- Piri piri
Taxobox
name = African birdseye
image_width = 250px
image_caption = African Devil
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
subclassis =Asteridae
ordo =Solanales
familia =Solanaceae
genus =Capsicum
species = frutescens
subspecies = "C. f. "cultivar " African Devil"
trinomial = "Capsicum frutescens 'African Devil"'
trinomial_authority = Pepper
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heat=Very Hot (SR: 50,000-175,000)African birdseye (or African devil or African red devil) is a
cultivar of thechili pepper that grows both wild and domesticated. It is a small and extremely spicy member of thecapsicum plantgenus .The plants are usually very bushy and grow in height to 45-120 centimeters, with leaves of 4-7 cm length and 1.3-1.5 cm width. The fruits are generally tapered to a blunt point and measure up to 2.5 centimeters long. Immature pod color is green, mature color is bright red or purple. Some varieties of birdseye measure up to 175,000 Scoville Heat Units.
Piri-piri
Piri-piri, peri-peri or peli-peli is the name used in the ex-Portuguese colonies of
Mozambique andAngola to describe the African bird's-eye chili. The variations in spelling derive from the various pronunciations of the word in parts ofAfrica , although "piri-piri" is the correct spelling in Portuguese.In Mozambican cuisine, piri-piri is often used in preparing sauces and marinades for roast and grilled dishes, especially
chicken and variousfish . Piri-piri is widely used in a vast number of dishes ofPortuguese cuisine .Nando's , the Portuguese-themed chicken restaurant, originated inSouth Africa from Portuguese who left Mozambique after the independence in 1975. The chain uses piri-piri in many of its dishes, and helped popularise them worldwide. The company, however, prefers the common South African spelling "peri peri" on its menus and branded sauces.Malagueta
In Northeastern Brazil the pepper is known as the malagueta (a term also used in Portugal, but generally for bigger varieties of chili), and it is by far the most common pepper found in both the food and the markets of the region. It is commonly used as an ingredient in the cuisine of Bahia, and as a condiment in the rest of the Northeast.Fact|date=February 2007
Piri-piri Sauce
This is the hot
West African sauce made from dried and soaked piri-piri chillies that is a staple condiment used to accompany many West African soups and stews. Though the origin of this sauce is probably Portuguese, it is now well established as a popular West African condiment and is considered an essential accompaniment to any meal in many households.Piri-piri sauce is also the name given in Portugal to most hot sauces, especially those created with piri-piri. Another explanation for the naming of the piri piri sauce is that it originated from the
Gujarati term "piri piri", meaning very yellow, in reference to the color of the sauce in the former Portuguese Indian colonies ofDaman andDiu . The yellow color of the sauce was imparted by a combination of chilis andturmeric .Trivia
In Japanese, in some cases, the term "piri piri" is used to describe something stinging on the tongue.
External links
* [http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/profile_birdseye.html Pepper Profile: African Birdseye ] at www.fiery-foods.com
* [http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/83898/ PlantFiles: Detailed information on Hot Pepper Capsicum frutescens 'African Devil' ] at davesgarden.com
* [http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-piri-piri-sauce Celtnet Recipes: Piri-piri Sauce]
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