Mojo (sauce) is commonly used for fish, especially the proper "green mojo" (made with green pepper) but also coriander mojo ("mojo de cilantro") and parsley mojo ("mojo de perejil"). As coriander mojo and parsley mojo contain some water, they need to be kept in the fridge and have to be consumed within the two days after preparation. Red mojo, made of small red peppers from La Palma (called "pimienta picona") and paprika, is usually eaten with meat. Red and green mojo can be used interchangeably to season some dishes, prominently "papas arrugadas con salsa mojo", or "potatoes with mojo". Mojo is also
Parsley stems resembling celery. Another type of parsley is grown as a root vegetable, the Hamburg root parsley ("P. crispum radicosum" group, syn. "P. crispum" var. "tuberosum"). This type of parsley produces much thicker roots than types cultivated for their leaves. Although seldom used in Britain and the United States, root parsley is common in central and eastern European cuisine, where it is used in soups and stews, or simply eaten raw, as a snack (similar to carrots). Although root parsley looks similar to the parsnip, which is among its closest relatives in the family Apiaceae, its taste is quite different.