Piri-Piri

Very, very hot

Preparation info
  • Makes

    100 ml

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Hot and Spicy

By Marlena Spieler

Published 1985

  • About

Piri-Piri is a peppery Portuguese condiment also enjoyed in Brazil and Mozambique. In Portugal you are likely to eat Piri-Piri in a tasca (tavernlike café), accompanying juicy roast chicken or succulent fish. Piri-Piri is the name of the chilli as well as the condiment, and is called pili-pili in parts of Africa, though it refers to the same spicy chilli sauce.

This is a very straightforward relish-sauce, made from fresh hot red chillies (you can prepare it with a mix