Tiger_Lily wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> jacquie wrote:
>>> Pico de gallo is a Mexican dish. I like it without the
>>> jalapenos...don't do hot....what I do like about it is the freshness.
>>> They used to serve it at a local steakhouse with chips...I liked to
>>> put it on my mesquite grilled steak instead of sauce.
>>
>> Jacquie,
>>
>> If you remove the seeds and membranes from the jalapenos and use a few
>> less, it's not that hot at all. You do have to wear gloves when
>> working with the peppers. Since most of my friends are "senior
>> citizens" I don't make a hot pico.
>>
>> It's very easy to make at home. For a not hot version, use 1 seeded,
>> rinsed jalapeno with membrane removed to 4 largish Roma tomatoes. I
>> peel the tomatoes, but you don't have to. Seed and dice the tomatoes.
>> Add some diced sweet onion, chopped cilantro, salt and freshly
>> squeezed lime juice to taste.
>>
>> The best pico do gallo is made chopping the veggies by hand. Electric
>> processors or TV-type chopping machines mash the tomato and the
>> mixture is gooey and doesn't taste as fresh.
>>
> ok, i'm a confused Canuck
>
> this sounds like the 'salsa' that is served with chips at the Mexican
> restaurant that we LOVE to go to
>
> they also have 2 different kinds of pepper juice that you can add to the
> mix if it's not hot enough for you
>
> it's rather delightful, and it constantly changes as to the mix of
> cilantro or jalapeno's or liquids that it has in it........... i think i
> am liking the 'runny' version of it more and more
>
> so, is this anything like salsa?
>

Salsa is a generic word meaning "sauce" so pico de gallo is a kind of
salsa. The English translation of pico de gallo ("peek-oh dee gai-oh")
is rooster beak. Don't ask me why.

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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
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