Pisto

Pisto
Stew
Alternative name(s):
Pisto manchego
Place of origin:
Spain
Region or state:
La Mancha
Serving temperature:
Warm
Main ingredient(s):
Tomatoes, onions, eggplants or courgettes, green and red peppers, olive oil
Recipes at Wikibooks:
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Media at Wikimedia Commons:
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Pisto is the name of a Spanish dish typical from the Region of Murcia and La Mancha. It is made of tomatoes, onions, eggplant or courgettes, green and red peppers and olive oil. It is similar to ratatouille and is usually served warm to accompany a dish or with a fried egg and bread. It is also used as the filling for empanadillas and empanadas.

The dish is sometimes formally named Pisto manchego, from its origin in La Mancha. Pisto a la Bilbaína, from Bilbao in the Basque Country, usually has just courgettes and green peppers in tomato sauce, sometimes lightly scrambled with eggs.

Other uses of "Pisto"

• In Mexico and the Southwestern U.S., "pisto" is slang for hard liquor.
• In Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, the term is slang for money.