Salsa (sauce)

:This article is about sauces; for other uses of Salsa see Salsa.

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In Spanish, salsa can refer to any type of sauce, but in English it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato-based sauces typical of Latin American cuisine, particularly uncooked sauces or dips.

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Spanish - Sauce - English - Latin American - Cuisine

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Salsa is the Spanish word for sauce, from Latin salsa of the same meaning, from sal, "salt"; "saline" and "salad" are related words. It is usually pronounced IPA {{IPA|}} in English; in Spanish it is pronounced {{IPA|}}.

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Sauce - Latin - Salt - Salad - IPA

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Well-known salsas:

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• Salsa roja, "red sauce": used as a condiment in Mexican and southwestern U.S. cuisine, and usually made with tomatoes, chile peppers, onion, garlic, and fresh cilantro (coriander leaves).
• Salsa cruda ("raw sauce"), also known as pico de gallo ("rooster's beak"), salsa mexicana ("Mexican sauce") or salsa fresca ("fresh sauce"): made with raw tomatoes, lime juice, chile peppers, onions, and other coarsely chopped raw ingredients. In the United States, this is often just called salsa.
• Salsa verde, "green sauce": made with tomatillos. Sauces made with tomatillos are usually cooked.
• Salsa brava, "wild sauce": usually made of a mayonnaise-Tabasco mix. On top of potato wedges, it makes the dish patatas bravas, typical of tapas bars in Catalonia.
• Guacamole: usually any sauce where the main ingredient is avocado.
• Mole (pronounced MOE-lay {{IPA|}}): a Mexican sauce made from chile peppers mixed with spices, unsweetened chocolate, peanuts, and other ingredients.

There are many other salsas, both traditional and nouveau: for instance, some are made with mint, pineapple, or mango.

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Mint - Pineapple - Mango

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