Title: Salsa (sauce) - Wikipedia
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Importance of proper storage
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Salsa is a variety of sauces used as condiments for tacos and other Mexican and Mexican-American foods, and as dips for tortilla chips. They may be raw or cooked, and are generally served at room temperature. Though the word salsa means any kind of sauce in Spanish, in English, it refers specifically to these Mexican table sauces, especially to the chunky tomato -and- chili -based pico de gallo, as well as to salsa verde . Tortilla chips with salsa are a ubiquitous appetizer in Mexican-American restaurants, but not in Mexico itself. A dish of sauce or relish is as indispensable to the Mexican table as our salt, pepper, and mustard. Diana Kennedy, The Cuisines of Mexico
Syrian Jews in Mexico combine the Levantine dish kibbeh with salsa verde. Contents
1 History
2 Types
3 Prepared salsas
4 Importance of proper storage
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History
The use of salsa as a table dip was first popularized by Mexican restaurants in the United States. In the 1980s, tomato-based Mexican-Style salsas gained in popularity. While some salsa fans do not consider jarred products to be real salsa cruda, their widespread availability and long shelf life have been credited with much of salsa's enormous popularity in states outside the southwest, especially in areas where salsa is not a traditional part of the cuisine.