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Salsa Verde

Salsa Verde: what it is and where to eat it

A fresh, tangy sauce made from cooked or raw green tomatoes, onions, and spicy peppers.

11 restaurants on Tastavo serve it

Cuisine
Mexican

Typical ingredients

  • green tomatoes
  • onion
  • jalapeno

History of the dish

Mexico

salsa verde
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Origin
Mexico
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In Mexican cuisine, salsa verde (lit. 'green sauce') is a spicy green sauce made from tomatillo and green chili peppers. It 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.

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Where to eat it

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Cluj-Napoca

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