On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 05:27:16 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> wrote:

> On Monday, March 10, 2014 1:48:02 AM UTC-4, Travis McGee wrote:
> >
> > A Brazilian store just opened up nearby, so I spent an hour or so
> > browsing. Among other items, I picked up a bottle of "piri-piri" sauce,
> > a Brazilian hot sauce. It is very hot, and quite tasty.
> >
> > An interesting aspect is that it does not list vinegar as an ingredient;
> > it claims to be 45% chili, along with salt, water, oil, and spices. It
> > does have citric acid, but it doesn't taste like there much of it, as it
> > is not tart at all.
>
> I think you'll find that piri piri is Portuguese,
> not Brazilian. it is also used as an ingredient
> in cooking rather than as a condiment.
>
I thought it was African... South African to be specific, probably
because it was a South African (Chatty Cathy) who mentioned it the
first time I'd ever heard of it. I am not a hot sauce fanatic, so
I've done zero research on the subject - but I do know that an African
(very hot) chile pepper is used to make it.



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