Pico de gallo (1958)
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Sat Jul 29 03:41:14 UTC 2006
I have endless meetings with relatives (a funeral is tomorrow) and one
served "pico de gallo," prompting this re-check.
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23 February 1958, <i>Independent Star-News</i> (Pasadena, CA), Scene section
(story about Guadalajara, Mexico), pg. 29:
Ponder this near-fatal event and its historical repercussions over a tequila
chased by a "pico de gallo" (orange, jicama fruit and small, red and hot
chile pepper) and the stern stuff of the Mexican Revolution will seem real.
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(Oxford English Dictionary)
pico de gallo, n.
Chiefly U.S.
[< Mexican Spanish pico de gallo a spicy Mexican relish, lit. ‘cockerel's
beak’ < Spanish pico (see _PICO-_
(http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/crossref?query_type=fulltext&queryword=pico+de&first=1&max_to_show=10&search_spec=fulltext&sor
t_type=alpha&search_id=ny3D-ANeyMp-7671&control_no=30005171&result_place=4&xre
fword=pico-&ps=comb.%20form) comb. form) + de _DE_
(http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/crossref?query_type=fulltext&queryword=pico+de&first=1&max_to_show=10&se
arch_spec=fulltext&sort_type=alpha&search_id=ny3D-ANeyMp-7671&control_no=30005
171&result_place=4&xrefword=de&ps=prep.) prep. + gallo cockerel (1207; <
classical Latin gallus: see _GALLINE_
(http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/crossref?query_type=fulltext&queryword=pico+de&first=1&max_to_show=10&search_spec=fulltext
&sort_type=alpha&search_id=ny3D-ANeyMp-7671&control_no=30005171&result_place=4
&xrefword=galline&ps=adj.) adj.).
It is uncertain why the Spanish phrase should be used in this sense; one
suggested explanation is that this is due to the heat of the dish creating a
painful sensation on the tongue, similar to being pecked by a bird.]
A Mexican salsa or salad, typically made with coarsely chopped tomatoes,
onions, lemon juice, chillies, and coriander, and served as an accompaniment.
1962 Los Angeles Times E17/1 (heading) Pico de Gallo (Comb of the Rooster).
1970 Pomona (Calif.) Progress-Bull. 20 Feb. B3/5 Mexican fried rice,
orange and cucumber salad called pico de gallo, and lemonade. 1991 Food & Wine
Aug. 79/1 With the addition of cilantro, it is known as pico de gallo, a
popular, all-purpose salsa. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 25 Apr. 35/4 Jamaican-seasoned
scallops with pico de gallo.
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