Pico de gallo
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Pico de gallo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpiko ðe ˈɣaʝo], lit. 'rooster's beak'), also called salsa fresca ('fresh
Etymology
[edit]According to food writer Sharon Tyler Herbst,[1] pico de gallo ("rooster's beak") is named thus because originally people ate it by pinching pieces between the thumb and forefinger.
In their book Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, Rick Bayless and Deann Groen speculate that the name might allude to the bird-feed–like texture and appearance of the mince.[2]
Many native residents of the Sonoran Mexico region explain that the salsa is thus named because the serrano pepper resembles a rooster's beak in shape.[3]
The Spanish picar means "to chop" or "to bite" (in the sense of a spicy chili having a "bite"); in the first person conjugation, picar becomes pico.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Dabu-dabu
- Lomi salmon
- Pebre
- Vinagrete
- Xnipec
- Afghan salad, a similar salad from Afghanistan
- Arab salad, a similar salad from the Arab world
- Çoban salatası, a similar salad from Turkey
- Greek salad, a similar salad from Greece
- Israeli salad, a similar salad from Israel
- Kachumbari, a similar salad from East Africa
- Kachumber, a similar salad from India
- Serbian salad, a similar salad from Serbia
- Shirazi salad, a similar salad from Iran
- Shopska salad, a similar salad from Bulgaria
- List of Mexican dishes
- List of tomato dishes
References
[edit]- ^ Sharon Tyler Herbst, Food Lover's Companion, 2nd ed., as quoted in Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995: www.Epicurious.com, retrieved 10/3/2007 pico de gallo
- ^ Bayless, Rick; Groen, Deann. Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico.
- ^ Wilder, Janos. The Great Chiles Rellenos Book. Ten Speed Press, 2013.
External links
[edit]Pico de Gallo at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject