Piri Piri

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Piri Piri is the Portuguese name for chili peppers , it is still an epithet for spicy dishes in Portugal and the name of a spicy seasoning sauce. The term is also used in countries on the African continent - there also as Peri Peri or Pili Pili - and has spread from the former Portuguese colonies .

Piri piri sauce in a market in Mozambique
“Frango Piri Piri”, spicy Portuguese chicken marinated in chili sauce
Chili peppers, called Piri Piri, here on Lake Tanganyika
Dried pods, known in Portugal and West Africa under the collective name of Piri Piri
Dried and ground chillies as piri piri spice powder

Word origin

The term piri piri is found in Swahili and means pepper, pepper . Portuguese traders brought small pods of the Capsicum chinense species to the African colonies. There the name Piri Piri or Peri Peri or Pili Pili was formed. In states such as today's Angola , Zimbabwe , South Africa and Uganda , cultivation was cultivated and the Birdeye chilli was bred from the original plant . In Malawi and Zimbabwe this is grown on a large scale. In Portugal today, Piri Piri generally refers to hot chillies.

Piri Piri as a collective term

In Portugal, more or less all (red) chilli varieties are subsumed under the term. Small and hot fruits are preferred, however, and are also often grown in home gardens.

Piri Piri as a spice

Very often in Portugal, in some areas of Spain and parts of Africa, the chili peppers are bundled, air-dried and only then used as a spice. The dry chillies can then be processed into powder. A seasoning paste can also be made from the crushed fruit by adding lemon juice and / or other spices. This variant is more common in West Africa than in Portugal.

Piri Piri as an addition to the name

In the Portuguese cuisine, this addition behind the name of the dish identifies this as a spicy variant that was seasoned with chilli - usually with a marinade. Spicy grilled chicken - Frango Piri Piri - is known across national borders .

Piri Piri as a spice sauce

There is no fixed recipe. Only the basic ingredients fresh chili peppers, lemon, oil and paprika are the same. Depending on the region, onions , salt as well as pepper , clove pepper , tarragon and / or bay leaves are added to the seasoning . The degree of sharpness can also vary greatly. In parts of West Africa, the seasoning sauce is part of the basic equipment of the kitchen. Meanwhile, various variations of recipes for your own production can be found in kitchen and recipe portals. Finished products are also sold over the Internet or are offered for sale in the delicatessen assortment of supermarkets outside the countries of manufacture.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ What is Piri-Piri? pepperworld.com, November 13, 2014, accessed January 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Piri-Piri. Pons online dictionary, accessed January 27, 2017 .
  3. ↑ What is Piri-Piri? pepperworld.com, November 13, 2014, accessed January 25, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Piri Piri Chili. chilipflanzen.com, December 6, 2015, accessed January 25, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Piri Piri Chicken. The Telegraph, May 15, 2015, accessed January 26, 2017 .
  6. ↑ What is Piri-Piri? justspices.de, September 15, 2015, accessed on January 25, 2017 .