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Pilli pilli is made from hot peppers, and with the power of Interweb intelligence, I am deducing that pilli pilli refers to the tiny African birdseye chili also known as piri piri and peli peli.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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Pilli pilli is made from hot peppers, and with the power of Interweb intelligence, I am deducing that pilli pilli refers to the tiny African birdseye chili also known as piri piri and peli peli.
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Exhibit one: the chicken which managed to end up both too dry and, thanks to a piri piri sauce that even my spice-loving partner was slightly terrified of, far too hot.
Bish, bash, bosh: putting Jamie's 30 Minute Meals to the test Tim Hayward 2010
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Piri piri chicken with dressed potatoes, rocket salad and quick Portugese tartsTester: Vicky Frost
Bish, bash, bosh: putting Jamie's 30 Minute Meals to the test Tim Hayward 2010
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"Portuguese wine, stinky cheese, piri piri prawns," Ms. Fuller's delighted mother says.
After Empire Martin Rubin 2011
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No sooner had I washed down my delicioso piri-piri chicken lunch with a pint of Sagres, it was time for the big match against North Korea to kick off on a big-screen TV with RTP coverage and commentary beamed in via satellite.
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I will confine myself to saying watch out for the goat with piri piri - it's VERY hot and designed to make you buy loads of beer to cool your mouth down.
Preparing for Rwanda 2007
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I added your lemon and piri-piri kebabs as a link, thought they looked good!
Lemon and Piri-Piri Kebabs Laura Anderson 2007
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Piri piri is, of course, a Portuguese hot pepper sauce that Bameril Lagasse loves to push.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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Piri piri is, of course, a Portuguese hot pepper sauce that Bameril Lagasse loves to push.
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