Portuguese sauce in Portuguese cuisine. In Argentina, "salsa portuguesa" refers to a cooked mixture of tomato, bell peppers and onions, used in Brazil as a "carne moída" or hot dog sauce. In Brazil the version consumed by itself is referred as "molho à campanha", named after the most traditional area of Rio Grande do Sul, a praîrie that is land of the Brazilian "gaúchos (the Brazilian version is always finely chopped and raw and generally includes also vinegar, olive oil, salt and "cheiro-verde"—very finely chopped parsley and welsh onions—or spice). Portuguese sauce Portuguese sauce can have two meanings, but both invariably refer
Pierre Poivre Garden−Botanical Garden of Pamplemousses still flourishes, and is now a garden containing tropical plants and trees from other islands in the Indian Ocean, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. Poivre is also remembered for introducing spice plants to Mauritius and Reunion, such as clove and nutmeg, commodities which at the time were controlled by the Dutch, who had a virtual monopoly on them in the Dutch East Indies. In order to obtain the spices, Poivre arranged clandestine smuggling forays to obtain plants and seeds from the Dutch Spice Islands in 1769-1770. Poivre was also responsible for introducing spice plants to