# Do you know what Pico De Gallo means? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 2, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043 "2019-08-02T03:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/41 "2019-08-02T19:06:09Z")
It doesn’t seem like location and knowing what pico de gallo literally means are correlated but whether you speak Spanish or not. I’m from New York and knew it was rooster’s beak but that’s because I’m Puerto Rican. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/42 "2019-08-02T19:22:21Z")
Where “speaking Spanish” probably means “as a native”. “Beak” isn’t something that comes up all that often in conversation, so someone could know quite a bit of Spanish without that particular word. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/43 "2019-08-02T19:43:52Z")
I use pico almost daily, tossing it into salads, as an add-on to frozen pizza, mixed in with tuna, and of course as a topping to Mexican dishes. I probably go through a pound of the stuff a week. ---
**Author:** ![Sofrito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sofrito/32/510_2.png) [@Sofrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofrito)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/44 "2019-08-03T00:41:33Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I wonder if a combo of pico de gallo and a hot dog will annihilate? (Eat it quick, then, because that sounds like a good combo!.) Yes, it is very common in northern Mexico as well. I need to go and get one now… ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/45 "2019-08-03T00:54:13Z")
I’ve read but don’t fully believe that it’s sometimes called salsa bandera or flag sauce. This is said to be for the green, red and white of the tomato, chile & onion to match the Mexican flag. I’ve never heard this actually used, though. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/46 "2019-08-03T01:03:30Z")
I knew what it was, and yes, literally it means: > [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > [Beak of rooster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_de_gallo) > [@silenus](#): > > Of course. I whip some up every week or so. [spoiler] Those roosters are not amused… :p[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/47 "2019-08-03T02:30:36Z")
My guess was “point[y part] of the goose” which isn’t right, but also isn’t _that_ far off. I knew that gallo was a barnyard bird, but couldn’t quite remember which one. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043/48 "2019-08-03T20:33:52Z")
I had to live in Texas for a year. I did love the food, and it’s where I discovered pico de gallo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-pico-de-gallo-means/838043.md?page=2)