Pico de gallo, or salsa fresca, is the basic salsa that is used as an all-purpose condiment in Mexico. There are innumerable variations, but here is a basic — and very tasty — version.
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Pico de Gallo, or Salsa Fresca
Picado de Rábano
(Guatemalan radish salad)
Serve picado de rábano as a refreshing side salad for Guatemalan meals. Adding chicharrones, or fried pork rinds, turns it into a salad called chojin.
Piña Coladas
(Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)
This drink — whose name simply means “strained pineapple” — was invented in the 1950s or 1960s in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Pho Bo
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)
Seemingly simple, yet wonderfully complex, Vietnamese pho bo is more than just broth with beef and noodles. Pho is considered one of the world’s great dishes.
Pflaumenkuchen
(German plum tart)
This German fruit tart is a simple way to use the freshest stone fruit of the season. Don’t restrict yourself to plums! Peaches and apricots work well too.
Pesto Genovese
(Italian basil-pinenut sauce)
Pesto genovese is an ancient Italian sauce, authentically made with a mortar and pestle, and is the classic accompaniment to pasta in the Ligurian town of Genoa.
Pescado a la Veracruzana
(Mexican fish Veracruz-style)
Pescado à la veracruzana is one of the most famous seafood dishes of Veracruz on the Caribbean coast of eastern Mexico. The ingredients and seasonings show a strong Spanish influence.
Pernil al Horno
(Puerto Rican roast pork shoulder)
In this recipe, pork shoulder gets marinated in a flavorful mixture of garlic, oregano and vinegar and then slowly roasted until the meat is almost falling apart.
Perico Venezolano
(Venezuelan scrambled eggs)
A popular breakfast dish in Venezuela is perico, eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes and peppers. It can be eaten with bread or stuffed into arepas.
Penang Hokkien Mee
(Malaysian spicy shrimp and pork noodle soup)
Hokkien mee is actually the name for three different noodle dishes. In Penang, Hokkien mee is a steaming bowl of noodles and rich shrimp broth, studded with sliced pork, shrimp, vegetables and chiles.