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/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

A classic Chilean fresh salsa made with cilantro, onion, green chili, and tomato, dressed with oil and lemon juice. It goes on everything: bread, grilled meat, cazuela stew. No Chilean cookout is complete without it.

Examples

Serve the bread with pebre while we wait for the meat.

You can't have a proper asado without pebre on the table.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Guatemala
Chirmol

/Sounds like "PEH" (as in "pet") + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

A fresh table salsa that sits at the center of every informal Chilean meal. Made with tomato, onion, cilantro, green chili, and oil, pebre goes on bread, grilled meats, and stews. Every family tweaks the recipe, so you will find versions ranging from barely spicy to seriously hot depending on where you are in Chile.

Examples

Pásame el pebre para el pan, que está muy seco.

Pass me the pebre for the bread, it's way too dry on its own.

Hice un pebre bien picante para el asado del domingo.

I made a really spicy pebre for Sunday's cookout.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Guatemala
Chirmol

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