When Alicia was teaching English to school teachers in Silao we had an opportunity to get to know that beautiful city a bit. It is about the same size as Guanajuato, around 150,000 people, but there are some major differences. Due to Guanajuato's remarkable history and iconic landmarks it is more a tourist destination than Silao. Silao is probably better know as a manufacturing center anchored by the gigantic General Motors plant. Silao is also flat! Bicycles abound. Guanajuato is up and down hanging onto the sides of mountains.
Many of our friends in Guanajuato shop in Silao each week as the price of very high quality food there is quite reasonable. Our friend, Poncho Medina, introduced us one day to a carniceria, butcher shop, in Silao where we went especially to buy Chorizos de Almendrada, an unusually delicious sausage stuffed with meats, spices, dried fruits and almonds. We have become addicted. The name of the shop is La Unica, Carniceria y Tocineria.
The operators of the shop, Luis and Diego, are incredibly patient with Gringos still struggling with Spanish. Further, their meats, bacons and sausages are 'the best'!
We have bought whole pork shoulders there weighing up to fifteen pounds each to make 'Southern style' barbeque, and enough Chorizos de Almendrada to sink a boat.
We highly recommend this shop with one caveat; call before you drive over to buy Chorizos de Almendrada. Yesterday our friend Conrad and I didn't call ahead. The good news was that although we got no chorizos, - sold out, we did get a beautiful custom cut pork shoulder and a 'rack' of the prettiest, - and best tasting pork chops we've ever eaten. - Well, I have to give Conrad a great deal of the credit there as he grilled them to perfection with a 'to die for' pineapple/vinegar basting sauce.
Luis and Diego are located in the back left hand corner of the Silao city market. There phone number is 01 (472)722 2366
Luis wielding his knife
Diego packing sausages for a customer
Luis checking to see if we're serious about leaving the fat on a pork shoulder
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