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In the Algarve town of Lagos, they serve a mean dish of chicken piri-piri.
Piri-piri is the piquant chilli sauce the Portuguese serve with chicken.
I ordered steak strips in a creamy blend of peri-peri and tomato salsa sauce.
These pepper pods are called "Piri-Piri" by the local folks in Mozambique.
The unique characteristic of sauces made with peri-peri is the delayed sensation of heat when consumed.