![]() ![]() One of her staple items is the Pickle Roll-a giant pickle wrapped in a fruit roll-up covered in her unique spice. Once the word got around in her family’s circle that she was making traditional candies, Garza started to get more creative. ![]() Translated as “badass spicy candies,” the company took off in March 2020 after Garza spiced up a backyard beer for her mother and realized she was on to something. At 22 years old, she started her own candy business, known today as Chingona Picosita Candies. Houston native and founder Natalie Garza had no plans to work for someone else. You can find Pica Queen at many weekend farmers’ markets around the city, sometimes selling their famous agua fresca beverage called the Pica Sunrise, which has pineapple and hibiscus.Ī post shared by Chingonapicositacandies□□ Chingona Picosita Candies Pica Queen also sells the dry spice mix in small and large sizes for $6 and $11, and the chamoy paste in a dipping container for $10 or a squeeze bottle for $6 and $11. Or choose from a variety of dulces enchilados, such as gummy worms, gummy bears, sour watermelon patches, gushers, cherry bombs, and more. Stimulate every taste bud on your tongue with Molina’s juicy chamoy paste, which comes in several different flavors: watermelon, pineapple, lime, mango, and original. Their specially curated spice is made from naturally sourced hibiscus and peppers that she gets from the same farmers’ markets and is 100 percent natural, with no artificial flavors or added food dyes. During the pandemic, both Molina and her husband lost their jobs and decided to sell candy at farmers’ markets to provide for their family. Hazel Molina, the owner of Pica Queen LLC, began making her chamoy from scratch eight years ago when she discovered that she was allergic to red food dye. ![]() It started with a pregnancy craving for mangonadas. ![]()
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