A Chicago teen launches a Chamoy company and the sweet and spicy condiment is already a hit!
Xiomara Vargas, with the help of her mother Veronica Vargas, spent her time at home during the pandemic creating homemade Chamoy recipes.
Chamoy is a Mexican condiment made up of fruits and spices.
It first started as a hobby.
Once her family members and friends tried her Chamoy, word spread fast.
Soon enough, Vargas said she was getting in orders.
The 16-year-old started her business back in July, and she called it Sweet Picante.
She already has over a thousand followers on Sweet Picante’s Instagram page.
She said she hopes to open up a store-front in the Little Village community where she grew up.
“I’ve always...