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Pico de gallo is a garnish made from chopped onion, tomato, and chiles(typically serranos or jalapeņos).
Other ingredients can also be added, such as lime juice ( lemon in Mexico), cilantro (coriander leaves), avocado, cucumber, and radish. Pico de gallo is Spanish for "rooster's beak".
It can be used in much the same way as other Mexican salsas or Indian chutneys; but since it is less liquid, it can also be used as a main ingredient in dishes such as tacoFor the singer, see Taco Ockerse A taco is a traditional Mexican dish comprising a rolled or folded, pliable tortilla (of either maize or wheat flour) filled with meat (generally grilled beef, pork, or variety meats such as tongue or brains), chilli-baseds and fajitaIn the lexicon of food, a fajita generically refers to grilled meat served on a flour tortilla with condiments. Popular meats are beef, chicken, pork and shrimp. They are often cooked with onions and peppers. Popular condiments are sour cream, guacamole,s.
In Mexico, pico de gallo is better known as salsa mexicana because the colors red ( tomato), white ( onion), and green ( chile) are the colors of the Mexican flag.
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