If you ever find yourself in Laredo, Texas, you must stop in to say hello to my new friend, Elsa Sanchez, the owner and operator of La India Packing Co., Inc. & Tasting Room Cafe. La India has been a Laredo mainstay since Elsa's grandparents founded the company in 1924. Since then, the company has grown and their products are now sold in H.E.B., Walmart, and Fiesta stores throughout Texas. Elsa’s grandfather, Antonio R. Rodriguez, learned about medicinal herbs and spices from an old Indian woman in Lampazos de Naranjo, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution when he sought remedies to treat sick and injured soldiers along the northern border. Later, Don Antonio and his wife began selling candies and Mexican hot chocolate from their home on Marcella Avenue, the same house Elsa grew up in. Today, the house serves as La India’s headquarters and offers customers authentic … [Read more...]
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