Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
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> > And I hate pico de gallo due to the over-use of cilantro.
>
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> Around here, pico de gallo doesn't always have cilantro in it. Hard to
> tell what it *does* have in it!
>
> :-)
>
> This site says that in Mexico it is a fruit salad:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_de_gallo
>
> The first time I had it in a restaurant here, it had none of the
> ingredients that seem to be common in Texas. Here we call that a "fresh
> tomato salsa".
>

Chismol/Pico de Gallo is fresh tomato salsa here and it varies from
cook to cook. Some use cilantro, many do not. In any case, all versions
are diced fresh tomatoes, diced white or yelllow onions, and diced
chile dulce (bell peppers).

SD