page_title: Peri-peri
section_title: Peri-peri sauce
hierarchical_section_title: Peri-peri / Peri-peri sauce
caption_attribution_description: English: Piri piri sauce is a hot sauce made from crushed chillies, originating in Portugal and especially prevalent in Angola, Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa. This is an image of food from Mozambique
context_page_description: Peri-peri is a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens that was originally produced by Portuguese explorers in Mozambique from the malagueta pepper and then spread to other Portuguese territories.
context_section_description: Sauce made from peri-peri chilis (used as a seasoning or marinade) is Portuguese-African in origin and is "especially prevalent in Angola, Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa". 
  Recipes vary from region to region, and sometimes within the same region depending on intended use (ex., cooking vs. seasoning at the table) but the key ingredients are chili and garlic, with an oily or acidic base. 
  Other common ingredients are salt, spirits (namely whisky), citrus peel, onion, pepper, bay leaves, paprika, pimiento, basil, oregano, and tarragon.
caption: Piri piri sauce
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