Salsa verde
Spicy Mexican sauce based on tomatillos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about spicy Mexican salsa. For Italian and Spanish herb sauce, see Green sauce.
Salsa verde (lit. 'green sauce') is a type of spicy, green sauce in Mexican cuisine based on tomatillo and green chili peppers.
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Type | Green sauce |
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Place of origin | Mexico |
Main ingredients | Tomatillo, chili pepper |
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The tomatillo-based Mexican salsa verde dates to the Aztec Empire, as documented by the Spanish physician Francisco Hernández, and is distinct from the various medieval European parsley-based green sauces.[1]
In the cuisines of Mexico and the Southwestern United States, it is often served with Mexican or Tex-Mex style dishes like enchiladas and chicharrón (pork rinds). The version typical of New Mexico consists mostly of green chile rather than tomatillos.