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Pico de gallo made with tomato, onion, and cilantro Limes sometimes accompany the sauce.. Pico de gallo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpiko ðe ˈɣaʝo], lit. ' rooster's beak '), also called salsa fresca ('fresh sauce'), salsa bandera ('flag sauce'), and salsa cruda ('raw sauce'), is a type of salsa commonly used in Mexican cuisine.
The term "salsa" was coined by Johnny Pacheco in the 1960s in New York, as an umbrella term for Cuban dance music being played in the city at the time. [2] Salsa as a dance emerged soon after, being a combination of mambo (which was popular in New York in the 1950s) as well as Latin dances such as Son and Rumba as well as American dances such as swing, hustle, and tap.
Though the word salsa means any kind of sauce in Spanish, in English, it refers specifically to these Mexican table sauces, especially to the chunky tomato-and-chili-based pico de gallo, as well as to salsa verde. [2] [3] Tortilla chips with salsa are a ubiquitous appetizer in Mexican-American restaurants, but not in Mexico itself. [4]
Salsa music is a style of Caribbean music, combining elements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, ... La Salsa (in Spanish) (2 ed.). Bogotá: Intermedio Editores.
Most of the songs are heavy on the soneos or improvisations that are at the heart of classic salsa. [2] The title song is a cover of the 1992 song "Yay Boy" by the group Africando . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for four Latin Grammy Awards at the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards , including Record of the Year and ...
Sopes with green salsa. A sope (Spanish pronunciation:) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a fried masa base with savory toppings. Also known as picadita (in Tierra Caliente, Guerrero) [citation needed], it originates in the central and southern parts of Mexico, where it was sometimes first known as pellizcadas.
Among non-Latinos, some admitted that his music had been responsible for their interest in salsa as a genre and even the Spanish language. [4] As salsa moved closer to pop music, and toned down the eroticism in its lyrics during the 1990s, Ruiz was challenged, along with other salsa romántica performers, but he managed to record a number of ...
"Pedro Navaja" (English: Peter Blade) is a salsa song written and performed by Rubén Blades from the 1978 collaboration with Willie Colón, Siembra, about a criminal of the same name. [1] Navaja means "folding knife" in Spanish. Inspired by the song "Mack the Knife", [2] it tells the story of a panderer's life and presumed death.