Minuteman Salsa
Brand of salsa in the United States
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Minuteman Salsa was a brand of salsa made in the United States. The brand was founded by Ryan Lambert along with four associates during mid-2006 in reference to the illegal immigration debate.[1][2]
Minuteman Salsa asserted that it was America's only 100% United States-made salsa. The company boasted of its "Americanness" as its main selling point, claiming the salsa was made in America using "American ingredients".[3] The company's now-defunct web site criticized "Big Salsa" for owning factories outside the United States.[4]
Minuteman Salsa and founder Ryan Lambert were awarded a "bum steer" award by the Texas politics and culture magazine Texas Monthly in the January 2007 issue.[5] The salsa and its founder appeared in numerous newspapers, including the Albuquerque Journal and the El Paso Times.[6]
Minuteman Salsa claimed that it donated a portion of its profits to the Minuteman Project, an American vigilante organization that patrols the Mexico–United States border to prevent migrants from successfully crossing into the United States.[4][7] The salsa's slogan was "Deport Bad Taste."[7][8]
