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[[File:Mmm... Pico de Gallo (5923456035).jpg|thumb|right|Pico de gallo made with tomato, onion, and cilantro]]
[[File:Mexico.Salsa.01.jpg|thumb|[[Lime (fruit)|Limes]] sometimes accompany the sauce]]

'''''Pico de gallo''''' (((IPA-es|ˈpiko ðe ˈɣaʝo)), ((literal translation|rooster's beak))), also called '''''salsa fresca''''' ('fresh sauce'), '''''salsa bandera''''' ('flag sauce'), and '''''salsa cruda''''' ('raw sauce'), is a type of [[salsa (sauce)|salsa]] commonly used in [[Mexican cuisine]]. It is traditionally made from chopped [[tomato]], [[onion]], and [[serrano pepper]]s ([[jalapeño]]s or [[habanero]]s may be used as alternatives), with salt, lime juice, and [[cilantro]].

''Pico de gallo'' can be used in much the same way as Mexican liquid salsas. Because it contains less liquid, it also can be used as a main ingredient in dishes such as [[taco]]s and [[fajita]]s.

The tomato-based variety is widely known as '''''salsa picada''''' ('[[Mincing|minced]]/chopped [[sauce]]'). In Mexico it is normally called '''''salsa mexicana''''' ('Mexican sauce'). Because the colors of the red tomato, white onion, and green chili and cilantro are reminiscent of the colors of the [[Flag of Mexico|Mexican flag]], it is also called '''''salsa bandera''''' ('flag sauce').

In many regions of Mexico the term ''pico de gallo'' describes any of a variety of [[salad]]s (including [[fruit salad]]s), [[Salsa (sauce)|salsa]], or [[Filling (cooking)|filling]]s made with [[tomato]], [[tomatillo]], [[avocado]], [[Orange (fruit)|orange]], [[jícama]], cucumber, [[papaya]], or mild chilis. The ingredients are tossed in lime juice and optionally with either [[hot sauce]] or [[Chamoy (sauce)|chamoy]], then sprinkled with a salty [[chili powder]].

==Etymology==
According to [[food writer]] [[Sharon Tyler Herbst]],<ref>[[Sharon Tyler Herbst]], ''[[Food Lover's Companion]]'', 2nd ed., as quoted in Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995:  www.Epicurious.com, retrieved 10/3/2007 [http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/search?query=pico+de+gallo pico de gallo]</ref> ''pico de gallo'' ("rooster's beak") is named thus because originally people ate it by pinching pieces between the [[thumb]] and [[forefinger]].

In their book ''Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico'', [[Rick Bayless]] and Deann Groen speculate that the name might allude to the [[bird feed|bird-feed]]–like texture and appearance of the mince.<ref>Bayless, Rick; Groen, Deann. ''Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico''.</ref>

Many native residents of the [[Sonora, Mexico|Sonoran Mexico]] region explain that the salsa is thus named because the [[serrano pepper]] resembles a rooster's beak in shape.<ref>Wilder, Janos. ''The Great Chiles Rellenos Book''. Ten Speed Press, 2013.</ref>

The Spanish [[:wikt:picar#Spanish|''picar'']] means "to chop" or "to bite" (in the sense of a spicy chili having a "bite"); in the first person conjugation, ''picar'' becomes ''pico''.((cn|date=November 2022))

==See also==
((Portal|Food|Mexico))
* [[Dabu-dabu]]
* [[Lomi salmon]]
* [[Pebre]]
* [[Vinagrete]]
* [[Xnipec]]
* [[Afghan salad]], a similar salad from Afghanistan
* [[Arab salad]], a similar salad from the Arab world
* [[Çoban salatası]], a similar salad from Turkey
* [[Greek salad]], a similar salad from Greece
* [[Israeli salad]], a similar salad from Israel
* [[Kachumbari]], a similar salad from East Africa
* [[Kachumber]], a similar salad from India
* [[Serbian salad]], a similar salad from Serbia
* [[Shirazi salad]], a similar salad from Iran
* [[Shopska salad]], a similar salad from Bulgaria
* [[List of Mexican dishes]]
* [[List of tomato dishes]]

==References==
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==External links==
* ((Cookbook-inline|Pico de Gallo))

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