Dining
BY THALIA GUZMAN
The mangonada ($6) is mango-based sorbet topped with mango pieces, chamoy and a tamarind candy stick.
The corn in a cup ($5.50) has white corn, cheese, mayo, housemade Mexican cream and a signature chile sauce.
Munchies, which o ers a variety of Mexican street food snacks, was launched in 2013 by Tamaulipas-native Ramiro Mendiola.
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Munchies serves savory, Mexican-style treats
Before Munchies launched in 2013 in San Antonio, nding Mexican white corn snacks was a challenge for owner Ramiro Mendiola, who craved authentic treats from Mexico. “Us Mexicans are always looking for food,” Mendiola said. “At that time, I couldn’t nd the kind of snacks I grew up eating in Mexico in San Antonio.” The background Mendiola, who is from Tamaulipas, moved to San Antonio at 22 to earn his master’s degree in law at St. Mary’s University. After graduating, he said he wanted to take a shot at starting a busi- ness. Inspired by his love of Mexican street food, Mendiola launched Munchies to ll the gap of authentic Mexican treats in San Antonio. What they o er To remain as authentic as possible, Mendiola sources about 50 percent of his ingredients from Mexico and makes his own spices and sauces from scratch. In Mexico, corn in a cup usually uses white corn instead of yellow, which Mendiola said is typically o ered in San Antonio. Munchies serves white corn in a cup with mayo, cream and chile sauce. Other popular items include the Tostielote, which blends the same ingredients over salsa verde- avored Tostitos chips, and the mangonada. Munchies also o ers chamoy-covered candy
options like Skittles, gummies, tamarind, among others. On the fruit side, o erings include the manzana preparada, which is a sliced apple cov- ered in tamarind candy and topped with chamoy sauce, Japanese peanuts, and gummy candy. What else? Mendiola said he is proud to see businesses like his ourish in San Antonio. “I don’t ever see this as a competition with other businesses, “ Mendiola said. “I see it as a shared love of our food and our culture.” Mendiola said he has future aspirations to open more locations near The University of Texas at San Antonio. He hopes he can make Munchies a place where families can gather for quality time and tasty snacks.
Munchies sells chamoy-covered candies.
The Tostielote ($7) has salsa-verde avored Tostito chips, corn, mayo, Mexican crema, cheese and chile sauce.
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Chamoy-covered treats include gummy candy.
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