country is full of flavors that are born in the heart of the countryside and that Herdez® carefully selects so that Mexican families can use them with complete confidence. This legacy and commitment, which we are proud of, is the force that nourishes the new image.”This is how you have a piece of the countryside and freshness in your pantry, and with just opening the door, you can easily locate the Herdez® product line or any of its vegetable cans that you need to prepare that dish you love so much, in the simplest way.