pico de gallo

     

Pico e gallo (Spanish for "rooster's beak") is the term generally referring to a fresh condiment made from chopped tomato, onion, and chiles (typically jalapeƱos or serranos). Other ingredients may also be added, such as limon juice (or lemon ), fresh cilantro (leaf of coriander), avocado, cucumber, or radish. In some regions of Mexico, a fruit salad tossed in lime juice and sprinkled with a salty Chile powder is also known as pico de gallo, while the tomato-based condiment is better known as salsa picada, which means minced or chopped sauce, or salsa mexicana, because the colours red (tomato), white (onion), and green (chile) are the colours of the Mexican flag.

Trivia about pico de gallo

  • The name of this chopped fruit relish means "rooster's beak"
  • The name of this salsa means "beak of the rooster"