Re: [CH] Piri-Piri Sauce
Louis Cohen (louiscohen@home.com)
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 05:29:43 -0800
It's certainly true that all chiles originated in the Americas. I don't
know if the Portuguese or other Europeans brought them to Africa.
I stand corrected on tomatillos. It would have been more accurate to have
said that tomatillos are most often roasted, peeled, crushed and used in
salsa; they are rarely eaten raw, but it happens.
Regards from sunny San Leandro
Louis Cohen
N37° 43' 7" W122° 8' 42"
http://members.home.net/louiscohen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Irvine" <dougandmarie@home.com>
To: "Louis Cohen" <louiscohen@home.com>
Cc: <pdelaharpe@bigpond.com>; "Chile Heads List"
<chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Piri-Piri Sauce
> Wrong......ALL chiles originated in the Americas, and were taken from the
new
> world to Europe by the Spanish, Portugese, Italians, whoever, and then
were
> taken to Africa, China and all other countries. Likewise, the tomato, and
the
> tomatillo, and the tomatillo IS eaten raw in salsa, etc. The information
is
> mistaken. cheers, Doug in BC
>
> Louis Cohen wrote:
>
> > It is generally believed that Portuguese colonists brought piri-piri
sauce
> > back to mainland Portugal from the colonies in Africa.
> >
> > Here's a web page with a recipe for it.
> >
> > http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/piri-piri.html
> >
> > Regards from sunny San Leandro
> >
> > Louis Cohen
> > N37° 43' 7" W122° 8' 42"
> > http://members.home.net/louiscohen
>
>