Salsas

Salsa may refer to any type of sauce. In American English, it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato based, hot sauces typical of Mexican and Central American cuisine, particularly those used as dips. In British English, the word typically refers to salsa cruda, which is common in Mexican (pico de gallo), Spanish, Kenyan (Kachumbari), Malawian (sumu) and Italian cuisine. While in the United States salsa has been popularized and commercialized as a Mexican and Central American creation, there are many types of salsa which usually vary throughout Latin America.