Pistou melts in a hot liquid (like in the pistou soup, for instance), it does not melt into long strands. Pistou Pistou (Provençal: "pisto" or "pistou" , ), or pistou sauce, is a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil. It is somewhat similar to the Ligurian sauce pesto, although it lacks pine nuts. Some modern versions of the recipe include grated parmesan, pecorino or similar hard cheeses. In the Provençal dialect of Occitan, "pistou" means "pounded". The sauce is derived from the Genoese pesto, which is traditionally made of garlic, basil, pine nuts, grated
Salsa (sauce) is . In American English it is pronounced , while in British English it is pronounced as . Mexican salsas were traditionally produced using the mortar and pestle-like "molcajete", although blenders are now more commonly used. The Maya made salsa also, using a mortar and pestle. Well-known "salsas" include: There are many other salsas, both traditional and "nouveau", some are made with mint, pineapple, or mango. Outside Mexico and Central America, the following salsas are common to each of the following regions; in Argentina and the Southern Cone, chimichurri sauce is common. Chimichurri is "a spicy vinegar-parsley sauce that is