KANKUN®sauce infuses signature dish at top London restaurant
KANKUN® CHIPOTLE HOT sauce is to be used in the signature Chicken Tinga dish at one of London's most popular Mexican restaurants, Lupita East.
KANKUN® is a family business founded in 2012 by Rolando Cardenas, to support the fashionable Mexican culture with authentic Mexican flavours and to liven up the taste of meals without harmful additives.
Chicken Tinga is an authentic Mexican recipe that consists of a generous amount of onion, scented herbs, shredded chicken and Chile Chipotle. The dish is then served with slices of avocado and a considerable helping of KANKUN® CHIPOTLE HOT.
Rolando Cardenas, founder of KANKUN®, stated, "ChickenTinga is family favourite of mine, so when one of the top Mexican restaurants in London wanted to use our sauce in it was a great honour. We are seeing a huge rise in the popularity of Mexican cuisine in the UK. We love working with established and up and coming members of the Mexican food industry to create authentic dishes to give the British citizens a true taste of Mexico."
Marco Cuervo, executive chef at Lupita, developed the recipe for the Chicken Tinga with KANKUN® CHIPOTLE HOT. He says "I like the authenticity and flavour that KANKUN® CHIPOTLE HOT delivers. It is an excellent choice for this Chicken Tinga dish as the sauce combines Rolando's traditional family recipe along with my own family recipe."
Marco has a BA in Gastronomy from the Universidad Del Claustro de Sor Juana in Mexico City; prior to joining Luipta in 2011, he worked in many of London's well-known Mexican restaurants, such as Taqueria and Mercado Cantina.
At Lupita, Marco manages the daily operations in the kitchen, whilst being responsible for the food preparation in addition to being the driving creative force behind the development of the menu.
Lupita prides their selves on the authenticity of the menu. Using the appetizing and fresh ingredients, customers enjoy a range of tacos, tostadas, quesadillas and enchiladas to salads, soups and homemade tortilla chips. Lupita has also been voted one of the top five Mexican restaurants in London.
You can visit Lupita East and try their signature Chicken Tinga with KANKUN® CHIPOTLE HOT sauce at:
60 - 62 Commercial Street
London
E1 6LT
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KANKUN®
Backgrounder
KANKUN®
is a family business founded in 2012 by Rolando Cardenas, to support the fashionable
Mexican culture with authentic Mexican flavours and to liven up the taste of
meals without harmful additives.
Born
in Mexico, and with UK citizenship, Rolando has a profound passion for food and
Mexican culture. Today he and his team
are committed to the KANKUN® BRAND that and have already
achieved record sales among restaurants, speciality Mexican shops,
delicatessens, independent stores and online retailers.
KANKUN® offers four authentic Mexican sauces. Free of
gluten and additives, all are suitable for vegetarians. The range comprises:
- Chipotle Hot (launched
2012), a unique blend of earthy and smoky spiciness and the perfect heat
level
- Chipotle Mild (launched
2012), for those who like their flavour with a mild touch of heat
- Marinade Sauce (launched June 2013 at the Harrogate Trade Show), for marinating
and adding a Mexican flavour with a smoky medium heat in a single step
·
Habanero (launched April 2013 at the Farm Shop and Deli Show, Birmingham),85% habanero puree for extreme heat
lovers with a moreish flavour
KANKUN®
Sauce uses a secret recipe guarded fervently by generations of grandmas,
aunties, and mamas from the Cardenas family. As such, the products represent
the closest possible replication of the traditional homemade sauces enjoyed at
Mexican family gatherings.
Rolando,
the artist behind the sauce, learned the art of the perfect chilli mix by
sneaking into the kitchen at family dinners and watching, tasting and smelling
the age-old recipes at the heart of his family’s tradition. He soaked up the
tricks and secrets of the sauces, then replicated them a thousand times until
they were as good as those from his childhood.
Rolando’s
sauces were first served at fiestas featuring luchadores, mariachis and the
most kicking Mexican food in town. Friends would leave Rolando’s house begging
to take home a dollop of his home made chilli sauce. It became so popular that
Rolando decided to make it available to all by launching KANKUN®
Sauce.
Consumers
enjoy replicating international flavours in their own kitchens. With this in
mind, Rolando has produced the fresh, authentic KANKUN®
Mexican sauces with the love and fun of Mexican culture; as Rolando himself
would say "Liberate your luchador and bring MEXICO to your table"
with KANKUN® SAUCE.
For
more information visit www.kankunsauce.com
For any further enquires, Emma De Maio on 07921 160 134 or email
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