Bubba
Apr 13, 2007, 3:09 PM
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Senior moment. Perijil is not celery (acelgas) but parsley.
Perijil chino--curly parsley Perijil-the non curly type.
Jerezano, mon ami:
I believe parsley is perejil, celery is apio and acelgas is swiss chard. Chinese parsley is cilantro or coriander.
Bubba´s comments regarding bottled salsas was in response to Brent´s comments about bottled salsas around Chapala and not in response to Esperanza´s excellent blog on the subject of Mexican salsas which I had not read when I wrote my comment. I was referring to some of the more mundane and relatively tasteless bottled salsas one finds in one´s neighborhood abarrotes.
GBA Trucks is, in all likelihood a midwesterner since midwesterners think turnips and rutabagas are meant to be food for swine. Southerners know that turnips and turnip greens and their sister vegetable rutabagas (AKA yellow turnips) are among the finest vegetables known to mankind. In Bubba´s native Alabama, turnip greens are normally served with bits of the turnip root mixed in with the greens. This splendid dish might be accompanied by Trappey´s Brand Tabasco Peppers in Vinegar which is sprinkled upon the greens. Turnip greens cannot be found at Lakeside but Bubba buys bottles of Trappey´s at Superlake or Torito, drinks the vinegar and eats the tabasco chiles like candy at the rate on one bottle a day. Great stuff.
Mexican markets in Jalisco don´t sell turnip greens but do sell turnip roots which are grown to be way too large here and are almost completely tasteless since turnips and rutabagas only develop their flavor in cold climates.
The best pigs come, of course, from France and, while they may be fed turnips, they are also fed copious amounts of cream and that is the secret of their remarkable flavor and tenderness. Mexican pigs could be marathon runners and taste like it.
Now, let´s get back to the salsa blog which should be the subject of this thread.
(This post was edited by Bubba on Apr 13, 2007, 3:12 PM)
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